Theatre Commons ’23

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Theater Commons Executive Committee

subsidy category

Grant for Creating Attractive Art and Culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2022 Grant for Creating Attractive Arts and Culture (newly established in FY 2022)

©︎ Theater Commons ’23/Photo by Hayao Sato

©︎ Theater Commons ’23/Photo by Hayao Sato

©︎ Theater Commons ’23/Photo by Hayao Sato

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Business Overview

The Theater Commons is a project to create "common land" in society by utilizing the "common knowledge" of theater. By "using theater" in daily life and urban space, in other words, utilizing theatrical ideas, it aims to present the form of "the coming theater/theater". Through theatrical imagination, different things and multiple times intermingle, and together with the artist, they create an experience that brings dialogues and discoveries that disintegrate everyday life. This year, the 7th edition, will focus on the theme of “Rebooting Touch: Rebooting the Tactile Sense, ” and will feature performances, installations, workshops, as well as programs that allow remote participation such as the metaverse. The following events were held: Akiro Koizumi's "Fire Carrying Prometheus" (VR performance), Saeborg's "Soultopia" (Metaverse), Tomoko Sato's "Obake: An Index for Tokyo Chapter 2" (lecture performance), Yuko Nakamura's "Megai wa Masanaru" (Workshops and exhibitions), and Commons Forum #1~3 (online talk event).

implementation period

February 23, 2023 (Thu/Holiday) - Sunday, March 5

Place of implementation

Goethe Institute Tokyo (Minato-ku, Tokyo), SHIBAURA HOUSE (Minato-ku, Tokyo), Online

Profile

【 Theater Commons Executive Committee 】
Theater Commons is developed mainly in Minato-ku, with an executive committee formed by international cultural organizations based in Minato-ku, Taiwan Cultural Center, Goethe-Institut Tokyo, Embassy of France/Anstitue Francais Japan, Embassy of the Netherlands, and NPO Art Corporation.