Tokyo Mikoshi Project
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Session House Planning Office
- subsidy category
- Grant for Artistic City
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2023 2nd Term Grant for Artistic City
Business Overview
The project started with the question, "Why is dance not spreading?" and explored "What can dance do in a difficult social situation?". With the theme of "the city of Tokyo," it emphasized the relationship with the audience and aimed to create "general art" with a new sense of values. "VIVA! lation (1) (2) (3)" was held to share the traditional culture of mikoshi as a communication tool with the audience. In the final performance of "Tokyo Mikoshi," dancers and musicians worked together. After a year of work, he sculpted and built a huge costume to complete Tokyo Mikoshi. The costume visualizes the "city of Tokyo" as a stage art = environment that symbolizes recovery from division.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, February 24, 2024 – Sunday, August 4
- Venues
- Session House (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), Online
Profile
【 General Incorporated Association Session House Planning Office 】
Since its establishment in 1991, the General Incorporated Association Session House Planning Office has collaborated with staff and artists to realize projects, train dancers, expand the audience, collaborate with local communities, and promote cultural exchange with the world.
Based in the Session House, a small theater for contemporary dance, she has planned and planned more than 40 dance performances a year, focusing on presenting the works of choreographers active on the world stage and creating opportunities for young people to perform. In recent years, they have been among the first to hold online dance performances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It continues to serve as a dance hub.