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Photo: SHIRATORI Kenji
Photo: 目 [mé]
Photo: SHIRATORI Kenji
Today's event at main venue
Sep.20（Wed）
17 days
to opening day
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Terry RILEY Concert: The Festival opens with the father of minimal music
Terry RILEY
"People who quit ballet" give it another try: “Please applause when the conductor appears” directed and composed by KURATA Midori
Directed and composed by KURATA Midori Performers: OMURA Saki, OMORI Ayako, OKABE Narie, KAI Hirona, KAGATA Shiori, KAWANO Momoko, SATOMI Marino, SHIMOOKA Sora, SUZUKI Emiri, NAGASAWA Yumi, NISHIKUBO Fusako, HIRAISHI Shoko, FUKUMOTO Kaori, MIKI Mayuka, MIYAZAWA Kotaro, MIYAMOTO Junko, YOSHIDA Yukie, WATANABE Sakurako, KURATA Midori / HARA Saori
"People who quit ballet" give it another try: “Please applause when the conductor appears” directed and composed by KURATA Midori
Directed and composed by KURATA Midori Performers: OMURA Saki, OMORI Ayako, OKABE Narie, KAI Hirona, KAGATA Shiori, KAWANO Momoko, SATOMI Marino, SHIMOOKA Sora, SUZUKI Emiri, NAGASAWA Yumi, NISHIKUBO Fusako, HIRAISHI Shoko, FUKUMOTO Kaori, MIKI Mayuka, MIYAZAWA Kotaro, MIYAMOTO Junko, YOSHIDA Yukie, WATANABE Sakurako, KURATA Midori / HARA Saori
Map
15 min walk from the East exit of Saitama-Shintoshin station, or from the East exit of Omiya station
今日の写真
Photo: SHIRATORI Kenji
Photo: 目 [mé]
Photo: SHIRATORI Kenji
Main venue (Former Omiya Civic Hall)
The Former Omiya Civic Hall, which serves as main venue for this festival, was completed in 1970. For a half century until its closure in March 2022, the theater was widely popular among citizens as a stage for “special occasions.” The doors that remained shut since the hall’s closure, open once again for the 65 days of the Triennale. Under the direction of 目[mé], the daily programs at the main venue features a diverse lineup of creators, including contemporary artists, researchers, editors, stage directors and bonsai masters, who present a variety of works in exhibitions and performances. Some of them can also be observed preparing or rehearsing for their performances, while exhibitions include displays that continue to change on a daily basis. Constantly moving and transforming, the main venue will present itself in a different light each time you enter it.
News
The 5th General Meeting of Saitama Triennale Executive Committee will be held
2023.03.09
【Civic Project】”Resonant Exhibitions in Saitama” will be carried out ahead of the Saitama Triennnale 2023.
2023.03.08
【Civic Project】We are taking applications for the Art Proposals Program
2023.02.02
【Civic Project】Information for the ‘’Support Project’’
2023.02.01
The Official Teaser Site Released
2023.01.31
Weather of Saitama
Sep.21(Thu), 2023
Temperature
maximum temperature
31℃
minimum temperature23℃
バナーエリア
バナーエリア
SCAPER LAB
Theme of the Festival “We”
Who do you have in mind when you say “we”?
Saitama is a typically Japanese “city for living.” It is constantly sending its residents into the nation’s capital, only to welcome them back; it is a city that observes its people from up close, quietly from the side; how they continue to push toward the epicenter in their obsessive pursuit for sustained development. Distanced from the assertive stance of a definite “subject,” what lingers here is a landscape of vague sensibilities. The appeal of this region is more diverse than words can possibly describe, and trying to pin it down brings along a feeling of unequivocal loss. A faint resistance against people’s “unawareness,” shrouded in the secrecy of everyday life without ever manifesting itself: we embrace the opportunity for us to take a step back from this reality, in which we began to partake even before we knew it, and for me to continue to be the “I.”
We see through our own eyes—the art festival, the city, and the world—once again from the objective ground that is Saitama. From climate change, to social disparity, division, and wars, the issues faced by contemporary society cannot be factored without addressing our own complicity in them. How, in this day and age, can we define the world around us as an extension of the “I”? We present this festival from the vantage point of Saitama as an opportunity for taking a new look at the “We.”
Contemporary art team 目 [mé]
(Saitama Triennale 2023, Direction)
Artists
KURATA Midori
Director / Dancer
Born 1987 in Mie, Japan
Began learning classical and modern ballet at the age of three. In each of her works, she confronts herself and others, and explores the possibilities of “dance” by using the stage structure to create fiction out of the events that occur there. Since 2016, she has presided over “akakilike.” Kurata is a Saison Fellow I of the Saison Foundation. At Art Saitama 2023, she will create and present a new work in collaboration with local residents and others.
MJ HARPER
Dancer / Choreographer
Born 1987 in Port Antonio, Jamaica
Artist based in Berlin. Has been staging performance works at all kinds of venues including the Victoria and Albert Museum and Serpentine Gallery. In recent years, he has been pursuing body expression in the realm of fashion as a choreographer. At Art Saitama 2023, he will present a new fashion show together with the likes of Kawashima Takuhito among others.
Jim O’ROURKE
Musician / Composer / Producer
Born 1969 in Chicago, USA
Has been focusing on improvised guitar performance since his late teens, and continues to create and release highly experimental musical works while involved in a diverse range of projects between music and cinema. He produced numerous recordings by artist such as Wilco, performed with the likes of Merce Cunningham and Sakata Akira, and provided soundtracks for movies by Werner Herzog and Wakamatsu Koji.
Olya OLEINIC
Visual Artist / Photographer
Born 1991 in Moldova
Artist based in Amsterdam and Paris, who observes through her works all kinds of social and cultural matters. Her photographs have been featured in cultural magazines including M le Monde and Wallpaper, and advertisements for fashion brands such as Chloé or Maison Margiela. At Art Saitama 2023, she will shoot a series of portraits that focus on the daily life of local citizens, in collaboration with editor Kawashima Takuhito.
https://www.olya-o.com/
Cooperation: Frameman INC
Civic Projects
Information on the main venue
Access
Former Omiya Civic Hall（3-47-8 Shimocho, Omiya-ku, Saitama）
15 min walk from the East exit of Saitama-Shintoshin station, or from the East exit of Omiya station
- Various other related projects will be carried out at cultural facilities and in the streets across Saitama City（Access information）
Event period
October 7 (Sat) – December 10 (Sun) , 2023
[65 days]
- Opening hours:
- 10:00-18:00 (Sun, Tue-Thu)
/ 10:00-20:00 (Fri, Sat)
Last entry 30 minutes before closing. - Closed:
- Monday (Open Monday and closed the next day when Monday is a national holiday)
When visiting the main venue
- Please understand that the number of admitted visitors may be limited for your safety when viewing the displays.
- Please be aware that there is no elevator.
- You may use parking spaces for baby strollers or a nursing room.
- Please note that there are no lockers or other places to leave your luggage.
- We recommend using public transport, as there is no general parking space available at the venue.
- If you wish to use one of the priority parking spaces, please contact the Secretariat of the Saitama Triennale Executive Committee beforehand by phone:
048-767-5411(9:00-17:00 on Tue-Sat, during the festival period also on Sun) - Please understand that you may be asked to cooperate on measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. If you have a fever or are otherwise unwell, please reconsider your visiting plans.
Visitors with wheelchairs
- The staff will provide the best possible assistance, however please understand that some areas in the facility are not barrier-free due to the building’s design.
- Please be aware that there is no general elevator at the main venue. If you wish to visit with a wheelchair, please contact the Secretariat of the Saitama Triennale Executive Committee beforehand by phone:
TEL 048-767-5411 (9:00-17:00 on Tue-Sat, during the festival period also on Sun)
Ticket information
【1-Day Ticket】
Valid for the main venue on the day of purchase/visit only (re-enter possible)
General ¥2,000 (advance ¥1,500) /
Saitama Citizens ¥1,500 (advance ¥1,000)
【Festival Pass】
Valid for an unlimited number of visits to the main venue during the festival period[The Festival Pass comes with a passport holder with strap.]General ¥5,000 (advance ¥4,000)
/ Saitama Citizen ¥3,500 (advance ¥2,500)
- Advance ticket sales: July 12 (Wed) – October 6 (Fri), 2023
- Admission is free for high school students and below, and for persons with disability certificate plus one accompanying person.
- Ticket prices include admission for performances at the main venue’s Large Hall. However, advance reservation will be required for certain events.
- Advance reservation for performances here (external link) Japanese only
- Tickets may not be refunded or reissued.