Every year since 2015, the Japan Foundation Asia Center has been inviting various presenters in the field of the performing arts, including artistic directors of theaters and festivals as well as independent producers from Asia and around the globe, to TPAM–Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama. To date, the total number of invitees amounts to around 200, contributing to network building on an international level.
This year, we will invite 30 presenters, most of whom are from a spirited young generation, to TPAM. In addition, we will also invite three journalists and critics from Southeast Asia, and eight emerging producers from Southeast Asia and Japan.
Through a variety of meetings and performance programs at TPAM, we aspire to promote an exchange of ideas, foster mutual understanding, and encourage more people to engage with contemporary performing arts in Asia, leading to active and creative collaborations.
Presenters
Abdi Karya (Makassar/Jogjakarta, Indonesia)
Program Officer, Whani D Project
Dara Hanafi (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Independent producer
Tanawat Asawaitthipond (Bangkok, Thailand)
Producer and curator, Artpedia : a troupe
https://www.facebook.com/artpediaatroupe/
Nuttamon Pramsumran (Bangkok, Thailand)
Director/Playwright
Jerrey Aguilar (Bohol, the Phillipines)
Associate Artistic Director, KASING SINING TEATRO BOL-ANON ENSEMBLE
Benhur Zerrudo Abulencia (South Cotabato, the Philippines)
Executive Council member, the National Committee on Dance- National Commission for the Culture and The Arts
Tam Thi Pham (Hanoi, Vietnam/Hamburg, Germany)
Composer/Improviser
Tra Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Playwright/Founder, The Run - A Theater Project
https://www.facebook.com/TheRun.Theater/
Kelvin Wong (Selangor, Malaysia)
Artistic Director, Theatresauce
https://www.theatresauce.info/
Mah Jun Yi (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Assistant Producer of Seni Tiga, KongsiKL
https://www.kongsikl.com/
Khin Thethtar Latt a.k.a. Nora (Yangon, Myanmar)
Independent artist
Yadanar Win (Yangon, Myanmar)
Independent Artist
Nget Rady (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Contemporary dancer and dance professor, Royal University of Fine Art
Sang Sok Serey (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Rap News MC and Hip Hop artist
Vangthanousone Bouaphanh (Vientiane, Laos)
Director, Lao Jazzanova band
https://www.facebook.com/Lao-Jazzanova-band-2230987256947829/
Silibangon Vongsa (Vientiane, Laos)
Dancer/Choreographer, Fanglao Dance Company
https://www.facebook.com/Fanglaodancecompany
Eun young Kwon a.k.a. Jae Shin (Seoul, Korea)
Director/Founder, 0set Project
https://www.facebook.com/0setproject/
Ruchira Das (Kolkata, India)
Director, Think Arts Foundation
http://www.thinkarts.co.in/
Lily Balatincz (Sydney, Australia)
Creative producer of Contemporary Performance, Campbelltown Arts Centre
https://c-a-c.com.au/
Lynanne Sparrow (Toronto, Canada)
Producer, Canadian Stage
https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp
Katy Dammers (Philadelphia, United States)
Artistic Producer, FringeArts
https://fringearts.com/
Francisco Javier Rojas Trejo (Mexico City, Mexico)
Artistic Programmer, Cultural Secretariat of Mexico City
Ana Luisa Sirota De Azevedo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Deputy Manager, Sesc Bom Retiro
https://www.sescsp.org.br/unidades/72_BOM+RETIRO
Beatrice Bresolin (Bassano del Grappa, Italy)
Dancer/Choreographer
Neil Luck (London, United Kingdom)
Independent artist
http://www.neilluck.com/about/about.html
Iara Solano (Madrid, Spain)
Founder, Sleepwalk Collective
http://www.sleepwalkcollective.com/
Victor Roussel (Paris, France)
Artistic Advisor, Théâtre de la Bastille
http://www.theatre-bastille.com/
Julia Sandor (Budapest, Hungary)
Resident Dramaturg, Radnoti Miklos Theatre
http://radnotiszinhaz.hu/
Oxana Efremenko (Novosibirsk, Russia)
Art Director, International Festival of Modern Theatre CHAOS
https://chaos.old-house.ru/
Adel Abdel Wahab (Alexandria, Egypt)
Artistic Manager, Hewar Theater
Next Generation: Producing Performing Arts
Details: Next Generation: Producing Performing Arts
Michael H.B. Raditya (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)
Researcher/Critic/Writer
Micah Pinto (Manila, the Philippines)
Executive Director, Para Sa Sining Collaboratory Inc.
https://business.facebook.com/parasasining/
Linh Dinh (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Independent Art Manager/Producer
Koe Gaik Cheng (Penang, Malaysia)
Festival Manager, Little Door Festival
Mok Cui Yin (Singapore)
Independent producer
KAMIKAWA Miyuu (Tokyo, Japan)
Barrier leaper, syuz'gen LLC.
SONE Chisato (Tokyo, Japan)
Program officer, Komaba Agora Theater
HORI Asami (Tokyo, Japan)
Production manager, General Incorporated Association of ZEITAKU BINBOU
Journalists and Critics
Amitha Amranand (Bangkok, Thailand)
Contributing theater critic, Bangkok Post
Katrina Stuart Santiago (Manila, the Philippines)
Arts and Culture Critic/Writer
Sharmilla Ganesan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Presenter/Producer, The Bigger Picture
https://www.facebook.com/BFMthebiggerpicture/
