On this Gallery page, you will find…
◆Pictures from concerts, other projects, and an article: The 3rd millennium celebrations (2001-2002, USA)
◆Pictures from theatrical performances, and one of the articles introducing Broadway musicals: NYU SCPS (New York City, USA)
◆Pictures from collaborative projects: concerts, recordings as a voice actor and singer, modeling etc. (Japan)
The latest picture in Tokyo follows these 3 categories.
◆ Concerts: From Earth to Sky, the last performance program to celebrate the 3rd millennium, 2001-2002 in USA.
– Remi Yazaki as a singer (solo, duo, small group ensemble): Ombra Mai Fu (G.F. Handel), Sweet Day (R. Vaughan Williams), Just As the Tide Was Flowing (R. Vaughan Williams), Heidenroslein (Japanese translation/Music by Franz Schubert).
*Ombra mai fu: She performed a solo aria, in Italian.
– Remi Yazaki on piano: Four German Folk Songs: I’d Enter Your Garden; The Fiddler; How Sad Flow the Streams; At Night (Johannes Brahms)
*Ombra mai fu: She performed a solo aria, in Italian.
– Remi Yazaki on piano: Four German Folk Songs: I’d Enter Your Garden; The Fiddler; How Sad Flow the Streams; At Night (Johannes Brahms)
– Remi Yazaki as a 1st soprano singer: Where the Earth Meets the Sky (Z. Randall Stroope), In Time of Silver Rain (Z. Randall Stroope/Langston Hughes), The Pasture (Z. Randall Stroope/Robert Frost), Song of the Earth (Z. Randall Stroope/Traditional Mohawk), and the songs selected by the Evergreen Singers.
＊Picture (right/Photographer: Martin Kane): The article on TESC website to introduce Remi Yazaki as a singer, a musician, and a creator for film making. *TESC stands for The Evergreen State College.
◆ Concerts: The Evergreen Singers ON BROADWAY, one of the performance programs to celebrate the 3rd millennium, 2001-2002 in USA.
– Remi Yazaki as a 1st soprano singer: Sondheim! A Choral Celebration (Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim, arranged by Mac Huff)
The song titles: Comedy Tonight from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”, Into The Woods from “Into the Woods.”, Putting It Together from “Sunday in the Park with George.”, Not While I’m Around from “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”, Losing My Mind from “Follies.”, Send in the Clowns from “A Little Night Music.”, Company from “Company”, The Little Things You Do Together from “Company.”, Being Alive from “Company.”
The song titles: Comedy Tonight from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”, Into The Woods from “Into the Woods.”, Putting It Together from “Sunday in the Park with George.”, Not While I’m Around from “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”, Losing My Mind from “Follies.”, Send in the Clowns from “A Little Night Music.”, Company from “Company”, The Little Things You Do Together from “Company.”, Being Alive from “Company.”
– Remi Yazaki on synthesizer: Medley from Rent (By Jonathan Larson, arranged by Mac Huff)
The song titles: One Song Glory, Without You, Santa Fe, La Vie Boheme, Will I?, Seasons of Love, and Finale B.
The song titles: One Song Glory, Without You, Santa Fe, La Vie Boheme, Will I?, Seasons of Love, and Finale B.
◆ Other projects to celebrate the 3rd millennium, 2001-2002 (in USA).
– Remi Yazaki on piano at TESC Graduation 2002 (Left/Photographer: Martin Kane): Finale B (Medley from Rent/By Jonathan Larson, arranged by Mac Huff), and the songs selected by TESC including the college song. *TESC stands for The Evergreen State College.
– Remi Yazaki giving experiences of Japanese Tea Ceremony (Center)
Long skirt style: Collaborated with Jennifer Otterstedder. Remi Yazaki appeared as the model in Jennifer’s Fashion Show at Extravaganza weeks in TESC, and also supported another academic program for the workshops of Japanese tea ceremony.
– Remi Yazak’s presentation for her short film project 2001-2002 (Right): “Pictures at an Exhibition at TESC”, using classical music (Mussorgsky’s suite: Pictures at an Exhibition) arranged & played by Remi Yazaki with animation, photographs, videography etc. (Under 30-min film) *Recording engineer: Martin Fischer.
*North West TEKNO BENEFIT CD: The piano in Martin Fischer’s song “doubt” was played by Remi Yazaki (Mussorgsky’s suite: Pictures at an Exhibition, the same classical music recording as she used for her film project).
Long skirt style: Collaborated with Jennifer Otterstedder. Remi Yazaki appeared as the model in Jennifer’s Fashion Show at Extravaganza weeks in TESC, and also supported another academic program for the workshops of Japanese tea ceremony.
– Remi Yazak’s presentation for her short film project 2001-2002 (Right): “Pictures at an Exhibition at TESC”, using classical music (Mussorgsky’s suite: Pictures at an Exhibition) arranged & played by Remi Yazaki with animation, photographs, videography etc. (Under 30-min film) *Recording engineer: Martin Fischer.
*North West TEKNO BENEFIT CD: The piano in Martin Fischer’s song “doubt” was played by Remi Yazaki (Mussorgsky’s suite: Pictures at an Exhibition, the same classical music recording as she used for her film project).
◆ Theatrical performances, an article introducing Broadway musicals by Remi Yazaki, and at The Yale Club of New York City: To audition for an agent to become an English-language voice actor (NYU SCPS, USA).
ｰ Remi Yazaki’s portrayal of Michelle in The Middle Kingdom by Howard Korder (Left): At an acting course of New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. After this course, she passed the last audition for her current agent with the script for a short play written by herself.
*One of her dreams was to become an English-language voice actor based on her experience in recordings in English (USA and Japan/a video created by American undergraduate students, a recording project of William Saroyan’s play “The Oyster and the Pearl”, etc.)
*Every student writes a one-person play (a short play) in English and perform at a group lesson to complete the course requirements.
ｰ One of the articles Remi Yazaki produced for publication in magazines (Center): Remi Yazaki introduced Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, and their musicals in New York City based on her study from the 3rd millennium celebration concerts she appeared in Washington State, USA.
This article was offered by Peter Patcher. The New York Times has used his statistical data on both their website and newspaper coverage in 2006.
*Remi Yazaki as a singer at concerts by NYU SCPS in New York City: I Could Have Danced All Night (Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner) , I Feel Pretty (Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein), And All That Jazz (John Kander/Fred Ebb), The Sound Of Music (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II), etc.
ｰ Remi Yazaki at The Yale Club of New York City (Right): A graduate of the Yale University, Guy Butterworth held a small-group party to invite Remi Yazaki at The Yale Club of New York City after she completed an acting course and a vocal performance course at NYU SCPS. Mr. Butterworth was one of the faculties (the recipient of an honorary doctorate) who offered opportunities for students from Japan to write their graduation theses in English at one of TESC’s partnership universities.
*Remi Yazaki’s graduation thesis was on comparison between Shakespeare’s play and The Tale Of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.
ｰ Remi Yazaki’s portrayal of Michelle in The Middle Kingdom by Howard Korder (Left): At an acting course of New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. After this course, she passed the last audition for her current agent with the script for a short play written by herself.
*One of her dreams was to become an English-language voice actor based on her experience in recordings in English (USA and Japan/a video created by American undergraduate students, a recording project of William Saroyan’s play “The Oyster and the Pearl”, etc.)
*Every student writes a one-person play (a short play) in English and perform at a group lesson to complete the course requirements.
ｰ One of the articles Remi Yazaki produced for publication in magazines (Center): Remi Yazaki introduced Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, and their musicals in New York City based on her study from the 3rd millennium celebration concerts she appeared in Washington State, USA.
This article was offered by Peter Patcher. The New York Times has used his statistical data on both their website and newspaper coverage in 2006.
*Remi Yazaki as a singer at concerts by NYU SCPS in New York City: I Could Have Danced All Night (Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner) , I Feel Pretty (Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein), And All That Jazz (John Kander/Fred Ebb), The Sound Of Music (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II), etc.
ｰ Remi Yazaki at The Yale Club of New York City (Right): A graduate of the Yale University, Guy Butterworth held a small-group party to invite Remi Yazaki at The Yale Club of New York City after she completed an acting course and a vocal performance course at NYU SCPS. Mr. Butterworth was one of the faculties (the recipient of an honorary doctorate) who offered opportunities for students from Japan to write their graduation theses in English at one of TESC’s partnership universities.
*Remi Yazaki’s graduation thesis was on comparison between Shakespeare’s play and The Tale Of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.
◆ Headshot photo of Remi Yazaki, and the moment she became a bachelor of arts degree recipient: Academic background in NYC and WA, USA as an English-language voice actor and singer.
– Headshot photography of Remi Yazaki (Left): The photo session was held in Manhattan, and submitted to the acting course she joined at NYU SCPS. Not only in auditions in Japan, but also this photo image has been used for the concert flyers etc.
– A bachelor of arts degree recipient (Center & Right/Photographer: Martin Kane): The Evergreen State College’s web album covered the pictures of Remi Yazaki, receiving her degree in arts at TESC Graduation 2002.
– Headshot photography of Remi Yazaki (Left): The photo session was held in Manhattan, and submitted to the acting course she joined at NYU SCPS. Not only in auditions in Japan, but also this photo image has been used for the concert flyers etc.– A bachelor of arts degree recipient (Center & Right/Photographer: Martin Kane): The Evergreen State College’s web album covered the pictures of Remi Yazaki, receiving her degree in arts at TESC Graduation 2002.
◆ Collaborative projects in Japan: Concerts, live events, recordings as a voice actor and singer (English, Japanese, etc.).
-One of the recording systems 24/7 for voice acting, narration etc.(Left): These machines meet international standards, and many recording engineers have been supporting Remi Yazaki’s career as an English-language voice actor. She has been accepting multiple requests for entertainment, edu-tainment contents etc. There are many other large recording studios Remi Yazaki can use in Japan depends on the project scales.
-The article Remi Yazaki was interviewed as an English-language voice actor (Center): She worked with an Non-Profit Organization to utilize her career and experience such as being an emcee at arts and cultural events including media arts festivals, film festivals etc. After this interview published in a magazine, she starred in a TV commercial to promote a NPO’s business for arts, education, and other public support services. She was the 1st musician as a singer and a pianist to appear the concert at the new cultural facility in Japan that opened on October 1st, 2009 (The Prime Minister authorized this city planning facility in May 28th, 2007).
-At a Music Festival in Japan (Right): She has worked with professional musicians and amateur music groups in Japan since 2002 as a singer (English, Japanese, etc.), after she came back from Washington State, USA. Many of them have offered live concerts and recording projects inspired by the 3rd millennium celebration projects at North West, USA.
-One of the recording systems 24/7 for voice acting, narration etc.(Left): These machines meet international standards, and many recording engineers have been supporting Remi Yazaki’s career as an English-language voice actor. She has been accepting multiple requests for entertainment, edu-tainment contents etc. There are many other large recording studios Remi Yazaki can use in Japan depends on the project scales.
-The article Remi Yazaki was interviewed as an English-language voice actor (Center): She worked with an Non-Profit Organization to utilize her career and experience such as being an emcee at arts and cultural events including media arts festivals, film festivals etc. After this interview published in a magazine, she starred in a TV commercial to promote a NPO’s business for arts, education, and other public support services. She was the 1st musician as a singer and a pianist to appear the concert at the new cultural facility in Japan that opened on October 1st, 2009 (The Prime Minister authorized this city planning facility in May 28th, 2007).
-At a Music Festival in Japan (Right): She has worked with professional musicians and amateur music groups in Japan since 2002 as a singer (English, Japanese, etc.), after she came back from Washington State, USA. Many of them have offered live concerts and recording projects inspired by the 3rd millennium celebration projects at North West, USA.
◆ Collaborative projects in Japan: Fashion model for a serial article, titled “mode” in an newspaper (2006-2008, Japan).
– Selected pictures from the photo sessions for a fashion-related article titled, “mode” bet. 2006-2008: All photographers, make-up artists and the fashion stylist were from Japan. Remi Yazaki collaborated with this professional group as an Asian model for Spring edition (2008), Summer edition (2006), Fall edition (2007), Winter edition (2007). During this period, she started a career as a Japanese-language actor and emcee etc.
*Remi Yazaki as a bilingual actor/singer/emcee: After she came back from New York City, USA, she completed another acting course in Japan for meeting the requests from Japanese language clients.
– Selected pictures from the photo sessions for a fashion-related article titled, “mode” bet. 2006-2008: All photographers, make-up artists and the fashion stylist were from Japan. Remi Yazaki collaborated with this professional group as an Asian model for Spring edition (2008), Summer edition (2006), Fall edition (2007), Winter edition (2007). During this period, she started a career as a Japanese-language actor and emcee etc.*Remi Yazaki as a bilingual actor/singer/emcee: After she came back from New York City, USA, she completed another acting course in Japan for meeting the requests from Japanese language clients.
◆ Collaborative projects in Japan: Modeling at workshops for photographers to learn “portrait photography”.
– Selected pictures from the photo sessions at workshops of “portrait photography”: Professional photographers in Japan held the workshops to learn “portrait photography” from a person of the world who have taught the fine arts at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). *Photographer of the selected pictures above: Mr. Nishihara
*Expressive arts lessons as a bilingual actor/singer: During this period, inspired by one of the NYU SCPS acting courses, she completed a scenario writing course in Japanese for meeting both the requests from Japanese language/English language.
– Selected pictures from the photo sessions at workshops of “portrait photography”: Professional photographers in Japan held the workshops to learn “portrait photography” from a person of the world who have taught the fine arts at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). *Photographer of the selected pictures above: Mr. Nishihara
*Expressive arts lessons as a bilingual actor/singer: During this period, inspired by one of the NYU SCPS acting courses, she completed a scenario writing course in Japanese for meeting both the requests from Japanese language/English language.
◆ Collaborative projects in Japan: New media art development from Tokyo for the 2nd quarter-century of 3rd millennium.
-A photography of Remi Yazaki in a Recording + Rehearsal Studio in Tokyo (Center).
She remembers the power of the arts learned especially from the situation in USA, 2001-2002. Remi Yazaki inherits the passion which many seniors and more experienced who have provided her a variety of opportunities to shine in USA and Japan.
-A photography of Remi Yazaki in a Recording + Rehearsal Studio in Tokyo (Center).
She remembers the power of the arts learned especially from the situation in USA, 2001-2002. Remi Yazaki inherits the passion which many seniors and more experienced who have provided her a variety of opportunities to shine in USA and Japan.
Now she is in Tokyo for new media art development to cross international boundaries and inspire the next generation focusing on the 2nd quarter-century of 3rd millennium.
-Modeling at a portrait-photography workshop (Left *Photographer: Mr. H. Tamada)/a fashion-related article titled, “mode” (Right).
She has been learning how to express beyond sounds or languages by means of photos and live contents which help to produce digital works of art that are viewer-friendly. She is also happy to work with many creators who are in need of inspiration from Asian cultures.