Thank you to all the companies and artists who applied to take part in the Emerging Artists Program during Festival/Tokyo 2013.
A shortlist was selected from the entries and announced after the first round of assessment. Following a second process of internal evaluation, the following nine participants were chosen for the final program line-up.
Participants
Kodomokyojin [Japan]
Q [Japan]
Satoko Shibata [Japan]
Shinehouse Theatre [Taiwan]
sons wo: [Japan]
Sujata Goel [India]
Tara Tan [Singapore]
Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental [China]
Yeongran Suh [Korea]
These companies and artists will present productions of their work during Festival/Tokyo 2013 at venues in Tokyo.
The F/T13 Emerging Artists Program will take place from November 26 to December 7, 2013 (TBC).
F/T13 Emerging Artists Program: Application and Selection Results
Applications: 137 (Japan: 74; Overseas: 63)
Japanese Applications per Prefecture
Aomori (1), Ibaraki (1), Gunma (1), Saitama (2), Tokyo (46), Kanagawa (13), Nagano (1), Aichi (2), Kyoto (3), Osaka (3), Okayama (1)
Overseas Applications per Area
Israel (1), Iran (2), India (3), Indonesia (2), Korea (13), Singapore (2), Thailand (2), Taiwan (16), China (11), Philippines (2), others (9)
Final Selection per Area
China (1), India (1), Japan (9), Korea (1), Singapore (1), Taiwan (1)
Total: 9 artists/companies
Assessment Process
Continuing on from last year, entries from Japan and elsewhere in Asia were chosen using the same methodology, and with selections conducted in two stages.
First Round of Selections
The first round of assessment was conducted using the application materials (application form text and publicity videos), with a final selection made of 23 artists and companies (14 from Japan, 4 from China, 1 from India, 1 from Korea, 1 from Singapore, 1 from Thailand, 1 from Taiwan).
Second Round of Selections
The second round assessment was conducted via interviews and viewing video footage of previous productions. Applicants were assessed as to whether their projects were created based on original ideas and engaging with problems, and whether there was an artistic methodology that reflected their engagement with the problems. Further, applicants were also assessed based on the output of their previous artistic activities (including performance results and external criticism) and whether they possessed a future vision.
Learn more about the companies and artists selected for the first round and the final shortlist, including performance videos:
http://www.festival-tokyo.jp/en/13/emerging_artists_results/