THEATER/DANCE
Festival/Tokyo
Performing Arts Festival Launching from Tokyo
Outline
“Festival/Tokyo” is an International Festival of Performing Arts to be held in various cultural locations around Ikebukuro including the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space. The first Festival/Tokyo got off to a favorable start as an international festival of performing arts in reality and in name, which represents Japan. The audience of more than 60 thousand experienced and shared the festival.
The venues for this occasion will be the same three places around Ikebukuro as the first time (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Owl Spot and Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory). This time, a private theater, Theater Green at the east entrance to Ikebukuro station will be added. Thus, we will continue to make an effort to gain recognition and act in cooperation as a festival rooted in the community.
We aim to improve the program further by inheriting the trend of the first festival. Through international coproduction, the leading-edge creation is introduced to Japan in real time, and the works of the artists who attract people’s attention domestically are produced and presented to the world. We will expand the outreach projects, including the programs in which the citizens can actively participate, workshops and lectures and will improve the system where the real appeal of the performing arts is expressed.
Through this festival, with artists of the same age and all the citizens who will participate in, we will pursue the creation of new value, which opens the way to the next period, and promote the creation and presentation to the world from the international city of Tokyo.
The venues for this occasion will be the same three places around Ikebukuro as the first time (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Owl Spot and Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory). This time, a private theater, Theater Green at the east entrance to Ikebukuro station will be added. Thus, we will continue to make an effort to gain recognition and act in cooperation as a festival rooted in the community.
We aim to improve the program further by inheriting the trend of the first festival. Through international coproduction, the leading-edge creation is introduced to Japan in real time, and the works of the artists who attract people’s attention domestically are produced and presented to the world. We will expand the outreach projects, including the programs in which the citizens can actively participate, workshops and lectures and will improve the system where the real appeal of the performing arts is expressed.
Through this festival, with artists of the same age and all the citizens who will participate in, we will pursue the creation of new value, which opens the way to the next period, and promote the creation and presentation to the world from the international city of Tokyo.
Time
October 23 (Fri)ーDecember 21 (Mon), 2009
Venues
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space (Medium Hall and Small Hall 1 & 2)
Owl Spot (Toshima Ward Performing Arts Exchange Center)
Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
Theater Green And others
Owl Spot (Toshima Ward Performing Arts Exchange Center)
Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
Theater Green And others
Organizers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Festival/Tokyo Executive Committee; Toshima ward, Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation and NPO Arts Network Japan（ANJ）
Event Report
Following Festival/Tokyo 09 Spring, Festival/Tokyo 09 Autumn was held from October 23 (Fri.) to December 21 (Mon.), 2009, at various venues including the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Owl Spot (Toshima Ward Performing Arts Exchange Center), Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory, Theater Green, and others. With a radical lineup and participatory programs which characterized the event, the festival generated great publicity and over 60,000 people participated in the festival.
F/T Programs
20 programs were performed at F/T09 Autumn. Programs hosted by F/T included five new and world premiere performances, and seven programs that were also performed elsewhere through joint production by F/T and other theatrical companies, theatres and festivals in Japan and overseas.
“Rojishiki”©Jun Ishikawa
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“Cargo Tokyo-Yokohama”©Jun Ishikawa
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“That Man’s World”©Jun Ishikawa
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“H3”©Jun Ishikawa
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“Compartment City-Tokyo”©Noboru Matsuura
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“Flowers flow, time congeals”©Jun Ishikawa
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“4.48 Psychosis”©Jun Ishikawa
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“Dead Cat Bounce”©Jun Ishikawa
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“Photo-Romance”©Jun Ishikawa
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“Theatre/University 09 Autumn”©Tsuyoshi Iwamoto
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“UNETSU - The Egg Stands out of Curiosity”©Jun Ishikawa
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“The Town where the Sun and Underwear are seen”©Jun Ishikawa
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“La Divina Commedia: Inferno”©Jun Ishikawa
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“La Divina Commedia: Purgatorio”©Hitomi Sato
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“La Divina Commedia: Paradiso”©Jun Ishikawa
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F/T Station©Yohta Kataoka
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Oyaji Cafe©Yohta Kataoka
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“GORILLA” held by faifai©Yohta Kataoka
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Areas in and around Ikebukuro Station during the Festival/Tokyo 09 Autumn
Tobu Ikebukuro Station
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JR Ikebukuro Station
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In front of the West exit of Ikebukuro Station
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In the Toshima and Ikebukuro areas where the festival was held, F/T strived for collaboration with local communities with the aim of integrating the festival into local communities.
Comments from the Festival Visitors (from Questionnaires)
・I support a scheme of this kind so that Tokyo can become a cultural city that can compare favorably to other cities in Europe and the US.
・I also dance, but the performance I saw was beyond the conventional boundaries of dance performance. It was so lively.
・I cannot express myself well, but it hit me hard. I need time to comprehend what I felt. I was overwhelmed by the performance. It was great.
・It is quite difficult to check programs regularly and go to see performances. I am glad that there is a festival like F/T where many programs are shown in a short period of time because it is easier to check and then go to see programs.
・The extras were well integrated into the performance on the stage. I think it is a great idea that the Japanese general public can participate in a performance at this level as extras.
・I was glad to see a great work. I was moved.
・It was difficult to understand, but it gave me satisfaction to watch something rare.
・I also dance, but the performance I saw was beyond the conventional boundaries of dance performance. It was so lively.
・I cannot express myself well, but it hit me hard. I need time to comprehend what I felt. I was overwhelmed by the performance. It was great.
・It is quite difficult to check programs regularly and go to see performances. I am glad that there is a festival like F/T where many programs are shown in a short period of time because it is easier to check and then go to see programs.
・The extras were well integrated into the performance on the stage. I think it is a great idea that the Japanese general public can participate in a performance at this level as extras.
・I was glad to see a great work. I was moved.
・It was difficult to understand, but it gave me satisfaction to watch something rare.
Contact
Festival/Tokyo Office,
c/o NPO Arts Network Japan (ANJ)
Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory, Nishi-Sugamo 4-9-1, Toshima-ku, 170-0001 Tokyo,
Tel: 03-5961-5202 Fax: 03-5961-5207
Mail: toiawase@anj.or.jp
http://festival-tokyo.jp/en/
c/o NPO Arts Network Japan (ANJ)
Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory, Nishi-Sugamo 4-9-1, Toshima-ku, 170-0001 Tokyo,
Tel: 03-5961-5202 Fax: 03-5961-5207
Mail: toiawase@anj.or.jp
http://festival-tokyo.jp/en/
F/T Performance
Rojishiki
Text・ Direction：Yukichi Matsumoto (Ishinha)
Date：October 23 (Friday)-November 3 (Tuesday, National holiday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
A theatrical group, Ishinha, which has renewed the legend of dramas, will take over the Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory with a new play using indoor and outdoor theaters.
Date：October 23 (Friday)-November 3 (Tuesday, National holiday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
A theatrical group, Ishinha, which has renewed the legend of dramas, will take over the Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory with a new play using indoor and outdoor theaters.
Cargo Tokyo - Yokohama
Concept：Stefan Kaegi（Rimini Protokoll） [Switzerland]
Direction：Jorg Karrenbauer [Germany]
Date：Undecided
Venue：Undecided
Direction：Jorg Karrenbauer [Germany]
Date：Undecided
Venue：Undecided
That Man’s World
Text / Direction：Shu Matsui (Sample)
Date：November 6 (Friday)-15 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
We still believe in stories. A portrait of modern times by an enthusiastic dramatist.
Date：November 6 (Friday)-15 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
We still believe in stories. A portrait of modern times by an enthusiastic dramatist.
H3
Choreography：Bruno Beltrao (Grupo de Rua) [Brazil]
Date：November 7 (Saturday)-11 (Wednesday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
Blending of hip-hop and contemporary dance? A talent produced in street dance in Brazil will break new ground in the field of dance.
Date：November 7 (Saturday)-11 (Wednesday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
Blending of hip-hop and contemporary dance? A talent produced in street dance in Brazil will break new ground in the field of dance.
Dead Cat Bounce
Direction：Chris Kondek [USA/ Germany]
Date：November 23 (Monday./N.H.)-27 (Friday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
You will feel the thrill of stock-trading in the theater. The ultimate financial documentary drama.
Date：November 23 (Monday./N.H.)-27 (Friday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
You will feel the thrill of stock-trading in the theater. The ultimate financial documentary drama.
4.48 Psychosis
Text：Sarah Kane [UK]
Direction：Norimizu Ameya
Date：November 16 (Monday)-23 (Monday,/N.H.)
Venue：Owl Spot
A legendary artist will challenge a legendary drama, a posthumous work of Sarah Kane.
Direction：Norimizu Ameya
Date：November 16 (Monday)-23 (Monday,/N.H.)
Venue：Owl Spot
A legendary artist will challenge a legendary drama, a posthumous work of Sarah Kane.
Flowers flow, time congeals
Choreography：Ikuyo Kuroda (BATIK)
Date：November 15 (Sunday)-20 (Friday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
This sensational drama, which makes the present moment bare and overwhelms the audience, comes again with increased power.
Date：November 15 (Sunday)-20 (Friday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
This sensational drama, which makes the present moment bare and overwhelms the audience, comes again with increased power.
Photo-Romance
Direction：Rabih Mroue and Lina Saneh [Lebanon]
Date：November 26 (Thursday)-29 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
What happens when the famous Italian movie “A Special Day” is set in present-day Beirut? The Lebanese wizard comes again with a new drama, which was first staged at the Festival d'Avignon.
Date：November 26 (Thursday)-29 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
What happens when the famous Italian movie “A Special Day” is set in present-day Beirut? The Lebanese wizard comes again with a new drama, which was first staged at the Festival d'Avignon.
UNETSU - The Egg Stands out of Curiosity
Direction・Choreography・Design：Ushio Amagatsu (Sankai Juku)
Date：December 4 (Friday)-6 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall
This is a requiem for life, which unfolds solemnly. The representative work of Sankai Juku will be staged again in Tokyo for the first time in eight years.
Date：December 4 (Friday)-6 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall
This is a requiem for life, which unfolds solemnly. The representative work of Sankai Juku will be staged again in Tokyo for the first time in eight years.
The Town where the Sun and Underwear are seen
Text・Direction：Kuro Tanino (Niwa Gekidan Penino)
Date：December 5 (Saturday)-13 (Sunday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
The theater will turn into a town, and the audience will become visitors. It’s a “play of images” that you will experience through all five senses.
Date：December 5 (Saturday)-13 (Sunday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
The theater will turn into a town, and the audience will become visitors. It’s a “play of images” that you will experience through all five senses.
Trilogy of La Divina Commedia: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, serial performance
Direction：Romeo Castellucci (Societas Raffaello Sanzio)[Italy]
La Divina Commedia - Inferno
Date：December 11 (Friday)-13 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall
La Divina Commedia - Inferno
Date：December 11 (Friday)-13 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall
La Divina Commedia - Purgatorio
Date：December 19 (Saturday)-21 (Monday)
Venue：Setagaya Public Theatre
Date：December 19 (Saturday)-21 (Monday)
Venue：Setagaya Public Theatre
La Divina Commedia - Paradiso
Date：December 17 (Thursday)-21 (Monday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
The world’s hottest drama by Castellucci, inspired by Dante's "La Divina Commedia", will at last be on stage with serial performances in Tokyo.
Date：December 17 (Thursday)-21 (Monday)
Venue：Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory
The world’s hottest drama by Castellucci, inspired by Dante's "La Divina Commedia", will at last be on stage with serial performances in Tokyo.
Theatre/University 09 Autumn
Date：December 1 (Tuesday)-December 6 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1, Theater Green
The future of drama starts from here ? the project which aroused fresh interest at F/T 09 Spring. You must see the second play!
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1, Theater Green
The future of drama starts from here ? the project which aroused fresh interest at F/T 09 Spring. You must see the second play!
Compartment City-Tokyo
Concept / Direction : Akira Takayama （Port B）
Date：November 15 (Sunday)-22 (Sunday)
Venue：Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park * Open 24 hours (planned)
There will be a private video installation room in Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park. Maybe you can stay overnight.
Date：November 15 (Sunday)-22 (Sunday)
Venue：Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park * Open 24 hours (planned)
There will be a private video installation room in Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park. Maybe you can stay overnight.
F/T Station
Date：November 13 (Friday)-December 20 (Sunday)
Venue：In front of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
This is an open space of F/T, where the popular “Oyaji Cafe” produced by Kim Itoh will open again. Various events and talk shows are held by faifai, a rising drama group, and people can watch past dramas and see the file folders of participating writers.
Venue：In front of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
This is an open space of F/T, where the popular “Oyaji Cafe” produced by Kim Itoh will open again. Various events and talk shows are held by faifai, a rising drama group, and people can watch past dramas and see the file folders of participating writers.
Performances co-presented by F/T
Nogyou-Shojyo (Girl of the soil)
Text：Hideki Noda
Direction：Nikom Saetang [Thailand]
Cast：Thai cast
Date：November 20 (Friday)-23 (Monday, National holiday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Present of Thailand that knows through the work of Hideki Noda.
Direction：Nikom Saetang [Thailand]
Cast：Thai cast
Date：November 20 (Friday)-23 (Monday, National holiday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Present of Thailand that knows through the work of Hideki Noda.
Akaoni (Red Demon)
Text：Hideki Noda
Direction：Pradit Prasarthong [Thailand]
Cast：Thai cast
Date：November 19 (Thursday)-22 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 2
Hideki Noda’s masterpiece about heterogeneous elements and other people, presented as a popular Thai drama version.
Direction：Pradit Prasarthong [Thailand]
Cast：Thai cast
Date：November 19 (Thursday)-22 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 2
Hideki Noda’s masterpiece about heterogeneous elements and other people, presented as a popular Thai drama version.
No One Alive Here?
Text / direction：Shiro Maeda (GOTANNDADAN)
Date：Saturday, October 17 ? Sunday, November 1. “No One Alive Here?” and “Who is living?” will be staged simultaneously.
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Death comes to us all. The long-awaited return of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award-winning work.
Date：Saturday, October 17 ? Sunday, November 1. “No One Alive Here?” and “Who is living?” will be staged simultaneously.
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Death comes to us all. The long-awaited return of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award-winning work.
Who is living?
Text / direction：Shiro Maeda (GOTANNDADAN)
Date：Saturday, October 17 ? Sunday, November 1 “No One Alive Here?” and “Who is living?” will be staged simultaneously.
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Again, Shiro Maeda considers this world from the viewpoint of death.
Date：Saturday, October 17 ? Sunday, November 1 “No One Alive Here?” and “Who is living?” will be staged simultaneously.
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Small Hall 1
Again, Shiro Maeda considers this world from the viewpoint of death.
F/T Partner Project
Asian Performing Arts Festival 2009 Tokyo
Date：November 25 (Wednesday)-29 (Sunday)
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall & Small Hall 2
“Asian castle” will appear in the underground hall of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Venue：Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Medium Hall & Small Hall 2
“Asian castle” will appear in the underground hall of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
