>> Turn off the Lights and Watch the Stars on October 17--Lights-Down Event in Kofu Valley
>> Candle Night Summer Solstice 2009--Report on June 21
>> Event report: Dim It 2009--Hong Kong
>> Enjoy the Starlight--The International Year of Astronomy 2009
>> Event: 'Dim It' in Hong Kong-- Lights-out Event on June 21 (Updated)
>> Many People Enjoyed Candle Night--Candle Night Saskatchewan, Canada
>> Brief Report on Candle Night December 2008
>> Candle Night in Slovenia--Event Report in December 2009
>> Candle Night in Zenryouji Temple--'Go home make a wish'
>> Recreating Ancient Night of 'Heian' Dynasty--Lights-down at Kyoto Gyoen Forests
>> Event Report: Dim It--Hong Kong
>> Event Report: Lights Out Day in China
>> Event Report: Lights Out Day--Taiwan
>> Event Report: Candle Night Korea
>> Over 65,000 Facilities to Join--MOE's Lights Down Campaign
>> Event Update: Candle Night Korea
>> Brief Report of Candle Night Winter Solstice 2007
>> Artist's Performances--Candle Night in Governador Valadares, Brazil
>> Getting the Candle Night Message Across to the World--Fuji Xerox Co.
>> A Family's Wishes on Candle Night--The Story of Ivory
>> Effects of MOE's "Lights Down" Campaign June 2007
>> Candle Night in Taipei 2007
>> Candle Night Summer Solstice 2007 in Tokyo
>> MOE's 'Lights Down Campaign'--Black Illumination 2007
>> Mauritius held the 2nd Candle Night.
>> "Five-minute Action" took place in Europe, Feb 1, 2007
>> Reports from Overseas--December 2006
>> Candle Night Winter Solstice 2006--Kobe, Japan
>> Preparation also Underway in Candlelight--South Korea Winter 2006
>> A Brief Report of Candle Night Summer Solstice 2006
>> MOE's Black Illumination 2006
>> National Candle Night in Mauritius 2006
>> Milk Carton Lanterns Lighting up Kumamoto
>> Beeswax candle workshop and volunteer meeting at JFS
>> Candle Night Winter Solstice 2006--Rikkyo University
>> A Living Organism--Candle Night in Sapporo 2005
>> Candle Night in Shanghai 2005
>> Greetings to Candle Nighters on the other side of the world.
>> Candle Night in South Korea 2005
>> Candle Night at Harajuku Cat Street
>> 'Candle Night'-Summer Solstice 2004 in Japan
Artist's Performances--Candle Night in Governador Valadares, Brazil
In Governador Valadares, a town in Minas Gerais States in southeast Brazil, fabulous Candle Night events have been organized involving a variety of artists. The first Candle Night event held was on December 21, 2006.
The group called "artist" organized the Candle Night in Governador Valadares, at the studio of artist Sebastiao Pimenta.
At the event, Pimenta and his guests made candles during the day. They then lit them together at 8:00 pm. They decorated the studio with candles along with illustrations by Antonio Torre. Architect Igor Souza built a stage. Participants enjoyed not only a candlelit dinner at the studio, but also a live acoustic concert by Duo di Taipa. They also enjoyed a performance by Clenio Magalhaes and improvisational live sessions and dances that lasted until one o'clock in the morning.
In Brazil, December solstice is midsummer. During the Candle Night event on the summer solstice, however, they did not use air conditioners or fans. Actually, Tamaki Yonekura, the lead organizer of the event, had been worried that the 60 participants would complain about being hot. However, it turned out no one complained and the event was highly successful.
This year's winter solstice in June 2007, Yonekura and her friends gathered to enjoy
Candle Night in a homelike atmosphere. And this December again, they are going to hold an event similar to last year's. Many artists have expressed their desire to join but the details of the program haven't been decided yet. Yonekura, however, is not worried. She said there's a saying, "In Brazil, things do not get decided until the last minute."
They will surely have an enjoyable Candle Night again this year.
