Theater Commons Tokyo is a project to create a collective space for society that harnesses the collective wisdom of theater. By using theater – that is, by applying theatrical ideas – in the context of everyday life and the urban space, it aims to propose a model for theater(s) to come. Theater Commons Tokyo and its artists use the imagination of theater to create experiences in which diverging elements and time periods intersect, and the ordinary is defamiliarized through dialogue and discovery.
This edition of 12 programs under the curatorial concept “Bodies in incubation” was held in a new format allowing people to select either in-person or online participation at multiple venues in Minato-ku. The program featured VR/AR-based film and theater performances by Tsai Ming-Liang, Yuko Nakamura, Meiro Koizumi, and Susanne Kennedy & Markus Selg in collaboration with Rodrik Biersteker; a tactile therapy performance by Aya Momose; a tour performance by Akira Takayama/Port B; a lecture performance by Tomoko Sato; and a workshop by Bady Dalloul. Commons Talk #1/ #2 and Commons Forum #1/ #2 were delivered online.