Candlelight: Tribute to Joe Hisaishi

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Gwangju. Tickets are on sale now for a chance to experience the music of Joe Hisaishi in a new way, under the gentle glow of candlelight.

🌱 Officially approved by Wonder City (Mr. Joe Hisaishi's publisher)

🎫 The box office opens an hour before the concert 🎫

General Information
📍 Location: Asia Culture Center, Theater 2 (Enter the Arts Theater/Cultural Creation Building on the 4th basement level and take the escalator inside to the 3rd basement level)
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: approximately 65 minutes (doors open 30 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: you must be at least 10 years old, and anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair users should purchase a ticket in Zone C
❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here
🪑 Your seats will be automatically assigned to sit with your group, starting from the center of each section. If you arrive after the performance has started, you will be seated in the designated late seating area, regardless of your purchased section. Once the late seating area is full, entry will not be permitted
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Program

• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 'Legend of the Wind'
• Laputa Castle in the Sky 'Carrying You'
• My Neighbor Totoro 'Path of The Wind'
• My Neighbor Totoro 'My Neighbor Totoro'
• Kiki's Delivery Service 'A town with an ocean view'
• Kiki's Delivery Service 'Journey'
• Princess Mononoke 'Princess Mononoke'
• Spirited Away 'The Name of Life'
• Spirited Away 'Waltz of Chihiro'
• Ponyo On The Cliff 'Ponyo On The Cliff'
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 'Remember This Life'
• Summer Of Kikujiro 'Summer'
• Howl's Moving Castle 'The Merry-go-round of Life'

(The program is subject to change)

Performers

🎹 The performance on June 21 will be a piano solo

• Mar 22: Ensemble Tones
  • Violin - Bae Changhoon
  • Violin - Park Eunseo
  • Viola - Lee Seongjae
  • Cello - Ko Joonyoung

• April 26: Blaisher Quartet
  • Flute - Ha Jong-su
  • Violin - Park Jin-hyung
  • Viola - Hong Yun-ho
  • Cello - Lee Joo-hyuk

• April 26: June 21: Pianist Minhyun Cho

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