Special Dinner Event: William Adams; A Voyage Around The Blue-Eyed Samurai in Music and Words
Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The presentation will be mainly in English.
All tickets: 9,900 yen (includes one drink, dinner and concert)
The current net-TV FX hit series Shogun, based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel, has revived interest in William Adams (1564-1620), the first Englishman accepted into Japanese society at the dawn of the 17th century. The pilot-major of a Dutch merchant fleet, he was accepted by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu as a key advisor and given the title of ‘hatamoto'. That is why he's known as the ‘Blue-eyed Samurai’.
To commemorate the 460th anniversary of his birth, we present an unusual dinner show of words and music centred around letters he wrote describing his fateful voyage from Europe and his life in Japan.
Original music and improvisations on synthesizer and piano will be performed by the composer Suguru Minamide and the pianist Ayaka Yonemoto. Adam’s words will be read in slightly modernized form by the actor, writer and narrator Stuart Varnam-Atkin (FCCJ Saturday Lunch with Shakespeare speaker), who also performed in the memorable Will Adams’ Night orchestrated by Geoffrey Tudor at the FCCJ in April 1983. This event is supported by the William Adams Club.
Phone the front desk 03-3211-3161 or e-mail to front@fccj.or.jp or online access for reservations.
Cancellation after 6 p.m., Tuesday, October 22 will be charged in full.
Associate Member’s Liaison Committee and Special Projects Committee
ウィリアム・アダムズ / 三浦 按針; 朗読＆音楽による 青い目のサムライ、三浦 按針の航海
2024年10月26日 (土) 午後6時半-9時 (開場 午後6時)
会費 (会員、会員ゲスト) 9,900 円 (税込)
全世界で大ヒット中の真田 広之主演ハリウッド版大河ドラマ「SHOGUN 将軍」の主人公 「John Blackthorne（Anjin 按針)」のモデルとなった、イギリス人航海士ウィリアム・アダムス (三浦 按針)(1564-1620)の人生を、本人が書き残した手紙を元に朗読と音楽で辿る特別ディナーショー。
役者・ライター・ナレーターのステュウット ヴァーナム-アトキン (FCCJ シェイクスピア 土曜午餐会ナビゲーター)による朗読 (英語) と共に、本企画のクリエイター・総合プロデューサー・作曲家・ピアニストの南出卓による最新オリジナル楽曲をピアニスト米本 彩夏の演奏と共にお届けします。
お申し込みはフロント・デスク 03-3211-3161 front@fccj.or.jp, オンライン予約まで。
尚、10月22日 (火) 午後6時以降のキャンセルはフルチャージとなります。
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