IBUIBU BELU: Bodies of Borders
(C) Michael Tae
TPAM – Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2020 from February 8 to 16, 2020, will have various performances that reflect the latest currents of performing arts in the world. This time, marking its sixth year of Asian focus, TPAM will revisit and re-question the nucleus of performing arts: physical expression. Some outstanding pieces selected by guest directors specializing in dance will be offered.
Here are brief introductions to two pieces from TPAM's official lineup of performances, TPAM Direction. Do not miss this special occasion, where you can experience cutting-edge contemporary performing arts from across Asia and the globe all gathered in Yokohama!
nothing's for something
by fieldworks / Heine Avdal & SHINOZAKI Yukiko
fieldworks / Heine Avdal & Shinozaki Yukiko have been exploring site-specific projects that transform various non-theater places into thrilling performative spaces. In TPAM2020, they will have the Japan premiere of their original productions.
In nothing's for something, the choreography of the body, objects, drawings, sound and light explores the "affects" that exist between the body and what surrounds it. It articulates the transitions of space and time from one "state of being" to another, aspiring to make the invisible visible.
IBUIBU BELU: Bodies of Borders
by Eko Supriyanto
IBUIBU BELU: Bodies of Borders is the culmination of Indonesian dancer and choreographer Eko Supriyanto's two years of research into Likurai, which is a dance tradition in the island of Timor. Through his exploration of movement, rhythm, songs and textile traditions, Supriyanto makes manifest how Likurai dance carries the kinship of people who are now divided by borders separating East Nusa Tenggara and neighboring Timor-Leste. These memories are embodied in the five dancers, one of whom originates from East Timor, and their lived histories as expressed in Likurai, paradoxical proof that bodies challenge political boundaries while at the same time remaining restricted by them.
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Event detail
nothing's for something
by fieldworks / Heine Avdal & ShinozakiYukiko
Program details
| Date & Time | Sunday, February 9 Ticket desk opens: 5:00 p.m. / Doors open: 5:15 p.m. / Performance starts: 5:30 p.m. Run time: 60 min. |
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| Venue | KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Hall Access 281 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama Google Map |
| Admission | Audience: 3,500 JPY Professional: 1,500 JPY *For information on booking tickets, please see TPAM official website. |
| Organized by | Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2020 Executive Committee (The Japan Foundation Asia Center / Kanagawa Arts Foundation / Yokohama Arts Foundation / PARC – Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication) |
IBUIBU BELU: Bodies of Borders
By Eko Supriyanto
Program details
| Date & Time | Wednesday, February 12 Ticket desk opens: 6:00 p.m. / Doors open: 6:15 p.m. / Performance starts: 7:00 p.m. Run time: 60 min. *There will be pre-performance talk open for ticket holders from 6:30 p.m. |
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| Venues | KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Hall Access 281 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama Google Map |
| Admission | Audience: 3,500 JPY Professional: 1,500 JPY *For information on booking tickets, please see TPAM official website. |
| Organized by | Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2020 Executive Committee (The Japan Foundation Asia Center / Kanagawa Arts Foundation / Yokohama Arts Foundation / PARC – Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication) |
For details of other TPAM Direction programs, please see TPAM official website.
- Seksyen 19 – A dance ritual in the neighbourhood by Lee Ren Xin （February 8－15）
- Sandbox Bento by Performance Troupe TAIHEN （February 9－11）
- Philosophical Enactment 1&2 by Padmini Chettur（February 10－11）
- The Retreat by Thanapol Virulhakul （February 12－15）
- unannounced by fieldworks / Heine Avdal & Shinozaki Yukiko （February 13－15）
- Freeway Dance by NAKAMA Ayaka （February 14－15）
- No. 60 by Pichet Klunchun （February 15－16）
- unwritten conversation by fieldworks / Heine Avdal & Shinozaki Yukiko + Sara Jansen (February 16)
- More Jimin & Akira the Hustler / Pijin Neji & UMEDA Tetsuya * Title to be announced (February 16)
This is the certified project of beyond 2020 program.
