Mari Natsuki - Recipient of the Japanese Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010
The Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Mari Natsuki in Tokyo with the Japanese MONTBLANC DE LA CULTURE ARTS PATRONAGE AWARD 2010 honoring her commitment and dedication to theatre education.
The ceremony took place on April 15, 2010 at Park Hyatt in the presence of more than 300 guest including celebrities, press, artist, retail partners, and VIP customers.
Since 1993 honoree Mari Natsuki has devoted her free time holding workshops around the world in order to educate aspiring dramatists in performance technique. Not only does she conduct these workshops in Japan but also in UK, Poland, and other cities, at her own expense.
Just after the award was handed over to Miss Natuski she performed a surprise music live to the delight of all guests.
About the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
In 1992, Montblanc established the Foundation d’Enterprise Montblanc de la Culture to support and honour modern-day patrons of the arts who devoted their time, energy and money in order to encourage cultural life to flourish. Each year the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award recognises and celebrates the work of outstanding private patrons of the arts in 10 countries around the world.
To be chosen, a patron has to demonstrate both, commitment to the arts but also the aim that the wider public should benefit as a result of that support. Previous Japanese Award winners included Junko Koshino (2009), Eiichiro Fukase (2008), Mansai Nomura (2007).
