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Tokyo Caravan in Kyoto

Public workshop and performance

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Kyoto to be first location of 2017 for roving cultural movement “Tokyo Caravan”
“Tokyo Caravan” began in 2015 as part of Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Leading Project, which serves as the lead-in to the Cultural Program of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Devised by playwright, director and actor Hideki Noda under the concept of engendering new forms of expression through the mingling of cultures produced by encounters between a diverse array of artists, this Japan-wide initiative sees artists engaging in performances that transcend their respective genres.
2017 activities kick off in Kyoto Prefecture’s Kameoka city in August, with public workshops exhibiting the creative front lines of the project’s cultural “inter-mixture”. In September, artists will present performances transcending their respective genres at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Nijo Castle.

Participating artists and creators

Kameoka
[Saturday, August 19]
Hideki Noda, Ayako Suwa / food creation (artist), Katsugiku (geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), Mamechika (maiko apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), The Murata Cheerleaders (ball-mounted robots), Shigehiro Ide (choreographer, dancer), Tokyo Caravan Ensemble (performers) and more.

[Sunday, August 20]
Hideki Noda, Takako Matsu (actor), Ayako Suwa / food creation (artist), Katsugiku (geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), Mamechika (maiko apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), instrumental performers from the Gion Festival Takayama Hozonkai group, The Murata Cheerleaders (ball-mounted robots), Bisen Aoyagi (calligrapher), Tsugaru-Shamisen Oyama-kai performing arts group, Atoa. (Wadaiko Japanese drum performers), Shigehiro Ide (choreographer, dancer), “Tokyo Caravan” Ensemble (performers) and more.

Nijo Castle (Nijo-jo)
[Participating artists]
Hideki Noda, Takako Matsu (actor), Yoshie Nakano / EGO-WRAPPIN’ (musician), Reijiro Tsumura (Noh actor), Ayako Suwa / food creation (artist), Katsugiku (geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), Mamechika (maiko apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu geisha community), instrumental performers from the Gion Festival Takayama Hozonkai group, The Murata Cheerleaders (ball-mounted robots), Bisen Aoyagi (calligrapher), Tsugaru-Shamisen Oyama-kai performing arts group (Yutaka Oyama, Hirohide Oyama, Mitsumasa Oyama), Atoa. (Wadaiko Japanese drum performers; Tokio Takahashi, Akira Takahashi), Shoko Otani (Koto player), Shoko Katsui(Koto player), Hinako Agemi (violinist), Mai Kiren (violinist), Minami Yamamoto (violinist), Kanae Ota (violinist), Toyohisa Ishi (cellist), Kyosuke Misaki (bassist), “Tokyo Caravan” Ensemble and more.

[Participating creators]
Kenji Aoki (video), Eri Akamatsu (hair and make up), Shigehiro Ide (choreography), Yoshikazu Inoue (photograph), Hironori Osone (music arrangement), Kohei Nawa (art・spatial composition) / Shun Kimura (art), Motoi Hattori (lighting), Marihiko Hara (music), Kozue Hibino (costume)

[Cooperation]
ULTRA SANDWICH PROJECT#13

*Performers, programs etc. are subject to change without prior notice.

Attendance of performances

Kameoka Public Workshops
Free to attend, no reservation required
Performances at Nijo Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Free to attend, advance reservation required
To be decided by lottery if oversubscribed (details below).

Application for attendance of performances at Tokyo Caravan in Kyoto・Nijo Castle

The application for attendance is closed. There will be no waiting lists, nor stand-by tickets on the day of the event.

Capacity
300 per day (advance reservation, lottery for oversubscription)
How to apply
Please apply via telephone, FAX or using the application form on Kyoto City’s website.
When applying please state (1) your name (2) your address and postal code (3) your telephone number (4) whether you will be accompanied (limited to one accompanying person) (5) your preferred date (6) your preferred seat type (box seat, chair, standing).
Please see flyer for details.
Deadline for application
Before 21:00 on August 13, 2017 (Sunday)
*All applicants will be notified of results by postcard (scheduled for late August).

For applications and inquiries
Kyoto Itsudemo Call
TEL：075-661-3755 *Year-round, 8:00 – 21:00
FAX：075-661-5855
Application form on Kyoto Itsudemo Call page of Kyoto City Web:
http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/page/0000012821.html

Contact

Project Coordination Division, Arts Council Tokyo,
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
TEL:03-6256-8435

Period

Kameoka, Kyoto
Saturday, August 19 2017, 13:00-17:00
Sunday, August 20 2017, 10:00-17:00
Nijo Castle, Kyoto
Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3 2017
Registration starts at 18:00
Opens at 18:30
Starts at 19:00 (Ends at 20:00)

Venues

Kameoka, Kyoto
Michi no Eki Galleria Kameoka [Convention Hall]
(1-1 Takarakubo Amarubecho, Kameoka City, Kyoto)
Nijo Castle, Kyoto
Special Stage in front of the Ninomaru Palace (National Treasure) at UNESCO World Heritage Site Nijo Castle
(541, Nijojo-cho, Nijo-dori Horikawa Nishi iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
*If it rains, the program will be changed and it will be held at other venue.

Flyer

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Executive committee of KYOTO BUNKARYOKU PROJECT (Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and others)
Cooperated by
Kameoka City (only public workshop)