Minister Mackay Announces Oscar Peterson Theatre in Tokyo

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March 29, 2007
No. 49
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the naming of the Canadian Embassy
theatre in Tokyo as the Oscar Peterson Theatre.
“Oscar Peterson is a jazz legend in Canada and around the world,” said Minister
MacKay. “He has received many awards and has demonstrated the importance of the
arts in fostering strong ties between nations as culturally diverse as Canada and Japan.
Given his distinguished reputation in Japan, there is no other overseas Canadian venue
more suited to the Oscar Peterson name.”
“I am greatly honoured by this dedication and am pleased that my name has found a
permanent home in Japan at Canada’s Embassy,” said Mr. Peterson.
The Canadian Embassy theatre in Tokyo is one of the most utilized facilities in the
Embassy and hosts a range of public events including high-level presentations, lectures
and seminars by private and public sector experts, film screenings, concerts and
performances by renowned and emerging Canadian artists.
Mr. Peterson has toured Japan over 40 times in his impressive 65-year career and has
been honoured by the Emperor and Empress of Japan at the Imperial Palace after
receiving the prestigious Praemium Imperiale, an award given annually by the Japan Art
Association and a mark of the highest international distinction for achievement in the arts.
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