F/T Affiliated Program
This is the seventh Dance Biennale Tokyo, which launched in 2002. It features a diverse program of six dance performances and related exhibitions closely linked to music and language, staged at Spiral Hall and other venues.
October 1st — October 10thVenues: Spiral Hall, and more Presented by Dance Nippon Associates, Spiral / Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd., Dance New Air Executive CommitteeInquiries: Dance New Airinfo@dancenewair.tokyohttp://dancenewair.tokyo/| Venue | Spiral Hall |
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| Dates | 10/1 (Sat) — 10/2 (Sun) |
| Tickets | ¥3,000 |
A new dance about family by Kim Itoh’s recently formed company
This is the latest dance by Physical Theatre Company GERO, formed by Kim Itoh in 2015. Focusing on the family unit, it vividly reveals family relations as things, people and words fly all around.
| Venue | Spiral Hall |
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| Dates | 10/1 (Sat) — 10/2 (Sun) |
| Tickets | ¥3,000 |
A hyper-real, utopian world based on sounds from songs by KENTARO!!
Dance imbued with wild ideas inspired by a motto of forging ahead, whatever may happen. A new world created by KENTARO!! with unique words, music, and dance.
| Venue | Spiral Hall |
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| Dates | 10/1 (Sat) — 10/2 (Sun) |
| Tickets | ¥3,000 |
The long-awaited revival of a dance much discussed and staged since its premiere in 2011
A highly anticipated re-staging of a dance that has overwhelmed audiences ever since it premiered in 2011. It explores the meaning of native language and home through the relationships between language and body.
| Venue | Spiral Hall |
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| Dates | 10/4 (Tue) — 10/5 (Wed) |
| Tickets | ¥4,000 |
The debut in Japan of an internationally acclaimed Czech dance company
Stripped of their freedom and the power to decide things for themselves, the seven dancers wearing shoes nailed down to the floor are locked in a desperate battle with their own shadows, accompanied by a live performance of modern minimal music by a clarinet quartet. This is the first appearance in Japan by VerTeDance, the Czech dance company that has won the highest accolades at performing arts festivals around the world. Funding: Czech Ministry of Culture
| Venue | Tokyo Women’s Plaza |
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| Dates | 10/8 (Sat) — 10/9 (Sun) |
| Tickets | ¥4,000 |
Praised for its organic yet poetic vision, this is the Japanese premiere of an extraordinary dance work attracting attention all over the world
Inspired by the realm of dreams, this dance conjures up a poetic yet fantastical space by harnessing the latest advances technology to push back the boundaries of stage performance through digital art. Co-presented by Institut français du Japon — Tokyo Funding: Institut français Supported by Institut français du Japon
| Venue | Spiral Hall |
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| Dates | 10/8 (Sat) — 10/10 (Mon) |
| Tickets | ¥4,000 |
Premiered as the first performance at the newly opened National Taichung Theater in Taiwan in autumn 2016, this unique work also comes to Tokyo
An ambitious and experimental exploration of fashion, the religion of the world today, interweaving music, performance and installation by a dream team. Co-production: Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, National Taichung Theater Funding: Fonds Podiumkunsten, Stichting Ammodo