Welcome Tea 2011/2012 Sem 1

Hi everyone~

It is the start of a new academic year! The time of the year when we hope to see fresh faces in our club!

For anyone out there who is interested in Japanese culture, we welcome you to our welcome tea session!

Welcome Tea
Date: 18 Aug 2011, Thursday
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Culture Room, AS4/03-23 (Level 3)
What to bring: Socks 

Guys and girls are both welcome! Dance experience and knowledge of the Japanese language are not required. Please come with socks as the Culture Room is a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami mats. Light refreshments will be provided.

If you are interested, please RSVP with your name, year of study and matriculation number to nus.nihonbuyo@gmail.com.

For more information, you may contact Chin Wei Ling at 98688610, email nus.nihonbuyo@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

2010/2011 Semester 2

Hi everyone~

A new semester is starting and this is definitely going to be a busy one!

Upcoming events:

1. Japanese Cultural Night (11 February)

• A joint event with other Japanese-related clubs in NUS.
• Dances that Buyo club will be performing: Sakura Sakura, Fuji Musume and Awa Odori.
• It will be held in Faculty of Arts LT13 and admission is free. It is a night to immerse in the rich Japanese culture, one that Japanese fanatics should definitely not miss!

2. RE&S Traditional Fair Performance (19-20 February)

• RE&S has invited Buyo club to perform in Shokutsu 10 located at the newly opened Serangoon NEX. It will be a full-day event for both days.
• Dances that Buyo club will be performing: Yagibushi, Zeni Daiko, Soran Bushi and Awa Odori.
• RE&S hopes to make this event traditional, lively and exciting. If you are interested to see how Buyo club delivers the theme, do come down and support us!

If you are keen to participate in any of the dances mentioned above (you can check the description of the dances at our repertoire section or “youtube” the titles) , do email us at nus.nihonbuyo@gmail.com. You are welcome to join us!

Japanese Cultural Night

Japanese Cultural Night 2009 – Seasons
日本文化夜２００９－季節
Date: 16 October 2009, Friday
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 13 (NUS Theatrette), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
Admission is free.

Always interested in Japanese culture but never had the chance to experience it first hand?

Here’s your chance to do so in the first ever Japanese Cultural Night showcasing the major elements of Japanese Culture, including
- Nihon Buyo (Japanese dance)
- Sado (Japanese tea ceremony)
- Koto (Japanese musical instrument)
- Taiko (Japanese drums)

Organised by: Japanese Studies Society
Sponsored by: Ichiban Sushi
Guest performer: SP Daiko

Welcome Tea Sem 1 09-10

As mentioned in the previous post, we’re having a welcome tea the second week of school~

Timing is confirmed~ We had to push back the date so people, keep the evening of Friday, 21 August free instead.

In other words, things to note:

Date: Thursday 21 August
Time: 6.30pm-8.30p.m
Venue: AS4 Level 3 Culture Room (walk down the corridor till you see the Buyo and Sado notice board. The room is right next to the board ^^)
What to bring: socks, and your enthusiasm ^^

We’re all looking forward to meeting you!

Upcoming: Welcome Tea Sem 1 09-10

Check out our new poster

Hi everyone!

Term’s starting up again. (Do I hear loud groans out there?)
If it’s enough comfort, there’s at least ONE thing you can look orward to
That’s the NUS Nihon Buyo Club Welcome Tea Sem 1 09-10
We had such fun at the last welcome tea, we hope the next one’s at lest just as fun, if not more so!

This time we’ll reveal our new dances (those of you who came for the JSS Camp would have had a sneak peek)

It’s also the perfect opportunity for those of you who actually hope to have your 5 minutes (ok, maybe less) on stage!  You heard it here first: NUS Nihon Buyo Club, in collaboration with JSS, Sado Club and NUS Koto Club “KotoKotton”, will be part of the first ever Japan Cultural Night in October. We’re looking for dancers–guys as well as girls–to come join us, especially for Zeni Daiko and Soran Bushi, two lively folk dances.

So, if you’re interested in that, or if you just want a taste of what Nihon Buyo is like, do keep the evening of 18 August free!

Further details to be confirmed later

ENS Bonanza 2009: Aftermath

Hi! Here are the long-awaited photos taken at the successful performance at International Bonanza 2009 organized by the NUS Economics Society.

Largest number of performers in a long while. =)

Group photo after the successful performance. =)

For more photos, click here.

ENS Bonanza 2009

Have our pictures of zenidaiko performances here stoked your curiousity?
Missed your previous chances to watch the Buyo Club in action?
Or do you just want to see lovely kimono clad ladies?
Here’s your chance :

We will be performing on Tuesday, 17 March, 1345 at the Central Forum.
It’s not the only time you’ll see us at the event, though.

Watch this space.

Welcome Tea AY 0809 Sem 2

Wow, nearly 3 weeks have passed since our welcome tea! Photos are finally uploaded =)
A big thank you to all those who stayed back in school to come for the welcome tea. Special mention goes to the CLS Japanese senseis who joined in the fun too!

We demonstrated two dances, Matsu no Midori and Zenidaiko, but the highlight of the evening was, I daresay, the hands-on zenidaiko session!
Zenidaiko sure looks easier than it really is…so people, please be more forgving if anyone drops her zenidaiko mid-dance! (half kidding)

Photos:

Having fun with hands-on zeni. Watch out for the flying zenidaikos!

Spot the 3 guys hiding among the bevvy of yukata beauties!

Nagami-sensei decided to join the yukata-clad club~kawaii deshou?

More pictures here

Setsubun 2009

The Japanese Language teachers in the Centre of Language Studies are organizing a Setsubun Party~

Date: 6 February 2009
Venue: Central Forum
Time: 5pm – 6pm

Currently, only Japanese language students in NUS can go for it, but we’re discussing with the teachers to allow others to join as well. =)

Gravity Unleashed 2009

Gravity Unleashed, a Japanese karaoke competition organized by the J-Music Circle, took place on 21st January 2009 and we were invited to be guest performers for the opening act. The J-Music Circle is also a fellow sub-club of JSS. Although it was quite unfortunate that we didn’t get any airplane tickets (first prize!), we had a lot of fun!

Concentrating on not dropping the zeni daikos.

VP in action.
For other photos, click here.