You are all welcomed to the "Haunted House" for an unforgettable evening of art, music and performance created by Japanese and Thai performers in a special collaboration that features vocals, koto, piano, cello, painting and dance.

The story starts with the laments of four ghosts, each of whom is suffering from the adversity and sorrow of their past lives. When the four spirits meet each other, they begin to dream about their next lives, holding on to the hope that they will live much more peacefully and happily than they did in their previous lives … And then what happens? You'll have to go to the show to find out but it is a big surprise!Along with the music, Japanese artist Kyoko Abe will give a live painting performance on five huge canvases erected on the stage. She also designed all the performers' costumes.

Along with the music, Japanese artist Kyoko Abe will give a live painting performance on five huge canvases erected on the stage. She also designed all the performers' costumes.

The event is supported by the Japan Foundation, Bangkok, B. D. I. Group, Akko Art Gallery, Avanti, VIS-ART, Clay-Play, Kuroda Japanese Restaurant, and is in cooperation with Bangkok City Ballet, The School of Music, Assumption University, and DHC Thailand. Tickets for the event are 800 Baht and are available at Fuji Supermarket.

Kyoko Abe (Painting/Objects/Costume), Yayoi Morita (Vocal), Noriko Tsuboi (Koto), Junta Arakawa (Piano), Apichai Leamthong (Cello), Duangtida Lingsakul, Vararom Tavivoradilok, Songsak Kangsak (Dance)

"Adagio à la Albinoni", "Nocturne" "Suiten für Violoncello solo", "Air on G String", "Le Cygnet (Le Carnaval des Animaux)", "Always With Me" (from "Spirited Away"), "Nimbus 2000", "I Wish", the theme from "Nightmare Before Christmas", and many more.

      For more information, please contact Ms. Tsuboi at Tel. 083-833-9988
      http://www.jfbkk.or.th

Kyoko Abe graduated from Fukuoka Designer School in 1987. In 1990 she became a freelance independent illustrator and was involved in a large number of projects. Kyoko married and move to Thailand in 1996; the following year, she was awarded the Kodansha Grand Prize in the Picture Book category for "Ohisama". In 1999, she held an exhibition at the Japan Foundation of illustrations for the Thai version of poems by the famous poet Kenji Miyazawa, published by Daido Life Insurance Company. Kyoko also held solo exhibitions at the Akko Art Gallery such as "Springing Surprises" (1998), "Being Myself" (2001), "Can't Stop Painting" (2004), and "Here Comes the Dog" (2006). In 2007, one of her illustrations was used for the poster to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations; at the same time she held her fifth solo exhibition "The Country that I Love Thailand" at the Japan Foundation, Bangkok Art Gallery. Kyoko held her sixth solo exhibition, "The Place I am" at Gallery Oishi in Fukuoka in September 2009. In 2010, she exhibited her work in the "20/20"; special exhibition for the Akko Art Gallery's 20-year anniversary which held at several places in Bangkok such as Bangkok Art & Culture Center. Currently, Kyoko is working on various art projects as well as managing her "Kids Art Workshop".

Yayoi Morita graduated from the Department of Art and Music at Tokai University, where she majored in vocal music. She made her debut at the Yomiuri Concert of New Artists, and also performed in JOPA's North European Tour. Since 1993, Yayoi has made her home in Thailand, where she has been teaching vocal music and piano at her own studio, Lily Music, in Bangkok. She has also directed Japanese Women's Chorus since 2003. Yayoi has made various appearances in Bangkok, including her solo performances at cultural festivals and the chorus concerts. She most recently performed a solo soprano recital at the Sukhotai Hotel Bangkok, and appeared in the House Concert "Voice", which was held by The Japan Foundation, Bangkok. She is now working on organizing a solo recital in Tokyo in May, 2011.

Yayoi is an accredited master of the Fujima School of Japanese traditional dance, and also a first winner of Miss International pageant in Japan, 1987.

Noriko Tsuboi began studying koto at age eight, concentrating on traditional Japanese music. She was awarded a Lecturer's Certificate by the Sawai Academy of Music in 1987, and entered this academy as a Special Research Student. She also completed the NHK (The National Television Broadcasting Network) Traditional Music Program and two-year Intensive Seminar at Sawai Academy of Music. In 1992, Noriko was invited to teach at the University of California, San Diego as a koto instructor, where she also directed a student koto ensemble and held concerts in the California area. Noriko has resided in Bangkok since 2001. In 2005, she invited koto and shakuhachi players from Japan and USA to have concerts in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, which was organized by the Japan Foundation, Bangkok. She also worked on organizing concerts of "Sawai Koto Orchestra Asia Tour"; supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, and performed in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and New Delhi in 2007. Noriko is also a member of Lantana Koto Group and performs contemporary music in San Francisco bay area in every year.

Currently, she teaches koto in Bangkok, and continues to pursue intriguing musical possibilities in many countries.