Award Ceremony
The Tokyo Festival World Competition is delighted to welcome Ms. Juliette Binoche as the Chairperson of the Jury and Ms. Mari Natsuki as the Vice-Chairperson of the Jury. It is a rare occasion that artists and critics at the forefront of the world will have an open jury meeting to review the participating works and the Award Ceremony will also be open to public. Talk sessions with the recommenders of the works will be organised too.
We hope you will join us!
※Free of charge and reservations are not required (audience will enter in order of arrival)
【Date】4 Nov, Mon 17:30-18:30 |
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| 【Venue】Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Playhouse |
Attendees
| [Chairperson of the Jury] | Juliette Binoche (Actress | France) |
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| [Vice-Chairperson of the Jury] | Mari Natsuki (Mari Natsuki Terroir (MNT) director | Japan) |
| [The Artists’ Jury] | Yang Jung-ung (Artistic Director, Yohangza Theatre Company｜Seoul, South Korea) Lemi Ponifasio (Theater Director / Choreographer / Stage Designer / Founder and director of MAU)｜Auckland, New Zealand） Thomas Ostermeier (Theater Director / Schaubühne Berlin Artistic Director｜Berlin, Germany) Brett Bailey (Playwright / Theatre Director / Stage Designer, Third World Bunfight｜South Africa) Emily Johnson (Choreographer, Emily Johnson / Catalyst｜Manhahtaan / Mannahatta (Manhattan, NYC), Lenapehoking (U.S.A))" |
| [The Japanese-Speaking Critics’ Jury] | Lee Chonghwa (Professor of Political Philosophy, Politics of Culture and Postcolonial Studies in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University｜From Jeju Island, South Korea / Based in Tokyo, Japan) Adam Broinowski (Director / Theatre make / Performer, Lecturer in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University｜From Adelaide, Australia / Based in Canberra, Australia) Tove Björk (Researcher of Kabuki, Associate Professor of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University｜From Pargas, Finland / Based in Tokyo) Samuel Nfor (Theatre practitioner, Adjunct lecturer in Rikkyo University｜From Bamenda, Cameroon / Based in Tokyo, Japan) Cody Poulton (Researcher of Japanese theatre and literature, Professor of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria｜From Toronto, Canada / Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Naoto Moriyama (Theatre Critic, Professor of Department of Performing Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design｜From Tokyo, Japan / Based in Kyoto, Japan) |
Artists’ Jury Meeting / Japanese-Speaking Critics’ Jury Meeting
Artists who have presented new values in the performing arts in various regions of the world will select the "Outstanding Show", "Outstanding Performer" and "Outstanding Talent" awards. Experts from all over the world who have a deep knowledge of the performing arts and speak Japanese will select the "Critics' Choice Award.
| ●Artists’ Jury Meeting |
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| Date: 4 Nov, Mon 10:00-15:00 |
| Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Theatre West |
| Attendees: Juliette Binoche (Chairperson of the Jury), Mari Natsuki (Vice-Chairperson of the Jury), Artists' Jury |
| ●Japanese-Speaking Critics’ Jury Meeting |
| Date: 4 Nov, Mon 10:00-15:00 |
| Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Atelier West |
| Attendees: The Japanese-Speaking Critics’ Jury |
Recommenders’ Presentation / Recommenders’ Talk
Recommenders who are active in the world and programme international performing arts festivals will talk about the reason of recommendation for the participating work at the "Recommenders' Presentation" and about their own activities as well as the current situation of performing arts in their respective region at the "Recommenders' Talk".
Recommenders’ Presentation
| Date | 29 Oct, Tue 14:00-16:00 |
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| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Symphony Space |
| Recommenders: | Seonghee Kim (Independent Curator / Producer, former artistic director of Asian Arts Theatre｜South Korea) Stephen Armstrong (Creative Director of Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne｜Australia) Paul Rondin (Executive Director of the Festival d’Avignon | France) Kira Claude Guingané (Administrative Director of Festival International de Théâtre et de Marionnettes de Ouagadougou｜Burkina Faso) Carmen Romero Quero (Executive Director, Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil｜Chile) Yoshiji Yokoyama (Programmer of Tokyo Festival) |
●Recommenders’ Talk
| Date | 30 Oct, Wed 16:00 Yoshiji Yokoyama 31 Oct, Thu 15:30 Stephen Armstrong 16:30 Carmen Romero Quero 19:30 Paul Rondin |
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| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Atelier West |