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EVENT

During the “Oku-Noto International Art Festival 2023”, various events will be held mainly on weekends.
Don't miss the events that take place during your stay.

Min Tanaka

「Locus Focus」

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東京芸術劇場プレイハウス ⽥中泯「村のドン・キホーテ」2020年12⽉4⽇〜12⽉6⽇ 撮影:平間⾄

9/23 [Sat] 19:00~
9/24[Sun]19:00~
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts, performance time: about 40 minutes) 
Venue: Suzu Theater Museum

“Locus Focus” is a practical approach in which Min Tanaka, who pursues constant research and a firm commitment to the “origin of dance,” improvises dances that are unique to every place that exists in everyday life. Don't miss the "ba odori" that is born from the stage surrounded by daily life tools that have been used in Suzu for many years!

Dance = Min Tanaka
Sound operation = Rin Ishihara 
Sound technology = Koji Shiina (NEXT Lighting) 
Light operation/lighting technology = Yuki Homma (NEXT Lighting)
cooperation = Yoshitaka Nanjo, Yasuhito Suzuki, Takuya Kamiike

▼Price
General: 4,000 yen 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 2,500 yen

*Tickets for this event are sold out in advance. There will be no tickets sold on the day. note that.

▼How to purchase
① Online sales (first-come, first-served basis)

Online ticket sales site Peatix will start selling from 9:00 on Monday, August 21st
(Ends as soon as the online portion is sold out)

Click here to purchase at Peatix

② Window sales (Michi-no-Eki Suzunari / lottery sales)

⇒ Reception period: August 21 (Monday) to August 31 (Thursday)

*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue.
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day. 

Reading play in farthest land

「Suzu: Tinkling Drops of True Stories」

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撮影:sakika matsuda

9/29[Fri]20:00~
9/30[Sat]16:00~ /19:00~
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts, performance time: about 60 minutes) 
Venue: Suzu Theater Museum

Seika Osaki, a poet, takes the life of Suzu and writes a new story. In addition to researching local folktales and folktales, we will also interview local people and weave new folktales of Suzu. To read aloud, Takako Tokiwa, who has deepened exchanges with the people of Suzu through her appearance in the morning TV drama "Mare", will be invited. A new work of "Saihate no Recitation Drama", which was well received in 2022.

Cast: Takako Tokiwa
Written by: Seika Osaki/Director: Keishi Nagatsuka/Music: Umitaro Abe/Artist: Yoshiki Nanjo/Lighting: Masayo Okano/Costume: Mayu Ichii/Makeup: Takuma Itakura/Stage Director: Tatsuhiko Ito/Stage and Lighting Cooperation : Yasuto Suzuki / Sound / Production: Yutaka Ito (Ito Ongakusha) / Planning: Umitaro Abe, Yoshitake Nanjo /Costume cooperation:img

▼Price
General: 3,000 yen
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 2,500 yen

*Tickets for this event are sold out in advance. There will be no tickets sold on the day. note that.

▼How to purchase
① Online sales (first-come, first-served basis)

Online ticket sales site Peatix will start selling from 9:00 on Monday, August 21st
(Ends as soon as the online portion is sold out)

Click here to purchase at Peatix

② Window sales (Michi-no-Eki Suzunari / lottery sales)

⇒ Reception period: August 21 (Monday) to August 31 (Thursday)

*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue.
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day. 

Theater Company Mikeneco-za + Yumu Kumada

"Mirage of sea"

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「くじらの昇る海底」2022 THEATRE E9 KYOTO 
撮影:駒優梨香

 

 

10/7 [Sat] 13:00~/16:00~
10/8 [Sun] 13:00~ 
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance starts, performance time: about 50 minutes) 
Venue: Hachigasaki Beach

A collaborative work by Kyoto-based theatrical company Calico Nekoza and wood carving artist Yumu Kumada.
A single wooden box just there. A worm is sleeping inside. "They say that clams are big clams. They blow air into the sea and form a castle city." You can't see or touch the inside of the box. But if you think it's there, it's there. I want you to use your imagination and stare intently into the invisible wooden box. A performance that makes you think about the memories of the sea from ancient times and the fantastic mirage.

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,500 yen [On the day] 2,000 yen 
(*1,800 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 1,000 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day.

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Kodue Hibino

Kodue Hibino x Yasutake Shimaji x Ryuichi Ono x Suzu

「Come and Go」

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10/7 [Sat] 10/8 [Sun] 10/9 [Mon/holiday] 11:00-
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance, performance time: about 45 minutes) 
Venue: Suzuzuka Lawn Stage

Meetings and partings are repeated like the ebb and flow of the tide. From the image of the ever-changing ocean, a dance performance stage that spreads out into space appears on the lawn of Suzuzuka. Dancers who gathered at the audition danced in costumes of sea creatures. Under the autumn sky, an unpredictable drama is born.

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,000 yen [On the day] 1,500 yen 
(*1,300 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 500 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day. 
*Since the number of parking lots is limited, please park your car in the Laporte Suzu parking lot and use the free shuttle bus. Thank you for your cooperation.

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Kodue Hibino x Yasutake Shimaji x Kosuke Kawase

「FLY,FLY,FLY」

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撮影:上原勇

10/7 [Sat] 10/8 [Sun] 17:30-
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance, performance time: about 45 minutes)
Venue: Suzuka, indoor stage

This work superimposes family, life, and the cycle of life on the image of a migratory swan. Yasutake Shimaji has captivated audiences with his beautiful and mysterious movements that make skillful use of his long limbs. Dramatically depicted with a romantic song written by Kosuke Kawase.

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,500 yen [On the day] 2,000 yen 
(*1,800 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 500 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day.

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Kodue Hibino x Kohei Fujimura x Kosuke Kawase

「MAMMOTH」

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撮影:出口敏行

10/14 [Sat] 10/15 [Sun] 11:00~
(Doors open 30 minutes before the performance, performance time: about 45 minutes) 
Venue: Suzuzuka Lawn Stage

Kohei Fujimura, a young dance performer who has appeared in the works of many choreographers and directors both in Japan and overseas, gave life to Kodue Hibino's costumes, and the mammoth's life was brought to life with music by Kosuke Kawase. Expressing the long history from ancient times to the present day with dynamic and delicate dance. Sublime music leads to the climax.

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,500 yen [On the day] 2,000 yen 
(*1,800 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 500 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day. 
*Since the number of parking lots is limited, please park your car in the Laporte Suzu parking lot and use the free shuttle bus. Thank you for your cooperation.

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Setagaya Silk

「Memories of OKUNOTO」

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「春夏秋冬」2022年 撮影:大倉英揮

10/14 [Sat] 10/15 [Sun] 16:30~ 
(venue 16:00, running time: about 60 minutes)
Venue: Kinoura Campsite

Oku-Noto has a beautiful landscape where people and nature interweave.
Based on the theme of local features and charms, we collect human voices such as natural sounds, sounds of people's daily lives, events and old stories, express them and perform in the nature of Oku-Noto. It's not a conversational drama like you would see in a theater, but a time of visual arts where you can experience the memories of Oku-Noto. The scene is reminiscent of the moment when memories from the land rise like smoke, and the performers stand like spirits of the land. The various sounds of Oku-Noto mix like the spray of the waves, and you can hear them like onomatopoeia. Sound heals the sense of hearing, and the physical expression associated with it soothes the sense of sight. All local content. Using physical expressions that are not bound by words, the audience will end up with a gentle and gentle time that will make them feel fond of Oku-Noto.

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,500 yen [On the day] 2,000 yen 
(*1,800 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 1,000 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day.

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Ryuichi Ono「Aeolus' Square」

Concert "Oku-Noto Concerto No. 1"

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10/21 [Sat] 17:30~
(Doors open 30 minutes before the start, running time: about 60 minutes) Venue: Noroshi Fishing Port

The artist himself will perform a sound installation work "Aeolus Square" using the mechanism of an Aeolian Harp (a musical instrument that uses a mechanism in which the wind blowing outdoors hits the strings and automatically produces sound) centered on an upright piano. One-time concert. The Aeolian harp converts the wind created by the nature of Suzu into reverberations, bringing the history and energy of the land to the surface, and mixing it with the sound of the piano played by the artist.
A workshop will also be held where you can listen to stories about the work and have a session with the artist. (October 21 [Saturday] Anytime between 13:00 and 14:30. No reservation required. Free.)

▼Price
General: [Advance] 1,000 yen [On the day] 1,500 yen 
(*1,300 yen upon presentation of passport) 
Elementary, junior high and high school students: 500 yen

*Scheduled to start selling at Peatix and Michi-no-Eki Suzunari from Monday, August 21st.
*Same-day tickets will be sold only at each event venue. 
* If advance tickets are sold out, tickets may not be sold on the day.  

Click here to purchase at Peatix

Yu Sato

"Story Station Suzu"

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Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the exhibition period
Venue: Former Suzu Station (Road Station Suzunari)

An exhibition and performance will be held on the platform of the former Suzu Station (now Roadside Station Suzunari) with the theme of "Story and Story". During the exhibition period, the performance “Ichimai Banashi”, in which a story is improvised, will be presented. While drawing a picture on a piece of paper, everyone on the spot creates an improvised story, and the record is exhibited. Memories of the past "Suzu Station" and the story of the present intersect, going back and forth between the platforms.

Reservation: Not required
Fee: Free

Carsten Nicolai "The Library: Children's Books Recommended by Carsten Nicolai"

picture book performance

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Date and time undecided
Venue: Former Awazu Nursery School

Carsten Nicolai, a writer from Germany, produced "Automono" for children at the former Awazu nursery school. Next to it is a picture book room selected by the artist. Using the picture book, we will hold a performance by local residents.

Reservation: Not required
Fee: Free

Yasuto Suzuki

"Unraveling sounds and objects"

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10/8 [Sun] 11:30~12:00/16:30~17:00
10/9 [Monday/holiday] 11:30~12:00 
Venue: Former Kamikuromaru Elementary and Junior High School 1st floor classroom

On this day, another new time will be born in the installation "Otozoko," which attempts to create a new landscape with sound sources and light collected from various parts of Suzu, as a storehouse of intangible "sounds." Please also enjoy the performance that expresses and embodies the lively sound of folk implements that emphasizes the narrative, using voices and sounds that could not be contained in the installation.

Reservation: Not required
Fee: Free

Noramoji Discovery Project 《Iyo, Iimachi, Iidamachi》

"Walking through Iida Town + Letter Making Workshop"

10/8 [Sun] 13:00-17:00 Venue: Former Super Funamoto
Reservations: Required (capacity 15 people, age 11 and over) Fee: 500 yen (payable locally)

We will hold a town walk & letter making workshop in Iidamachi, a traditional shopping district in Suzu. The signboards of shops in Iida Town have lots of unique and lovely characters! The writer calls such unique and tasteful retro letters "noramoji". Let's make goods by drawing original letters and words based on the "noramoji". Lettering is easy once you get the hang of it! Why don't you walk around Iida town and make your own original goods? On the day of the event, members of the Noramoji Discovery Project and a team of former art college students called "Gakuso", who are active locally, will help each of you with tips on how to make letters and the production of goods!

Nobuyuki Tanaka 《Tentacle》

"Coaster making with kumiko craft (woodwork) + lacquer (suri lacquer) experience"

10/8 [Sun], 10/15 [Sun] 13:30-15:00 
Venue: Former Shimazaki House 
Reservation: First-come-first-served basis (Capacity: 12 people) 
Price: 1,000

After assembling kumiko trivets and coasters under the guidance of a joinery craftsman in Suzu, you will experience lacquer work on the finished product. Experience traditional crafts in Oku-Noto.

Calmness + Kimikimiyo | Akari no To

"Building Blocks and Light Workshop"

10/21 [Sat], 10/22 [Sun] All day 
Venue: Former Kamikuromaru Elementary and Junior High School
Reservation: Not required Fee: Free

A workshop in which Koki, a paper airplane who travels while watching Oku-Noto's light events and light phenomena, reads a fairy tale and expresses his impressions with light and building blocks. We will be exhibiting the works we have created together.