Japan Weekend Botanique

Visitors can expect special Japanese films, complemented by workshops such as yoga, sumi-e (Japanese brush painting), and a traditional tea ceremony. Additionally, there is a photographic art exhibition and various other cultural activities. The weekend is dedicated to discovering, slowing down, and gaining inspiration through the beauty and refinement of Japanese culture.

PROGRAMME

Friday 10 July
5:30 pm – Opening of the Japan weekend with a photo exhibition by Dabbe van den Brand
6:45 pm – 8:45 pm – Japanese film screening: Dreams (in collaboration with Van Gogh Museum)
9:15 pm – 11:15 pm – Japanese film screening: Howl’s Moving Castle

Saturday 11 July
10:30 am – 1:00 pm – Sumi-e workshop led by Yuk Kan Yeung
11:00 am – 2:45 pm – Japanese film screening: Drive My Car (with break including lunch)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Japanese film screening: Lost in Translation
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Japanese tea ceremony + Wabi Sabi yoga workshop
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Sumi-e workshop led by Yuk Kan Yeung
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Japanese tea ceremony + film Memoirs of a Geisha
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Japanese film screening: Memoirs of a Geisha
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Japanese film screening: Princess Mononoke
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Japanese film screening: Perfect Days
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Japanese film screening: Exit 8

From 9:00 pm – Karaoke evening in collaboration with Phoenix, where visitors can pick up the microphone and sing along.