COSMOS and Famous PEOPLE Players Perform for Friendship and Hope
Front Row: The young performers of the Japanese bell-ringing group COSMOS
Back row: from left, COSMOS founder Miyako Suzuki; Famous PEOPLE Players President and Founder Diane Dupuy;
Consul General of Japan Eiji Yamamoto; President Kenichi Matsushiro of Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
which sponsored the event; and Mr. Jerry Okayama of COSMOS
Consul General of Japan Eiji Yamamoto attended a very special performance on June 11 held by Toronto's Famous PEOPLE Players and the Japanese bell-ringing group COSMOS.
The warm friendship between the two acclaimed perfomance groups began when Famous PEOPLE Players were first invited to Japan in 1995 after the earthquake in Kobe, Japan. to help raise funds for children who had lost their families. It was also at this time that COSMOS was founded by Ms. Masayo Suzuki.
Famous PEOPLE Players have since toured in Japan 12 times, and have hosted COSMOS when they have come to perform in Canada. On their previous trip here, COSMOS earned praise from the then Japanese Ambassador to Canada, Kaoru Ishikawa. Famous PEOPLE Players also had the opportunity to entertain Mrs. Nobuko Kan, the wife of former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, in 2010 during the G20 Summit.
The visit by COSMOS this time is part of Famous PEOPLE Players' 40th anniversary celebrations.
Ms. Dupuy introduces the members of COSMOS before their performance.
The joyous performance of COSMOS
We regret that, due to technical limitations, we are not able to display photos from the performance by the Famous PEOPLE Players. For more on this extraordinary troupe, please visit their website. COSMOS will perform with the Famous PEOPLE Players again in the evening of June 14.
