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Canada Embassy Premier Event 2001 August 31st
Performers & Invited Guests
Prof. Kobori ; Special Guest Speaker United Nations University Tokyo
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Prof .Kobori will be giving a short speech on the World Water Crises situation
as
it exists today. Professor Kobori has a distinguished career spanning 5
decades of teaching and
research on Asia ,Africa and Japan, regarding their water problems and
teaching at the University
of Meiji .Prof .Kobori is also to the rector to the Environmental and
development concerns .
United Nations University as an Advisor
Mr.
Wayne Lotter; : Professional Pollution Control Officer: Kruger
National
Park Project Manager: Working for Water Programme.
Alien Plant
Control
Manager: Sappi ForestsSouth Africa. Mr. Lotter has an extensive background in Water
research and sits on 10 boards dealing with the Environment, chairman of 3 committees,
he has written 26 articles on various subjects dealing with water, alien
plants, and wetlands
of South Africa.
Mr. Lotter will be presenting a film from South Africa and giving a short speech with the assistance
of an interpreter.
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Mr. Kin Taii of Tokyo, : is a well known creative artist who has an extensive background in the
art of acoustic music, ‘spatial’ video and light exhibitions, paintings and film producing.
Mr. Kin Tai has been in the Tokyo art scene since 1989.
He has recorded 6 CD’s. His music exhibits ‘natural ambient ‘ genre.
Mr. Kin Tai integrates nature and civilization into all of his music and
art.
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Ms. Robyn Tomlin : Film maker Ms. Tomlin produces, directs & is involved
with all aspects
of creating her own Video Art. She has served in Japanas a producer,
video
journalist, Camera woman and magazine writer. Ms. Tomlin has won several awards in her
home country of Canada and has presented works at the Canadian Embassy in 2000.
She brings a short beautiful film to our event, that will be shown at break time.
Ms.
Kureha Shinjo : Stage Dancer
Improvisational Solo Dancer . Ms . Shinjo hasbeen
dancing for over 20 years in such
countries as Canada, Italy, France.Poland and
in International Art Shows in many areas of Japan.
Ms . Shinjo will bring the stage to the audience ! The lighting and costume
for Ms. Shinjo
is by Ms. Michiko Fujioka of ‘Sorairoya, Japan. Camera work by Mr. Eric Busque of Quebec,
Canada.
Noguchi
Tazuko –Short Story Teller Born in Morioka city,
Iwate prefecture in Japan.
After graduated from Kunitachi Ongaku University and finished the Opera institute in the same
university, she went to Italy to
continue her study.
While
studying opera in Italy, she was interested in story telling of Italian old poem.
After returned to Japan, she has been story telling the story of Kenji Miyazawa, who was from
the same city and high school with her.
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Special Guests :
Doctor
T. Fukui: Director General of the Japan Sewage
Works Assn.
Ms.
M. Koseki: Chief of International Affairs JSWA
With Special Thanks to the following:
Mr.
Oda –World Secretariat - 3rd World Water Forum
Ms.
Yokota: Chief Officer - 3rd World Water Forum
Prof.
R. Williams – French Cultural Institute of Japan
Mr.
Stephane Beaulieu – Cultural Projects Manager Canadian Embassy
Mr.
T. Yamazaki – Audio visual Technician Canadian Embassy Theater
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