Joint performance in 9 Asian cities <Unbearable Dreams 13~ECHO of the Earth 2 Asian countries touring performances and workshops
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- Name of the organization or individual
- NPO Asia Meets Asia
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2024 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
Asia Meets Asia is planning to search for the hope of the future in coexistence with "non-humans" based on "Global Warming Crisis". With "ECHO = Kodama" as the keyword for facing the climate change crisis, participants from nine Asian cities (Bangalore, Delhi, Baghdad, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Abra, Baguio, Busan, and Tokyo) gathered and held touring performances, workshops, and symposiums in Busan, Korea, and Tokyo. In both cities, Anas Abdul Samed, a director from Iraq, was invited as a lecturer and held a two-day workshop under the theme of "Oxygen from Baghdad". In addition, an environmental activist (-1 days in Busan: Min Eunju, Changpa/-2 days in Tokyo: Mutsumi Kurobe) was invited as a symposium panelist, and a symposium was held to discuss environmental issues in Asia with the audience and performance participants.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Performance
Busan Friday, October 25, 2024 - 27th (Sun)
Tokyo Saturday, November 2, 2024 -4 (Mon)
Workshop
Busan Friday, October 25, 2024 - 26th (Sat)
Tokyo Wednesday, October 30, 2024 -31 (Thu)Symposium
Busan Sunday, October 27, 2024
Tokyo Saturday, November 2, 2024 -3 (Sun) - Venues
- Busan Old Town Area 40 Stairs Area (Busan/Korea) Studio Theater Bak (Busan/Korea) Proto Theater (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 NPO Asia Meets Asia 】
Established in 1997 for the purpose of promoting exchange of contemporary performing arts in Asia. With participants from 22 regions in Asia, from Jakarta in the east to Syria in the west, the festival has been held 6 times with performances, workshops and symposiums. After that, it led to collaboration activities and pioneered original stage creation that broke away from the existing expression style. In 2012, they started "Asia Tour" with the aim of expanding their activities mainly in Tokyo to various parts of Asia.