Japan-Taiwan Butoh Dance Exchange
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Walks project
- subsidy category
- Startup Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5 (2023) 1st Startup Grant
Business Overview
Dancers who will bear the future of Japan and Taiwan will learn and improve each other's dance and philosophy. Introducing Taiwan dance to Japan. In recent years, dance exchanges between Japan and Taiwan have become active. Dance is much needed by Taiwan's young generation now. This is because, in a situation where there are many problems such as the current social situation, dancing is earnestly accepted as an important thing that people want. Japanese and Taiwanese dancers are eager to interact, learn from each other, and work together. This project was an opportunity to connect people's hearts through dance exchanges between Japan and Taiwan and lead to the development of a future society.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Dance workshop, performance
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 9th (Sun)
Video subscription period
Friday, August 11, 2023 - Friday, September 15 - Venues
- Terpsichol (Nakano-ku, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Walks project]
Dance unit of dancers Mayako Okura and Takuya Tsuji. Started in 2021. They are exploring the possibilities of dance with the aim of making each person's innate goodness shine vividly, and using that brilliance to change the world and create the future. So far, he has released two dance duo works including "LET'S GO! !" and "Walks." In 2023, he organized an exchange project with dancers and musicians active in Japan and abroad, as well as dancers from overseas.