Zoria Petkoska, Author at Tokyo Weekender

Dancing With Death: Kana Kitty’s Anarchic, Transcendent Butoh Dance

Zoria Petkoska — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:21:25 +0000

This article appeared in Tokyo Weekender Vol. 2. To read the entire issue, click here. Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography is invisibly yet inextricably linked to poetry. “I write a poem for every performance,” Kana explains, “and I recite it in my […]

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teamLab Saga: Immersive Art in a Lush, Ancient Forest

Zoria Petkoska — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:37:28 +0000

If there is one key message that the Japan-based international art collective teamLab wants to convey, it’s that the world is borderless. They’re known for creating absorbing, interactive digital art installations that meld technology, nature and human interaction, calling into question the boundaries between artwork, environment and viewer: “Connecting in more complex ways, eternally changing […]

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Purchase Your Very Own Manga Masterpiece at Shueisha Art Gallery

Zoria Petkoska — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:28:24 +0000

Manga is a form of popular entertainment that’s produced fast and cheaply. While this makes it accessible to all, it also makes it difficult to preserve manga drawings with high art value. “Original manga drawings are susceptible to degradation over time. The paper-bonded dialogue typeface becomes discolored, the dye ink color work fades, and the […]

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A Culinary Wonderland in Hyogo Prefecture

Zoria Petkoska — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:44:13 +0000

Hyogo Prefecture is undoubtedly a foodie’s dream destination. In the culinary world, it’s perhaps best known for being the home of Kobe, famed for its tender, marbled beef. But there’s much more to Hyogo than world-renowned cattle; the area’s dedication to quality food has ensured its dominance in the gourmet space in Japan and the […]

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Amane Sakaguchi Talks Traditions and Hopes for Female Shamisen Players in Japan

Zoria Petkoska — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:05:25 +0000

Amane Sakaguchi, the ninth generation in a long line of shamisen players, performs under the stage name Kosaburo Kineya, though she will eventually inherit the family stage name of Katsusaburo Kineya, reserved for the head of the Kinekatsu-kai school of shamisen. She composed music for traditional dance at the opening ceremony of Culture City of […]

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Bleach Manga Art Receives Blessing at a Buddhist Temple

Zoria Petkoska — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:32:39 +0000

One of the three Shonen manga greats, Bleach was resurrected from certain death and came back to us as the final anime arc, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War in 2022. What’s more, specially produced Bleach manga art scrolls were also blessed in a Buddhist temple. 久保帯人「BLEACH / The Millennium 2」日本を代表する厄除大師である深大寺（東京・調布）。元三大師堂に完成した作品を掛けさせていただき、厄除けと幸福をねがす護摩祈願を行っていただいた。https://t.co/eOJcXAIPDL…#mangaart pic.twitter.com/kNL9x8LN93 — mangaart.jp/集英社マンガアートヘリテージ (@MangaartJ) November […]

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Bleach & One Piece Release Rare Limited Manga Art for Purchase

Zoria Petkoska — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:07:26 +0000

Starting on March 21, four new works from Tite Kubo’s “Bleach / Black, Blank & Bleed” exhibition and two new works from Eiichiro Oda’s “One Piece / Wild Parties Part1” series are available on the Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage official website. Since the high-quality hand-signed prints are in limited quantities, there is a lottery period (from […]

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Tokyo Minimalism: Maki Shinohara Photographs the Calm Side of the Capital

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:29:02 +0000

The controlled chaos of Tokyo lends itself well to two contrasting visual styles — maximalist and minimalist. The former can be seen in the hurried scenes with countless people and buildings seemingly stacked on top of one another, while the latter is found in the organized neatness and attention to detail in this metropolis. Tokyo […]

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Tokyo Fashion Week Spring 2024 Highlights

Zoria Petkoska — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:22:21 +0000

New spring, new blossoms, new fashion looks. Every March and August, Rakuten Tokyo Fashion Week showcases exciting new collections by both established designers and newcomers to watch. Joining the fashion behemoths that are Paris, Milan, London and New York, Tokyo’s fashion week is a bit smaller but an ever-growing and equally stylish affair. Spread across […]

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TW Spring 2024 Party Highlights

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:59:20 +0000

Several times a year, Tokyo Weekender creates and celebrates the non-digital and tangible parts of culture with our magazine parties, where you can pick up a copy of our latest issue, as well as spend time with an array of creatives in the Tokyo scene. On March 1, we all gathered at our partner venue Or, […]

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