PROGRAM
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Why Share Space with Others? Reconsidering Media, Healthcare, and Performance
(Series - How to Create a Sustainable Environment for Performing Arts)
Tokyo Festival 2022
Symposium
by Fumie Sakamoto, Dominique Chen, MIKIKO, Yoshiji Yokoyama, Junnosuke Tada
Fumie Sakamoto（Manager of Infection Control Office, QI Center, St. Luke's International Hospital）
Dominique Chen（Researcher of Information Studies）
MIKIKO（Choreo-Director, leader of dance company ELEVENPLAY）
Moderators:
Yoshiji Yokoyama (Chief Dramaturge and Programmer of Tokyo Festival)
Junnosuke Tada (Tokyo Festival Farm Director)
Is it risky to meet people?
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become possible to conduct more and more of our lives online. Why, then, would anyone want to share space with others, and why would anyone be forced to share space with others? This symposium brings together a panel of experts in the fields of media, healthcare, and performance in order to reexamine what it means to share space.
Program Director’s Comment
At Tokyo Festival, the series How to Create a Sustainable Environment for Performing Arts provides a forum for discussing issues facing the performing arts today. For this year’s symposium, we focus on “sharing space” and “moving across borders,” activities which became difficult under the coronavirus pandemic. We hear from specialists working on various frontlines as to what they are thinking about and what they are trying to do. Looking to the post-coronavirus era, we would like you all to join us in thinking about approaches to stage productions and international exchange going forward.
Yoshiji Yokoyama (Tokyo Festival Research Director)
Profile
Fumie Sakamoto
After graduating from St. Luke’s College of Nursing (now the College of Nursing, St. Luke’s International University), Sakamoto completed her studies at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She earned the Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), which is headquartered in the US. Sakamoto has served as a special committee member on the Health Sciences Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as well as board member at the Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control. Her many publications include “The Basics of Healthcare-associated Infection Control” (Revised 3rd edition, Nankodo), and “The 40 Golden Rules of Infection Control” (Igaku-Shoin).
Dominique Chen
Chen has a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Information Studies. He worked as a researcher at NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) and co-founded the IT startup Dividual, Inc. before taking up his current post as Professor at Waseda University’s School of Culture, Media and Society. His research focuses on the relationship between technology, humans, and other living organisms. Between October 2020 and June 2021, he served as director of the exhibition “traNslatioNs – Understanding Misunderstanding” at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT.
His recent publications include "Modern Japanese Literature as a Commons" (East Press) and his principle works include “Language for Building the Future - To Connect Misunderstandings” (Shinchosha). He has overseen the translations of “Fermentation as Metaphor” (O’Reilly Japan) and “Positive Computing: Technology for Wellbeing and Human Potential” (BNN Shinsha) amongst others, and supervised/edited "To Create Our Wellbeing Being Together: Philosophy, Practice, and Technology" (BNN Shinsha).
MIKIKO
Choreo-Director, leader of dance company ELEVENPLAY. She works as a director and choreographer over a wide range of fields in the spheres of art, music and technology. Widely known as one of Japan’s leading choreographers, MIKIKO has worked on many pieces for artists’ music videos, animations, TV commercials, stage productions, etc.
As a director who fuses miscellaneous technologies with physical expression, she is highly acclaimed both in Japan and overseas. Her prolific output has seen her perform in more than 30 cities around the world, including three invitations to the Sonar Festival Barcelona.
She has received the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize, and Runner Up Prize and 3 Honor Awards at Prix Ars Electronica.
Schedule
At the local venue：Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (JST)
Stream at a later date
How to participate
〇Local venue
- Application period (reservation required, by lottery): Saturday, Sep. 10, 10:00 a.m. - Sunday, Sep. 18, 11:59 p.m.
- Applications will be confirmed by an email sent by Friday, Sep. 23.
- Please note that applications will be selected by lottery if there are too many applications.
- All personal information will be kept in strict confidentiality and will be used only for the purpose of providing information related to this symposium.
〇Video distribution
Free of charge, no reservation required / Streaming on the Tokyo Festival YouTube channel
Language
Japanese only on the day of the event, subsequent video stream to feature English subtitles
Accessibility/Subtitles
Symposium to be held in Japanese, English subtitles for subsequent video stream
Venue
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Atelier East
Notice to visitors
This event will be held with measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Please be sure to check the following link on the Tokyo Festival website when visiting:
Tokyo Festival anti-coronavirus measures
https://tokyo-festival.jp/2022/en/info/covid19/
-Please wear a mask at all times.
-Please be advised that those who have a temperature of 37.5℃ or higher or those who are not feeling well may be denied admission on the day of the event.
Staff credits
Planning: Yoshiji Yokoyama (Chief Dramaturge and Programmer of Tokyo Festival)
Visual Design: Kei Uchida
Production Coordination: Shoko Miyamoto, Masato Eguchi, Yuko Uematsu (syuz'gen LLC)
Direction: Kaku Nagashima (FT Label Program Director and Co-Director of Tokyo Festival Farm), Junnosuke Tada (Tokyo Festival Farm Director)
Video Shooting: Masaomi Furuya
Video Editing: Masaomi Furuya, Yuma Mori
English Subtitle Translation: Christopher Gregory
Organizer credits
Organized by:
Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Toshima City, Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre & Arts Council Tokyo), Tokyo Metropolitan Government]
Supported by:
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in fiscal 2022
Sponsored by:
Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Inquiries
Tokyo Festival Executive Committee Office
050-1746-0996 (Weekdays 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)