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Introducing the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13

 

The varied cultural programs of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL aim to enrich Tokyo’s cultural scene heading into 2020. At the heart of festival are the “Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13,” thirteen innovative and creative projects chosen from applicants both in Japan and abroad. The winning projects were selected from 2,436 applicants and begin to be revealed in the coming months.
On August 27, 2019, the selected project teams gathered at a presentation forum held at Spiral Hall in Aoyama. Each explained the passion behind their project and ambition for 2020. Fitting for 2020, presentations were held in a “PechaKucha” format20 slides of 20 seconds each.

※The contents of each project are subject to change.

 

 

 

DANCE TRUCK TOKYO

Project proposed by JAPAN DANCE TRUCK ASSOCIATION

Date: September 5 (Thu), 2019 through August, 2020

 

 

Using a truck bed as a stage, radical artists in various mediums create site-specific performances that incorporate Tokyo’s unique scenery. Planned to be held at 15 locations around the city.

 

DANCE TRUCK TOKYO

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/dance-truck/

 

 

 

Light and Sound Installation “Coded Field”

Project proposed by Rhizomatiks

Date: November 16 (Sat), 2019

 

 

A one-night art project utilizing light and sound at Zojoji Temple. A live performance will be held together with an experiential installation that engages participants through the use of the latest geolocation technology.

 

Light and Sound Installation “Coded Field”

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/rhizomatiks/

 

 

 

World Performing Arts Festival 2020

Project proposed by Japan Folk Performing Arts Association

Date: April 18 (Sat) – 19 (Sun), 2020

 

 

 

Traditional culture and folk performance from Japan and abroad will come to Hibiya Park. Ahead of the Olympics, this project will connect people through non-verbal performance and appreciation of cultural diversity.

 

World Performing Arts Festival 2020

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/jfpaa/

 

 

 

SUMIDA RIVER | Storm and Urge (TBD)

Project proposed by NPO TOPPING EAST

Date: “Spring” in mid-April, 2020 / “Summer” in mid-August, 2020

 

 

A music and art festival that will unfold along the Sumida River. Artists including KOM_I and Shuta Hasunuma will unveil music, performance, and installations.

 

SUMIDA RIVER | Storm and Urge (TBD)

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/topping-east/

 

 

 

TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND

Project proposed by NPO Dance Archive Network

Date: from April to June, 2020

 

 

This project traces the roots of “Butoh” a postwar form of bodily expression, and seeks to carry it forward through reconstruction within an underground space that stores the city’s memories.

 

TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/dance-archive-network/

 

 

 

TOKYO SENTO Festival 2020

Project proposed by TOKYO SENTO Festival 2020 Executive Committee

Date: May 26 (Tue) – September 6 (Sun), 2020

 

 

Sento are traditional bathhouses where local people rest and form community. Participatory events to promote this culture will include collaborations with artists and a contest to visit some of the city’s 550 bathhouses.

 

TOKYO SENTO Festival 2020

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/tokyo-sento-festival-2020/

 

 

 

The Speed of Light

Project proposed by Marco Canale (Argentina)

Date: from May to June, 2020

 

 

Argentinian theater and film artist Marco Canale will give interviews to elderly residents of Tokyo and produce a roaming theater production with a story based on the memories and experiences of them.

 

The Speed of Light

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/marco-canale/

 

 

 

After-school Diversity Dance

Project proposed by ADD Executive Committee

Date: from September, 2019 to August, 2020

 

 

In three areas of the city, dancers will open workshops for children to create a multicultural dance that transcends age, gender, nationality, and body type and will aim for a theater performance.

 

After-school Diversity Dance

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/add/

 

 

 

Pavilion Tokyo 2020

Project proposed by Pavilion Tokyo 2020 Executive Committee

Date: June 6 (Sat) – September 13 (Fri), 2020

 

 

Pavilions designed by 6 leading architects and an artist such as Terunobu Fujimori, Kazuyo Sejima and Makoto Aida, and installed around The New National Studium, will be showcased as the architecture and art of the future.

 

Pavilion Tokyo 2020

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/pavilion-tokyo-2020/

 

 

 

masayume

Project proposed by [mé]

Date: Summer 2020

 

 

Contemporary art team [mé]’s art project aims to float an enormous face in the sky over Tokyo. A somebody’s face that will be chosen from about 1,400 applicants will float in the sky over Tokyo in summer 2020.

 

masayume

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/me/

 

 

 

The Constant Gardeners

Project proposed by Jason Bruges Studio (UK)

Date: Summer 2020

 

 

Robot arms employing athletic movement will construct an ever-changing zen garden. This installation fusing robot engineering, Japanese gardening, and sports, will be held in Ueno-Park.

 

The Constant Gardeners

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/jason-bruges-studio/

 

 

 

Exhibition of MANGA “What if Tokyo”

Project proposed by Exhibition of MANGA “What if Tokyo” Executive Committee

Date: Summer 2020

 

 

The number of leading manga artists express what Tokyo means to them through newly-drawn works presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

 

Exhibition of MANGA “What if Tokyo”

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/project/manga-what-if-tokyo/

 

 

 

 

“Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVALSpecial 13” Official Site

https://ttf-koubo.jp/en/

 

 

“Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL” Official Site

https://tokyotokyofestival.jp/en/