MONA FOMA 2019
& MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
Setting up the stage at Melbourne Recital Centre
Primrose Potter Salon
Nice and cozy salon at the ground floor of MRC. Maestro Iwaski has lots of influence in the Australian music scene and it still has been.
Rehearse at ANNEX Theatre
It’s always tough to deal with load in/out under festival circumstance. At MONA FOMA the stages and the theatre were located fairly close to the hub and the technical staffs at each sites were extremely helpful. Thanks to the team of Paul Lim.
Maestro Iwaki
Traverser Stage
Feeling nice air!
Road to MOFO Main Hub
ITINERARY
ARRIVAL
Arriving at Hobart Airport, Tasmania, pick up a commercial van to drive up to Launceston.
MEDIA CALLS
Started the day 1 at MONA FOMA 2019 in Launceston with ABC’s (Australian Broadcast Corporation) interview and medial calls.
MOFO DAY1
LATE NIGHT CONCERT at Royal Albert Hall. Nice classic venue with long history. Very relaxing and chilling out toward late night.
MOFO DAY2
MOFO Day2 at Traverser Stage – The outdoor stage near MOFO Hub, the outside is nearly 35C+ but wind is blowing nicely.
MOFO DAY3
Sun, Jan 20th at ANNEX Theatre. Premiering Drumming here in Australia. Audiences loved to listen to it.
BACK TO HOBART
Driving back to Hobart for 3hrs.
DAY OFF
DAY OFF in Hobart before flying to Melbourne. Meeting with friends in Hobart and visiting Salamanca Arts Centre where kuniko played a solo recital in 2017.
FLY TO MELBOURNE
Flying to Melbourne.
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
Visiting Melbourne Recital Centre to see the artistic director and the program manager, tech team and check out the venue and the instruments.
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON
Drumming at Primrose Potter Salon. Nice and cozy salon space with very good acoustic and full house of audiences.
BACK HOME
Flying back to Tokyo.
PRESS
Sydney Morning Herald
THE AGE press
The Examiner
Sydney Morning Herald – Review
THE AGE
The Mercury