Man, trumpet, and box…. Entertainment encapsulated.
Musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Takapartch returns with his trumpet and his whimsical blue box. Insert a coin and make your choice of song. Match your mood: soundtracks, folk songs, classical, jazz or Takapartch originals. Each show is different, but you always leave with a smile.
The fragility and beauty of the world, expressed in glass
In 1970s Japan, skyscrapers started emerging in Shinjuku and working in glass caught the interest of a modernising nation. Hakaru Mizuguchi was one of the artists selected in 1981 for one of Japan’s first glasswork exhibitions, called “Contemporary Glass – Australia, Canada, U.S.A. & Japan”. In 1983, he went on to found “The Glass Studio in Hakodate”, which has become an integral part of the tourist experience among the red-brick warehouses by the bay in Motomachi. He specialises in free-blown glassworks that express a personal warmth not achievable with machines. His decorations of the WMDF Tree have become a regular WMDF feature since 005. More worlds that meet.
Capturing the spirit of the event in a “live painting”
An active artist who has exhibited in galleries throughout Japan, including Sapporo & Tokyo, and also internationally in New York.
Has been sharing the joy of art with various audiences and clients since 2013.
He showcases his live painting videos on YouTube as “Spirits Yousuke”, and at WMDF will be wielding his brushes at the Gemini Stage on Friday & Saturday, and the Deneb area on Sunday. Your aura may feature in a once-only event memento!
