Tuesday 28 July, 4pm – c.6pm
£15 (Under 35 £7.50)
XR concert experience ticket £25 (limited availability)

Join us for a celebration of Japanese storytelling through music, narration and media art.  Following their performance at Hyper Japan Festival https://hyperjapan.co.uk/ , Den Haag, led by pianist Kae Ogawa, return to the NCEM to present Hokusai, an innovative live performance bringing together leading musicians and artists from Japan and around the world.

Through historical instruments from the era of Katsushika Hokusai, narration, and media art, the performance vividly portrays two iconic Japanese stories: The tale of Lady Rokujō, who becomes a living spirit in The Tale of Genji—widely regarded as the world’s oldest novel—and The dramatic life story of Hokusai.📖 Watch as illustrated scrolls and historic masterpieces are reborn as dynamic visual art right before your eyes!

There are a limited number of special XR tickets where guests will wear the Apple Vision Pro headset and experience immersive visual and CG content synchronised with the live performance, creating a deeply immersive concert experience unlike any other.

⚠️ Important XR Guidelines:

Participants must be 13 years of age or older to experience the Apple Vision Pro.
The headset cannot be worn over eyeglasses.
In the rare event of communication or equipment failure, the XR experience may become unavailable.

Woodblock Printing demonstration (from 3.15pm, during the interval and after the performance)

Join us before the concert for a demonstration of Japanese woodblock printing, an artform made famous by artists such as Hokusai who created The Great Wave of Kanagawa. Using authentic Japanese materials and techniques, Andy Green will showcase the sequence of inking up the woodblocks, accurately positioning the washi paper and burnishing the ink to build up an A4 print using seven separate blocks, one for each colour.

You can find out more about this historic artform at https://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/making-waves-the-art-of-japanese-woodblock-print/

Afternoon Tea

Complimentary tea will be served before the performance and during the interval

For any access requirements please email the Box Office on boxoffice@ncem.co.uk or leave a note on your booking.
Please note there is a £1.50 administration fee per transaction