YPAM

Creative Australia Network Gathering

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
17:00 – 18:00

Creative Australia is hosting a network event to bring together Japanese and international delegates participating in YPAM with Australian artists and organisations. This informal gathering aims to create space for introductions, exchange, and future collaboration.

Organized by Creative Australia

YPAM Direction: Renew, Reframe & Reimagine

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
10:30 – 12:00

YPAM Direction, YPAM's official performance program, will relaunch this year as a professional-only series of informal presentations and discussions. YPAM invited three colleagues who have developed innovative artist labs and networking programs across Asia during the 2010s and 2020s to examine this new format and jointly select participating artists. In this symposium, they will share their experiences in the space between conception and production, rich with potential, inquiry and local/regional contexts, and discuss how these experiences inform their vision for the renewed YPAM Direction.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: English

Interpretation: With simultaneous interpretation

• Daniel Kok Artistic Director, Dance Nucleus / Singapore
• River Lin Independent Curator / Taiwan ©Taipei Performing Arts Center
• Sasapin Siriwanij Producer / Artistic Director, Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting / Thailand
• Tomoyuki Arai Senior Program Officer, Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting / Japan

“Batu” by Ayu Permata Sari and Hasyimah Harith (photo by Amritha Wayan)

K-Performing Arts Now: Diverse Voices from KAMS

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
15:00 – 16:40

This special pitching session showcases ten outstanding Korean performing arts groups selected through the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) open call. From traditional yeonhui and contemporary dance to experimental and multidisciplinary theatre, these artists reflect the vibrant diversity and creative depth of today's Korean performing arts scene. Each team will present its unique artistic voice and creative process, engaging Japanese presenters and curators in dialogue toward sustainable collaboration and touring opportunities across Asia and beyond.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J_BiB4gVaGRIC1cp1d_g6irDFA9pckTK/view?usp=sharing

Language: Japanese and English

• Production IDA
• Archiverse Studio
• TC LAB
• UHEE Company
• CodeSassy
• FORCE
• Letitle
• Kim Nam-jin Physical Theater
• Choi x Kang Project
• Modern Table

Contemporary theater in Guangdong

Presentation A
16:00 – 16:40

Guangdong Province is a window for China's opening up to the outside world, not only economically, but also in terms of culture and art. In 1992, China's first contemporary dance company, GMDC, was founded in Guangzhou, and many outstanding and well-known contemporary dancers have emerged from it. In recent years, contemporary theater Cantonese opera and site-specific performances have also flourished in Guangdong Province. Qin Jianlun, a producer who has long lived in Guangdong and former manager of Guangzhou YUN Theater, has profound insights into artistic creation in Guangdong...

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Qin Jianlun Producer / China

Public Theatre as Space of Creation: Kanagawa Arts Theatre's activities

Presentation A
13:00 – 13:40

KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre is one of Japan's leading creative public theatres. It produces drama, dance, and musical productions under the artistic director's direction and employs a number of productions, public relations, and technical professionals. Since its opening in 2011, we have produced many works with up-and-coming artists, and also focuses on human resource development and laboratory projects named ‘KAIHATSU'. This presentation will introduce KAAT's activities and consider the future of creative public theatres.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Mahito Horiuchi Executive Director, Kanagawa Arts Theatre

Introduction to “TMT Gear The Creator Support Project Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre"

Presentation A
14:00 – 14:40

“TMT Gear” is a project launched by Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in fiscal year 2024. With the next Artistic Directors — Toshiki Okada (Playwright, Theatre Division) and Kazuki Yamada (Conductor, Music Division) — serving as mentors alongside the theatre's staff, the program brings the theatre and art creators together to pursue creative activities both inside and outside the theatre, aiming to realize projects with a global outlook. This session will provide an overview of the project and showcase selected proposals from the participating art creators.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Naoya Yamashita Producer, Music Field, TMT Gear Project
• Yoshinori Nagase Art Creator, Music Field, TMT Gear Project
• Sakuhiko Fuse Art Creator, Music Field, TMT Gear Project ⓒMartin Chiang

Meteoriteness: Introduction to the Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite Tokyo

Presentation A
15:00 – 15:40

Launched in 2025 and based at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Autumn Meteorite Tokyo is a performing arts festival directed by Toshiki Okada. In addition to Performance Programs, the festival has developed Non-Performance Programs such as lectures and workshops, as well as "Hello&Welcome (AttendeeSupport)" that focuses on improving accessibility and gathering spaces for exchange. This presentation will share insights from the festival's first edition and introduce some of the initiatives planned for its 2026 edition.

Language: Japanese and English

• Yuko Takeda Chief Producer, Autumn Meteorite Tokyo
• Kanon Matsumoto Chief Communications & Public Relations, Autumn Meteorite Tokyo

ROLLOUT: Building Global Networks in Dance Film


Presentation B
16:00 – 16:40

ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival serves as a platform for dance film in Macao and Asia since 2016, fostering artistic exchange and international collaboration. This presentation introduces ROLLOUT's approaches, its network of global partners, and its collaborative production initiatives. It will also outline the festival's future development, inviting performing arts professionals to engage with emerging possibilities at the intersection of transdisciplinary art formats.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Erik Kuong Curator, ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival / Macao
• Chloe Lao Curator, ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival / Macao
• Mary Wong Curator, ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival / Macao

Presentations of French choreographers projects Leïla Ka and Nathalie Pernette

Presentation B
14:00 – 15:40

Leïla Ka, a rising choreographic phenomenon, has seen her first three pieces performed in over 20 countries. Winner of Danse Élargie at Théâtre de la Ville and nominee for the International Dance Prize at Sadler's Wells with ""Maldonne"". She has also choreographed for Beyoncé, the César Awards and the National Ballet of Chile. Since 2001, Nathalie Pernette has toured France and abroad, creating experimental works that blend stage and public space, intersecting with other arts. She also makes pieces for young audiences, such as ""Les Ombres Blanches"", shown at the Ricca Ricca Festa in Japan.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Anne Teresa Piel Producer Anne Teresa Piel

@Duy-Laurent Tran

Island Echoes - artist driven collaboration between the Indonesia and the Nordics

Presentation B
13:00 – 13:40

Our presentation will introduce the goals and initial phases of the artist-driven project, Island Echoes (2025–2027) by Convoi Exceptionnel (DK) and Abdi Karya (ID). This interdisciplinary work connects the island nations the Faroe Islands, Denmark, and Indonesia through choreography, music, and dialogues with experts as part of the performances. We will share insights, discuss cultural complexities, and seek advice on international collaboration. Join us to engage in an inspiring exchange of ideas.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Abdi Karya Artist / ID
• Jon R. Skulberg Stage Director / DK
• Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh Set Designer / DK
• Sigrid Aakvik International Producer

Louise Herrche Serup

Next Producers Meeting 2025 in Yokohama

Roundtable
15:00 – 15:40

The Next Producers Meeting is held primarily to develop networking and support environments for the next generation of performing arts producers and art managers. At the 2025 ON-PAM Committee @ YPAM, we will host a roundtable discussion featuring practitioners active in Japan and South Korea as speakers.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: None

• Rei Ohashi Production Coordinator, Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT
• Yuya Kimura Producer, ZAZI・ZOO / Space Curator 撮影 雨宮透貴
• Namhyun Kim Independent Producer
• Mieko Ito Producer / Board Member, ON-PAM
• Momo Sakamoto Producer / Representative, HANCHU-YUEI LLC. / Board Member, ON-PAM

How can we create an open, flexible network connecting performing arts producers?

Roundtable
16:00 – 16:40

We invite guests from Asia engaged in performing arts producer networks to discuss systems that support flexible and diverse working practices and creative environments. Is it possible to create a network where each individual can bring their own small voices and thoughts?

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Jin Yim Creative Producer
• Muhammad Abe Independent Producer
• Tomoya Takeda President, bench Co. / President, ON-PAM

Mapping Southeast Asian Platforms: Exploring Sustainable Management

Roundtable
14:00 – 14:40

Amid differing cultural policies and funding structures across countries and regions, sustaining performing arts platforms remains a major challenge. In this session, speakers involved in platform initiatives in Thailand and Indonesia will share distinctive, sustainable models they have developed through collaboration between artists and organizers and the sharing of resources. Together, they will reflect on the possibilities of platforms that can support both creation and management—and connect to the next generation.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Kuntara Chaicharn Operation Manager, Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting / Thailand
• Parnrut Kritchanchai Director, Bangkok Theatre Festival / Thailand
• Yustiansyah Lesmana Artistic Director, Djakarta International Theater Platform / Indonesia
• Setsiri Nirandara Director, Bangkok Theatre Festival / Thailand

Bodies and Stories Beyond Borders: Contemporary Southeast Asian Performing Arts in Dialogue

Roundtable
13:00 – 13:40

Southeast Asian performing arts have long spoken, resisted, and preserved memory through the body amid historical, social, and political changes. In this session, artists and curators from Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam will share their practices around the themes of crossing borders, cultural inheritance, the body, and storytelling, offering multiple perspectives on the state of performing arts in the region today. Through dialogue across communities and generations, the session reflects on what the body can express in the present and envision for the future.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Helly Minarti Curator / Dramaturg / Scholar / Indonesia
• Ka Kou Artist, The Department of Performing Arts, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia / Cambodia ©SilverBelle
• P Cube Curator / Artist, Artis-Hood / Myanmar
• Nguyen Hai Yen (RED) MORUA / Co-founder, Project Day San / Vietnam

Semantics of the void: work in progress and a reflexion about creative process and transversality in arts

Presentation C
15:00 – 16:40

“Semantic of the void” is an experimental project of research on the topic of the void. Exploring transversality of languages and forms, the space of the “void” is the idea of a space-time relating things by giving them sense. It is the truth in the void between the words, between the lines. It is the pause, the interruption, the inaction between two movements, the silence between two words. This space in-between is the power of the invisible; it is active immobility, as the foundation of artistic process. Several videos of the project will be shown during the presentation.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Sandie Brischler Visual and performance artist / Researcher / Filmmaker

Connecting the World through Performing Arts

Presentation C
13:00 – 14:40

Join us for a powerful screening of Counterpoise the dance film, and its four-year documentary journey Dancing Against the Odds, capturing the inspiring collaboration between 29Dong (Korea) and Restless Dance Theatre (Australia). Witness neurodiverse and dancers with and without disability creating bold, expressive work while navigating cultural differences, language barriers, and the challenges of making art across borders during the pandemic. Followed by a presentation on Restless Dance Theatre's vision of using movement to connect communities worldwide through residencies, workshops, and performances that celebrate diversity and shared humanity.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Julie Moralee CEO, Restless Dance Theatre Photo Credit: Shane Ried

Company Dancer: Jianna Gorgiou / Photo Credit: Shane Ried

DaBY Studio Presentation at Forum Minamiota: Conan Amok "R/evolution(s)"

Studio Presentation
14:00 – 15:00

Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY), a dance house in Yokohama, is creating six new works through “Wings: International Dance Project by Dance Base Yokohama for Emerging Creators,” funded by the Japan Creator Support Fund, aiming for presentations on the global stage. As part of this initiative, we will hold a work-in-progress showing of Conan Amok's R/evolution(s), which reinterprets contemporary bodily perception through the objecthood of butoh.

Language: Japanese and English

• Conan Amok ©︎Mai Taniguchi

JCSF Lunch Gathering – Presence & Resonance –

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
12:00 – 13:00

A casual lunch gathering will follow the symposium “Presence & Resonance: The Future of Theatres”, held on December 10 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Join us for snacks and drinks, and take the opportunity to connect with fellow participants in a relaxed setting.

This event is supported by the Japan Creator Support Fund (JCSF), established within the Japan Arts Council to nurture emerging creators and artists, and to enhance the role of cultural institutions as platforms for their work and international outreach.

Organized by the Japan Arts Council

Networking Reception with CINARS

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
17:00 – 18:00

Following presentations by CINARS on the CINARS Biennale 2026 and performing arts in Quebec, Canada, a networking reception will be held.

Organized by CINARS / Délégation générale du Québec à Tokyo

Japan Creator Support Fund Special Symposium — Presence & Resonance: The Future of Theatres

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
10:00 – 12:00

As part of the Japan Creator Support Fund, established by the Japan Arts Council to foster young creators and enhance the functions of cultural institutions, this event brings together two theatres and one art institution selected under the initiative.
With special guest speakers who bring international expertise, participants will discuss how cultural institutions can build global networks.
The session will highlight their future potential as incubation platforms. Lunch gathering will be held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

Japan Creator Support Fund for Cultural Facilities
Organaized by the Japan Arts council, in cooperation with Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With simultaneous interpretation

• Ken Takiguchi General Manager, Setagaya Public Theatre
• Masayoshi Yahagi Director of Project Planning Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture ＠Kaori Ito
• Akiko Takeshita Performing Arts Producer, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] ©Gottingham
• Faith Tan Director, Programming (Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts & Int'l Dev), Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay / Singapore
• Hiromi Maruoka President, Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication / Director, Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Photo by Hideto Maezawa
• Moderator: Masahiko Yokobori Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, Atomi University / Dramaturg / Advisor, Japan Creator Support Fund

ROHM Theatre Kyoto Repertory Premiere: ‘Hopes’ by emerging directors in Kyoto, Kansai

Presentation A
13:00 – 13:40

Repertory Premiere: ‘Hopes' is a project that creates new theatrical works in collaboration with emerging directors based in Kyoto.
Here, we introduce a new production scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2026.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Yuya Nishida Gekidan Furosya, Playwright and Director Photo by Shun Ujita
• Shunsuke Manabe ROHM Theatre Kyoto
• Mizuki Kakita ROHM Theatre Kyoto

“IN TRANSIT - Performing Arts Project that Crosses Different Cultures” Process and Work Introductions

Presentation A
14:00 – 15:40

IN TRANSIT is a program organized and operated by precog Co., Ltd., aimed at fostering practitioners in the performing arts who seek to pursue new international developments over multiple years. The program provides training for performing arts professionals—such as artists, producers, critics, and technical staff—focusing on developing and practicing approaches to international activities. In this meeting, we will share the current progress in the project's second year, and several artists will introduce works that are intended for international development.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Tamiko Ouki Producer, precog Co., Ltd.
• Eri Makihara Filmmaker / Director, DEAF BIRD PRODUCTION Photo by Hiroshi Ikeda
• Jun Tsutsui Writer / Director, dracom

Socially-engaged experiential performative sound works from Hong Kong

Presentation A
16:00 – 16:40

Meet Hong Kong sound artist Chung-tat SHAM, who merges his Berlin spatial audio expertise with the distinctive sonic fabric of his home city. His interactive performative works transform dense urban environments into immersive collective experiences, positioning audiences as active participants rather than passive observers. Emerging from authentically local conditions, his works transform the soundscape and stories of Hong Kong into moments of shared discovery and human connection.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Chung-tat SHAM Sound Artist, Paperback Sketch
• Miu LAW Producer, Paperback Sketch

Photo by Ming Pao

Dance from Spain User Guide

Presentation B
15:00 – 15:40

Dance from Spain is an initiative launched in 2012 by the Federation of Spanish Dance Companies to disseminates information about choreographic creation in Spain at international performing arts meetings. Two main tools for standout: the Dance from Spain online platform, a bilingual portal with +200 companies and +800 productions designed to be a reference tool for international presenters and the special edition of SusyQ Magazine that gathers the annual overview of choreographic creation in Spain.

Language: English and Japanese

Interpretation: None

• María González President, Federation of Spanish Dance Companies
• Rie Okada International Adviser

@Toni Galitó

IsLand Bar - Déraciné Rhizome

Presentation B
14:00 – 14:40

IsLand Bar is a table performance that serves cocktails and stories. First created at the ADAM Artist Lab in Taipei in 2017, it has since been reinterpreted in various versions. In this new series, orangcosong (Yokohama) and Materialise (Hong Kong / Switzerland) collaborate with Asian artists based in Europe to relaunch the project as a performing arts platform that reveals the diversity and layered narratives present across both regions. It will premiere in May 2026 in the Netherlands and continue over the summer, new partners are welcome to hop on board of this adventure! The project is part of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival (AECFest) Residency Programme 2025, organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Chikara Fujiwara Artist, orangcosong
• Minori Sumiyoshiyama Artist, orangcosong
• Iris Chan Production Manager, Materialise

Diagrammatica - an introduction

Presentation B
16:00 – 16:40

An introduction and overview of the Diagrammatica project by lead artist Jason Maling and sound designers Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey. Premiered at Rising Festival Melbourne in June 2025, Diagrammatica is a genre-defying work—part live drawing, durational performance, and participatory ritual. It invites people into a shifting system of co-creation through sculpture, film, and spatial sound. At its heart is a live audiovisual “diagram,” shaped by participants using fragments inspired by quantum physics and astral photography.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Jason Maling Lead Artist
• Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey Sound Artists Jodie Haines

Jason Maling

Resilience and the Power of Tenderness: Women-Led Theatre in a changing Hong Kong

Presentation B
13:00 – 13:40

Amid rapid social, political, and cultural transformation, what urgency is left for Hong Kong female creators to deal with, and how should they speak in response to the land they belong? This presentation will introduce an emergence of women creators find their own way of addressing social realities on stage in an era of contradiction and silence. They move away from bold voices, to diverse individual experiences; Spinning threads of intimacy are weaved into a social fabric, transforming theatre into a space for resilience and community repair.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Loui Yuen Producer and Dramaturg, Motion-27/Hong Kong
• Kasen Tsui Individual Theatre Maker/Hong Kong

On and On Theatre Workshop; Jeff Cheng

Creative Mobilities: Linking Artists with Opportunities across the Americas and Asia

Roundtable
15:00 – 16:40

As producers and creatives, we've toured works across Asia and brought Asian productions to Australia and North America. Rhizome Arts, led by Glauco Araujo and Kristopher McDowell, seeks exchanges linking Japan and 17 countries through residencies, workshops, and touring. Projects include Aaron Larget-Caplan, ANIKAYA Dance Theatre, The FOSSE© Project, Ballet Nepantla, RED by John Logan, and danceTactics, fostering global collaboration and artistic dialogue.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Glauco Araujo Creative Director
• Kristopher McDowell Founder / Executive Producer

Rhizome Consulting LLC

Creative Dialogues for the Future: Environment and History in Asian Performing Arts

Roundtable
13:00 – 14:40

This session discusses two urgent themes: history and environment. In Part 1, Image Nation Green, an organization promoting sustainable practices in the performing arts, will present a report on their participation in the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Conference in November 2025. In Part 2, theatre director Yuta Hagiwara of Kamome Machine and researcher and friendly/critical eye Beri Juraic reflect on The Nanjing Project, about 1937 Nanjing Massacre, presented earlier at YPAM. They will discuss what theatre does and can do to history.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Hiroko Oshima Representative, Image Nation Green
• Natsuko Suzuki Director, Image Nation Green
• Yuta Hagiwara Director, Kamome Machine
• Beri Juraic Researcher / Friendly & Critical Eye

Can Teachers Be AI? An interactive classroom performance with a robot teacher

Presentation C
13:00 – 13:40

Neji Pijin + YCAM New Performance "Generative Sensei" is an interactive performance designed for audiences aged 10 and up. The audience sits in a classroom and takes part in a lesson led by a robot “teacher” (sensei). “What does it mean to speak in your own words?” the teacher asks, trying to understand humans. During the performance, the audience's words are generated and transformed into lines for small robots. In this session, we'll be introducing this work and discussing how it explores our relationship with AI and robots — a theme that's becoming increasingly relevant today.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Akiko Takeshita Performing Arts Producer, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media［YCAM］ ©Gottingham

Illustration：fancomi

Very Theatre XR Odyssey

Presentation C
16:00 – 16:40

Award-winning Taiwanese director CHOU Tung-Yen traces his artistic Odyssey sharing insights on moving from theatre to XR and how this shift enriches his theatre practice. From 360-degree experiments in Emptied Memories to XR, CHOU expanded immersive storytelling. The Trilogy of Mist—In the Mist; Gazing, In the Mist; Traversing the Mist—transforms the fluid desires in gay saunas into sensuous experiences. Free UR Head and 8 Degrees of Freedom explore multi-user XR possibilities. This presentation examines how theatre and XR can be compatible, transformative, and mutually enriching.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• CHOU Tung-Yen Artistic Director, Very Theatre Company / Taiwan Pei Yun Chen

Very Theatre Company

Introducing the Japanese Artists Who Participated in the Performing Arts Exchange Program in Bangkok, co-organized by the Japan Foundation and YPAM

Presentation C
10:30 – 12:00

The Japan Foundation and YPAM have been jointly running the Performing Arts Exchange Program since last year. The program supports emerging Japan-based artists who aspire to work internationally—particularly within the ASEAN region—or to collaborate with artists from that area. In this session, participating artists from the Bangkok edition of the program share their experiences at the Bangkok Theatre Festival, GHOST:2568, and a workshop led by Pichet Klunchun, as well as introduce their own artistic practices.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Kanae Asakawa Dancer / Choreographer 染宮久樹
• Tomomi Onuki Artist / Architect Yukasa Narisada
• Emi Ogura Dancer / Performer / Choreographer / Director tomcude
• Ayako Kato Violinist / Artist Hideto Maezawa
• Keitaro Kamo Director / Producer
• Takuya Takemoto Performance Sayuri Murooka

Photo by Takuya Takemoto

From Seeds to Stages: Cultivating Connections between Indonesia, Japan, and the World

Presentation C
15:00 – 15:40

Indonesia's performing arts ecosystem grows more interconnected, bridging artists, festivals, and government initiatives. This session brings together producers and festival directors to reflect on recent shifts, navigating possibilities for meaningful collaborations. They will explore how resource sharing and exchanges help cultivate visibility and care, encouraging more opportunities for international engagements across various stages and communities.

Organized by the Manajemen Talenta Nasional (MTN), the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Rebecca Kezia Co-founder, Indonesia Producers’ Network
• Rama Thaharani Program Director, Kelola Foundation
• Linda Mayasari Dramaturg / Curator / Arts Organizer
• Keni Soeriaatmadja Team coordinator, Manajemen Talenta Nasional [MTN]

Education, Creativity, and Community Revitalization: Reimagining the "Gaze" Across Southeast Asia

Presentation C
14:00 – 14:40

Drawing from education, local communities, and creative practice, performing arts in Southeast Asia continue to evolve in response to social change. This session features Icee Po from the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), who addresses social issues through education; Siphai Thammavong from Laos, who works to preserve and pass on local cultural heritage; and Ridhwan Saidi from Malaysia, whose creative practice explores the intersections of urban life and imagination. Through their diverse practices, the session reflects on the relationship between art and society across Asia.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Icee Po Managing Producer, Philippine Educational Theater Association / Philippines
• Ridhwan Saidi Co-founder / Director, Moka Mocha Ink / Malaysia Photo:Nurul Aizam
• Siphai Thammavong Storyteller, Garavek Theatre / Laos

DaBY Studio Presentation at Forum Minamiota: Conan Amok "R/evolution(s)" / Ryu Suzuki "TAMA"

Studio Presentation
14:00 – 16:00

Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY), a dance house in Yokohama, is creating six new works through “Wings: International Dance Project by Dance Base Yokohama for Emerging Creators,” funded by the Japan Creator Support Fund, aiming for presentations on the global stage. As part of this initiative, we will hold work-in-progress showings of Conan Amok's R/evolution(s)—which reinterprets contemporary bodily perception through the objecthood of butoh—and Ryu Suzuki's TAMA, which develops the physicality of kendama into choreographic form.

Language: Japanese and English

• Conan Amok ©︎Mai Taniguchi
• Ryu Suzuki

Speed Networking 1

Speed Networking
10:00 – 11:00

10-minuite, one-on-one meeting by appointment with festival directors and producers who come to YPAM across Japan and the world. Participants with a professional purpose can efficientry promote their promote their productions and projects to the hosts.

Click here to apply for the Speed Networking application at the second round

• Kate Britton Artistic Director, Performance Space Photo by Liz Ham
• Yuichiro Yoshida Program Director, Kinosaki International Arts Center Photo by bozzo
• Fridrik Fridriksson Director, Performing Arts Centre Iceland (Sviðslistamiðstöð Íslands)
• Katsuhiro Nakatomi／Mitsuhiro Obara Yokohama Arts Foundation
• Elaine Liu International Development Section, Programming Department, National Theater & Concert Hall (Taipei)
• Yustiansyah Lesmana Artistic Director, Djakarta International Theater Platform

Speed Networking 2

Speed Networking
11:00 – 12:00

10-minuite, one-on-one meeting by appointment with festival directors and producers who come to YPAM across Japan and the world. Participants with a professional purpose can efficientry promote their promote their productions and projects to the hosts.

Click here to apply for the Speed Networking application at the second round

• Brad Spolding Head of Performing Arts Programming, Bunjil Place
• Yoko Narushima SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
• Rie Okada Dance from Spain
• Yukako Ogura Program Director, ROHM Theatre Kyoto
• Virginia Hyam Executive Producer, PAC Australia
• Yoko Kawasaki Co-Director, Kyoto Experiment Photo: Takuya Matsumi

Nordic Networking

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
17:00 – 18:00

Continue the conversation! After the "Performing Arts from the Northern Latitude" session, join us for an informal networking gathering bringing together artists, producers, and presenters from across the Nordic region and beyond. This is an opportunity to connect, share ideas, and spark new collaborations in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Meet colleagues from the independent performing arts scene, exchange experiences, and explore future possibilities for cross-border projects and touring. Light refreshments will be served.

Nordics Combined — presented by Performing Arts Hub Norway, Circus & Dance Info Finland, Performing Arts Centre Iceland, and The Danish Arts Foundation

Performing Arts from the Northern Latitude

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
16:00 – 17:00

Join Nordics Combined—presented by Performing Arts Hub Norway, Circus & Dance Info Finland, Performing Arts Centre Iceland, and The Danish Arts Foundation—for an inspiring talk on collaboration, international touring, and mobility in the Nordic performing arts. Discover cross-border initiatives, support schemes, and how Nordic networks empower artists to connect and tour globally.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Hege Knarvik Sande Performing Arts Hub Norway
• Lotta Nevalainen Circus & Dance Info Finland
• Petra Hannus Circus & Dance Info Finland
• Friðrik Friðriksson Performing Arts Centre Iceland
• Lau Tobias Tronegård-Madsen The Danish Arts Foundation

Perspectives in Programming and the Network of Theaters/Festivals

Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
10:00 – 12:00

How are the programs constructed, with what kind of philosophy and methods, at the theaters and festivals that are rooted in the local contexts yet transcend them at the same time to unfold internationally? And, what is the significance of networks that connect those theaters and festivals? The session will focus on the cases in Asia-Pacific and Europe to consider those questions. This session is part of the “Training Program for International Performing Arts Coordinators” under the Japan Creator Support Fund.

Organized by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan / Japan Arts Council / The Association of Public Theaters and Halls in Japan
In cooperation with Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM)

Special partnership: The Japan Foundation

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With simultaneous interpretation

• Jonathan Thonon Director of International Relations and Development, Théâtre de Liège
• Kris Nelson Festival Director, Sydney Festival photo by Toby Burrows
• Ratri Anindyajati Director, Indonesian Dance Festival Xiaoyue Zhang
• Moderator: Kei Saito Performing arts administrator / producer

From Residency to Collaboration: Yudai Kamisato and the Making of Density

Presentation A
14:00 – 14:40

In June, U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network, Inc. (CTN) hosted a month-long residency for Tokyo-based playwright and director Yudai Kamisato, during which he developed a new play titled Density for Theatre of Yugen's ensemble. CTN directors collaborated on the English translation and facilitated intercultural dialogues among Yudai, local artists, and community members. This session revisits the creative process behind Density, discusses its future productions, and introduces opportunities for artists to engage in residency-based collaborations in San Francisco.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: 通訳なし

• Yudai Kamisato Playwright / Director
• Kyoko Yoshida Executive Director, CTN / Co-Director, Theatre of Yugen / United States
• Miwa Kaneko Associate Director, CTN / Co-Director, Theatre of Yugen / United States

Miwa Kaneko

Introduction to Shimokitazawa International Puppet Festival

Presentation A
15:00 – 15:40

Shimokitazawa International Puppet Festival (SIPF), to be held in February 2025, is a seven-day festival that brings together imaginative and free-spirited puppet theatre from around the world. In this presentation, we will introduce the featured performances and related programs. The ideas and critical spirit that have flourished on the periphery—where puppet theatre has long thrived outside the mainstream—will surely offer inspiration for the way we live.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: None

• Yoko Yamaguchi Planning & General Management of Shimokitazawa International Puppet Festival Yuri Manabe

Emancipation from the LEFT or RIGHT

Presentation A
16:00 – 16:40

The lecture about research for LEFT/RIGHT includes human body.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: None

• Kei Nakano Associate Professor, KeiNakano Laboratory, Craft and Music Department, Faculty of Art,Osaka University of Arts / Visiting Researcher, Open Systems Information Science Special Team, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama Campus, RIKEN

Italian Excellence on the Global Stage

Presentation A
13:00 – 13:40

The session will present ATER Fondazione and its export department dedicated to amplify the international reach of Italy's vibrant cultural ecosystem. From Emilia-Romagna region, ATER promotes international exchange and supports Italian productions, creating a cultural gateway to international stages through long-term investment, artistic scouting, and full logistical, financial, and administrative support.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Dominique Martin International Relations, ATER Fondazione

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The Vision of Minato Arts Center m∼m: Basic Concept and Program Direction

Presentation B
13:00 – 13:40

In November 2027, Minato Arts Center m~m (mūmu) will open in a location directly connected to Hamamatsucho Station. In Part 1 of this presentation, Program Director Chiaki Soma will introduce the basic visions, the direction of programs, and potential collaborations with artists, companies, and cultural organizations both in local and international contexts.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: None

• Chiaki Soma Program Director, Minato Arts Center Opening Preparation Office 🄫NÓI CREW

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Shaun Parker & Company

Presentation B
15:00 – 15:40

Shaun Parker & Company, one of Australia's most acclaimed dance theatre companies, continues its international success with a bold and celebrated work. At YPAM 2025, Artistic Director Shaun Parker will share insights into the Company's remarkable journey and his own career as one of Australia's most innovative choreographers and performers. He will also unveil KING, a spellbinding blend of live song, masterful dance and provocative theatricality, created with internationally renowned Bulgarian-born vocalist Ivo Dimchev. Tour-ready for global partners and presenters in 2027, this groundbreaking work exemplifies the company's innovation and artistry on the world stage.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Shaun Parker Artistic Director / CEO, Shaun Parker & Company

Prudence Upton

What Minato Arts Center m~m Seeks: professional skills and Partnerships Based on the Characteristics of the center

Presentation B
14:00 – 14:40

In November 2027, Minato Arts Center m~m (mūmu) will open in a location directly connected to Hamamatsucho Station. In Part 2 of this presentation, Toshiki Miyazaki, Executive Director of the Opening Preparation Office, will discuss the diverse professional skills and career visions that the center seeks for its opening in two years, as well as various partnership models based on the characteristics of the center.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: None

• Toshiki Miyazaki Executive Director, Minato Arts Center Opening Preparation Office

みなと芸術センター シアターのパース図

From Japan to the World: Presentations by Emerging Professionals

Roundtable
13:00 – 14:40

This session will feature presentations on Japanese performing arts projects and works with a focus on international outreach and global mobility. The presenters of this session are the participants in a professional training program organized jointly by the Association of Public Theatres and Halls in Japan and YPAM. They will share the insights shaped by their professional experiences and aim to explore the global potential of Japanese performing arts and to foster cross-cultural dialogue. This session is part of the “Training Program for International Performing Arts Coordinators” under the Japan Creator Support Fund.

Language: English

Interpretation: None

• Participants of the Training Program for International Performing Arts Coordinators

Witness Stand - a sonic monument

Roundtable
16:00 – 16:40

Witness Stand is a sound installation for a city, situated across contested sites. Madeleine and Tim have presented this co-created work in five different countries. For SPAF 2025 in Seoul with Jin Yim, Joho Kim and Eunhee Lee, we created “a sonic monument” focusing attention on what may have been unheard, placing audience, performer alike in direct, situated relationship with these places. We will share our experience creating this project together for Seoul Performing Arts Festival, 2025 and how it works as a model of co-creation with new sites and artists.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Madeleine Flynn sound artist Photographer Credit Jodie Haines
• Tim Humphrey sound artist Photographer Credit Jodie Haines
• Jin Yim Producer Project Dari

Introducing local theater information platforms and encouraging collaboration with tour performances

Roundtable
15:00 – 15:40

Along with an introduction to the activities of the operators of the theater information site, we hope to create an opportunity for an exchange of opinions on how to think of the site as a regional information platform, how it can be utilized during performance tours, and how those involved in operating the site can act as a hub, connecting artists with the region. This is an information site that keeps track of regional theater and culture, both large and small, both inside and outside the theater. We hope to discuss the themes of region and information together.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: None

• Motoki Hata kangeki annai / Shikoku Stage Information
• Atsushi Yamamoto Engeki no shiori / Kansai Stage Information
• Megumi Miyazaki Engekiya Yamaguchi store / Yamaguchi Stage Information
• Takashi Suga Okayama Stage Information / Okayama Stage Information
• Emi Kubota Engeki Megane / Sanin Stage Information

The Future of Street Theater: Japan–UK Perspectives

Presentation C
15:00 – 15:40

Strange Seed Shizuoka, Japan's only street theater festival, marks its 10th anniversary as it continues to explore new directions for outdoor performance in Japan. In this session, we welcome the Director of XTRAX, a leading UK-based network supporting international outdoor arts, to share insights into the development of street theater festivals in the UK and to discuss future possibilities for collaboration and exchange between Japan and the UK.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Ryota Yamaguchi Strange Seed Shizuoka
• Kazuki Sugai Strange Seed Shizuoka
• Maggie Clarke Director, XTRAX

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Street Theater Global Project “STRANGE Lab.” Showcase

Presentation C
16:00 – 16:40

“STRANGE Lab.” is a global artist development project by the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and the street theater festival Strange Seed Shizuoka. Collaborating with four artist groups, the program supports the creation of new street theater works aimed at international presentation. This session introduces the project's vision and creative process, with artists presenting works in progress to premiere in May 2026.

Language: Japanese

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in English

• Guriko Sawa Strange Seed Shizuoka
• Hisae Kageyama Strange Seed Shizuoka
• Keisuke Hamaguchi Performer / Performance Director, ZEROKO
• Asami Yasumoto Director / Performer, Co.SCOoPP
• Nao Ashimine Dancer / Manager, YUKIO SUZUKI projects

Crossing Borders: Contemporary Circus Today

Presentation C
13:00 – 14:40

It is more than 40 years since the birth of contemporary circus in Europe. The European network Circostrada, the Asian network Circus Asia Network (CAN) and the Japanese contemporary circus network, which will be born in 2023, will gather to discuss the powerful contemporary circus that transcends national borders, genres and all other boundaries, and the possibilities this new genre offers for the performing arts and society. The event will discuss the possibilities that this new genre can bring to the performing arts and society.

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Michiko Tanaka
• Atsumi Sakai
• Yoko Ono Yuko Okumura
• Yuko Okumura
• Asami Yasumoto
• Alice Brunot
• Osman Khawaja

Chie Namegai

Introducing the Japanese Artists Who Participated in the Performing Arts Exchange Program in Singapore, co-organized by the Japan Foundation and YPAM

Presentation C
10:30 – 12:00

The Japan Foundation and YPAM have been jointly running the Performing Arts Exchange Program since last year. The program supports emerging Japan-based artists who aspire to work internationally—particularly within the ASEAN region—or to collaborate with artists from that area. In this session, participating artists from the Singapore edition of the program—organized in ongoing collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Dance Nucleus—share their experiences at da:ns LAB, CAN (Connect Asia Now), and Vector, as well as introduce their own artistic practices.

Organized by the Japan Foundation and Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Language: Japanese and English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation

• Sei Kigawa Dancer / Choreographer manimanium
• Minami Nakayashiki Dancer / Choreographer Tetsuo Tanaka
• Wataru Mukai Composer / Artist @Ayane Shindo
• Akane Yamaguchi Playwright / Theatre Director

©The Japan Foundation

Japan Nordic collaborative project “Push Pull Matters” studio presentation

Studio Presentation
15:00 – 15:40

Excerpted performance and presentation of Push Pull Matters. Push Pull Matters is a performance from Norway inspired by the fact that woodworking planes are used with a pulling motion in Japan, but with a pushing motion in Norway (and many other countries). Yohei Hamada, Norway-based dancer who led this project, will perform part of the work with project members and speak about the research conducted over two years on the tools and relationship between tools and the body.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• Yohei Hamada Dance artist Shiho Furumaya
• Riina Kalmi Dancer
• John Andrew Wilhite Musician / Composer
• Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh Scenographer / Costume designer

David Engmo

Alternative Facts (Australia) introduce audience-activated performance work Sincere Apologies

Studio Presentation
13:00 – 13:40

Alternative Facts (Australia) introduce their audience-activated performance work Sincere Apologies and discuss possibilities for concept touring bespoke iterations to multiple territories. Performed by the audience, Sincere Apologies is built from all the apologies that the world keeps offering — the famous, the ridiculous, the deeply personal, and those that begin every second email in our inboxes. Part theatrical ritual, part social experiment, Sincere Apologies explores what it means to apologise in a world full of broken systems, failed relationships, and bureaucratic disclaimers.

Language: English

Interpretation: With consecutive interpretation in Japanese

• David Williams Co-Director, Alternative Facts
• Suzie Franke Co-Director, Alternative Facts
• Dan Koop Artist / Producer / Facilitator

Photographer Lucy Parakhina

Speed Networking 4

Speed Networking
11:00 – 12:00

10-minuite, one-on-one meeting by appointment with festival directors and producers who come to YPAM across Japan and the world. Participants with a professional purpose can efficientry promote their promote their productions and projects to the hosts.

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• Adrien Bussy Deputy Executive Director, CINARS Alex Tran
• Shinji Ono Director, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1
• Mahito Horiuchi Executive Director, Kanagawa Arts Theatre
• Eri Karatsu Artistic Director and Managing Director of Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater
• Chiaki Soma Arts Commons Tokyo ©NÓI CREW
• Parnrut Kritchanchai Director, Bangkok Theatre Festival

Speed Networking 3

Speed Networking
10:00 – 11:00

10-minuite, one-on-one meeting by appointment with festival directors and producers who come to YPAM across Japan and the world. Participants with a professional purpose can efficientry promote their promote their productions and projects to the hosts.

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• Andrew Wood San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)
• Minako Naito Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
• Kuntara Chaicharn Operation Manager, Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting
• Grzegorz Reske Artistic Director, SPRING Performing Arts Festival
• Yoko Shioya Artistic Director, Japan Society
• Rebecca Kezia Director, aRRRa