June 14, 2009
"INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION", "DANCE IN BEPPU CITY", "DANCE x MUSIC!"
Creative dance forming a cornerstone of this year's festival programme.
Different dancers join together to new create dance works, which can only be realised in Beppu ~ dance akin to the festival name itself "MIXED BATHING WORLD" Internationally recognised dance artists perform alongside those who have never danced before, members of the local community working alongside experienced performers in community halls and hot springs of Beppu's downtown area.
Through dance local sites are turned into performances spaces, theatre's of dance.
「Beppu Dance」 Director：Norikazu Sato(NPO corporate body Japan Contemporary Dance Network)
「INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION」A │ 「INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION」B
「DANCE IN BEPPU CITY」A │ 「DANCE IN BEPPU CITY」B
「DANCE X MUSIC !」
「INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION」
Vanguard dance artists of international standing will reside in Beppu and produce and
present new collaborative works.
In her project "No matter" Julie an international dance artist who has performed in many parts of the world brings to Beppu dance informed by various elements from each of the countries climate she has visited, their sociological backgrounds and human history. Through her work Julie has collaborated with professional dancers and female dance composers who are active in each of the countries she has worked in.
Her projects to date include performances in Norway, Sweden, Morocco and Turkey working with the same intrinsic concept, and as such the "Matter'" series has gained her a solid reputation in each country she has worked in. Her Beppu project is a "Matter" co-production with Takiko Iwabuchi, one that has allowed Julie to express through dance her interest in Japan. Having previously lived in Japan, Julie was eager to develop a new "No Matter" dance work with the theme of hot springs; a work where two dancers and a singer face their own identity through contact with the natural mineral water of Beppu.
Drawing inspiration from one of Beppu's traditional hot springs and the Japanese relationship to hot spring bathing, and through the theme of water, two dancers from different cultural backgrounds transcend their own national and cultural identities. At first the female performer appears in clothes made of the paper. However, these clothes melt away upon touching the water, with the body itself becoming wrapped in hot spring steam. Through this warm steam, produced by hot water rising to the surface of Beppu from deep underground which does not disperse even in the cold of winter, human nakedness is removed as the steam forms a transparent skin of natural elements. The layers of our outer surface disappear. What is left is the image of a "Women taking a bath" who wore a skin of paper replaced by a steam of snow.
(Concept: Julie)
No Matter：Julie Nioche (France) _ Takiko Iwabuchi (Japan)
Date: Saturday 11th April
Time: 6:00 p.m
Location; Ichinoide hall
Fee; Advance 3500yen / On Day 4000yen
Capacity: 40 (reservation necessary)
Parking is not available so a free bus will be provided (reservation needed)
Beppu Station West gate 4:30p.m. /5:00 p.m
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※On-site parking not available. Use free bus transportation from Beppu Station for ticket holders. Boarding begins promptly at 00:00 and again at 00:00. Reserve your seat when you buy your ticket.(Bus time of your choice until one bus is filled)
This Japanese and French progressive collaborative dance project brings together three unique dancers and choreographers. Internationally recognized dancer Murobushi, Bernardo Montet,Boris Charmatzcreates, dance works based on trust and need for mutual respect for one another. In parallel, video auteur Basil Doganis will also collaborate in the project, filming footage in the areas where the dance performances will take place to be subsequently used during the actual performance itself, advancing both the collaborative process and synergies between dance and video. A 'work in progressive' will also be performed by Murobushi and Boris Charmatz as part of the Beppu dance programme.
Date: Sunday 24th May
Time: 2:30p.m. 3:00p.m. (Start)
Location: Beppu Kokusai Kanko Ferry Port Area
Fee: Advance 2,000yen / On Day 2,500yen
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「DANCE IN BEPPU CITY」
Inviting participation from common citizens, dance artists will direct the creation and performance of newly choregraphed dance movements. Beppu town and dance melt into one.
A group of dancers appear in Beppu's shopping arcade on a busy Saturday afternoon, and for 2 hours perform that very same evening ~ please visit Platform 01 for a "Find a dancer Map". Within this shopping arcade, dance is developed at street level, throughout each alley, everywhere in the arcade. Find dancers or dance by yourself. This is a space-orientating event. Using the "Find a dancer Map", to navigate and orientate yourself in the arcade, you will chance upon haunting performers, who might or might not be dancers.
Just stop and ask 'Are you a dancer?' If you are right, you get a stamp on your map!
Date: 18th and 19th April, 2nd and 3rd May
Time: 17:30 (open) 18:00 (start)
Location: Platform01
Fee: FREE
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※Coordination：OITA'n DANCE ORGANIZATION
Beppu's historic central public hall is 80 years old. English and Japanese choreographers from the Kyushu area, and dancers and participants of various generations will create a new dance work based on the memories connected with the public hall, creating reflections and dreams as to its past and future in numerous spaces in the building. The spectator is invited to a take a metaphorical journey in time through these dance performances, back and forth through past and present, to the future and back again.
Date: Sunday 17th May, Sunday 14th June
Performances twice a day
(1) 13:30 (open) 14:00 (start)
(2) 16:30 (open) 17:00 (start)
Location: Beppu central public hall
Fee: Advance 1,000yen / On Day 1,500yen
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※Coordinated by: NPO Co.D.Ex.
※Supported by: UK-Japan 2008 Collaborative Project Grant
LOOKING FOR PERFORMERS
We are looking for civilian performers. Age, sex, it does not matter, everyone is most welcome to join! Don't you want to join in a dance work based on a collective dream and memories of Beppu's central public hall??
We are looking for:
A. Elementary school students (3rd grade-6th grade) 30-100 people
B. Housewife's ( any age ) 10
C. Oyaji ( any age ) 10
D. Senior Citizens ( 60 years or older) 10
E. Children ( any age ) 10
F. Disabled person ( any age ) 10
Schedule (temporary)
Location: Beppu central public hall ~ daily.
April 5th Sunday
May 8th Friday~14th Thursday: Workshop
May 15th Friday, 16th Saturday: Rehearsal
May 17th Sunday: Performance
June 12th Friday, 13th: Rehearsal
June 14th: Performance
WORKSHOP NAVIGATOR：
Cecilia Macfarlane, Kitamura Shigemi, Morishita Maki, Choreographer from Kyusyu.
※No dance experience necessary, all age, sex and nationalities welcome.
※Basic Participation Requirements
Person's who can attend the workshops, rehearsals and performances ~ that is all !!
※Please feel free to ask if you are interested but unsure of your ability to participate.
※Application Method
A simple application form needs to be complete and sent to us so that we can contact you individually to discuss your participation.
Application Form
Please send it either by mail, FAX, e-mail
1. Name (if you are an elementary school student please write your teachers name as well)
2. Age
3. Address
4. Phone number
5. E-mail address
6. For disabled persons, please let us know of any special requirements
The application deadline
Applications must arrive by May 7th Thursday
For further information please contact:
The executive committee secretariat.
Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009
874-0918 Minato Palet, Kankoukou dai san futou terminal 2F, Shiomicho-9-1 Beppu, Oita.
NPO BEPPU PROJECT
E-mail：info@mixedbathingworld.com
Tel + FAX: 0977-22-3560
Date：Sun, May 10, 2009
19:00open 19:30start
Entrance fee：advance ¥2,000／at door ¥2,500
Place：Beppu Tourist Port Terminal No.3, 2nd floor
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※Planning and Coordination：Japan Contemporary Dance Network
