contemporary drama interlopers

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Name of the organization or individual

Junya Ishii

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year individual

FY 2022 1st Startup Subsidy

PARL – Performance art Research Ljubljana Photo: Matjaž Rušt

PARL – Performance art Research Ljubljana Photo: Matjaž Rušt

PARL – Performance art Research Ljubljana Photo: Matjaž Rušt

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Business Overview

“Interloper ” is a performance piece that focuses on the issues of territorial conflicts that humans perpetuate because they are humans today or even in the past. Inspired by the short story "interlopers" by Saki. Some Japanese go to Europe to listen to people who experienced the Yugoslav conflict. Amid a series of flight cancellations, she takes off her mask and feels liberated as she travels by train and bus from the Carpathian Mountains, the setting of Psaki's story, to the Balkans. However, he was hit hard by the unprecedented depreciation of the yen and lost his money, so he started bussing (making money by playing music at stations). In Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, he encounters a girl from Transylvania, Romania, and gets involved in an incident while spending time with her. Without knowing whose territory it is or what the truth is, the Japanese are asked to testify and reveal what they have hidden deep inside. This work participated in the program PARL – Performance Art Research Ljubljana, Slovenia and was created based on feedback from Slovenian directors, dramaturgs, performers and artists. Writer, Director: Junya Ishii Actors: Junya Ishii, Jonathan Bonich, Esther Zorogi Venue: PARL – Performance Art Research Ljubljana, Slovenia

implementation period

August 31, 2022
February 2, 2023 - 28th Online

Place of implementation

Nova Posta (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Online Distribution (Vimeo)

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Profile

[Ishii Junya]
Born in 1983. He grew up in Mexico and Canada during his childhood. Since his adolescence, he has been working as an actor and dancer, utilizing communication between individuals in his creative work. He began performing on stage while enrolled in the Comparative Literature and Thought Course at Rikkyo University's Faculty of Letters, and after graduating, he was based in Hungary where he collaborated with musicians, filmmakers, and artists. While living in Europe, he met and studied with Joseph Naji, a director and choreographer of Serbia Kanija, and appeared in company works. Performed in the dances "Asagao" (2013) by the musician Alberto Marcos. He has appeared in films such as 2045 Carnival Folklore (Directed by Kato Naoki, screened at the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival.). In 2016, he established PLATAUX, a business planning organization. 2017: He became a fellow for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists (Spain) and announced 'Topos,' a Japanese Spanish dance project. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he created the podcast "HIROSHIMA Reading." Most recently he created a dance piece for Romanian children whose homes were destroyed by fire.