October 19-25 agenda: Monty Python reunite for musical 'Life of Brian'

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This week's selection: the British comedy team Monty Python's musical rendition of their film 'Life of Brian' in London, fashion week and annual Auto Show in Tokyo, a summit in the latest in web technology in San Francisco, an international contemporary art fair in the heart of Paris, a unique expo on US avant garde composer John Cage in Barcelona, and more.

Japan Fashion Week
October 19-25
Tokyo/Japan

It is only the ninth edition of Japanese fashion week, but already, the event enjoys the acclaim of the international community. This season, there will be a collective of Danish designers exhibiting (among them Peter Jensen and Noir/Bllack Noir) as well as the most successful labels of the country such as House of the very Island.
http://www.jfw.jp

Web 2.0 Summit
October 20-22
San Francisco/USA

The theme for the sixth Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco is Web Squared, with focus on topics such as the way the web works, the technologies behind the internet, and the surrounding philosophies that are encountered in the continued growth and usage of the internet - "openness, collective intelligence, and transparency."
http://www.web2summit.com/web2009

41st Tokyo Auto Show
October 21-November 4
Tokyo/Japan

Traditionally the biggest auto show in Asia, this year's 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 has been hit hard by the global downturn. The display area is half of what it was in the last show in 2007. The major US manufacturers have withdrawn, as have the major European ones, including those from France, Germany, and Sweden. However, Japan's automakers - Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Daihatsu - will be there in force.
Open to general public from October 24 to November 4.
http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com

Paris International Contemporary Art Fair
October 22-25
Paris/France

The 36th edition of the FIAC (International Contemporary Art Fair) will take place in the Grand Palais and in the Cour Carrée of the Louvre in Paris, with 180 galleries and 3,500 artists from 21 countries expected to participate.
http://www.fiac.com

The Anarchy of Silence: John Cage and Experimental Art
October 23-January 10
Barcelona/Spain

A unique exhibition tracing the American composer's entire career, from his early abstract pieces and unconventional use of instruments to his later conceptual and silent works and finally to his innovative use of media during the later stages of his life.
http://www.macba.cat

Monty Python comedy team reunites for musical adaptation of Life of Brian
October 23
London/England

The original cast of Monty Python reunite to celebrate its 40th anniversary in a musical adaptation of the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian. The adaptation, entitled Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), will star four of the original six stars - British comedians Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
http://pythonline.com

China Tea Expo
October 24-27
Beijing/China

The CTE - China's largest tea industry gathering - features a World Tea Forum, seminars and tastings. Last year more than 13,000 industry representatives attended, from 350 international companies. China's 297,000 tonnes of exported tea was valued at US$682 million ($475 million euros) last year and accounted for a fifth of the total international tea trade.
http://www.teawindow.com.cn/exponew

International Festival of African Fashion in Niger
October 25-November 11
Niamey/Niger

This biennial event invites international African designers to meet and share their views in a fashion event that also spreads a peace message and highlights African creativity through modeling, haute couture and musical genres such as hip-hop. FIMA (Festival International de la Mode Africaine) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
http://www.fima- africa.com