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KYOTOSTEAM– InternationalArts× ScienceFestival– 2020-TheBirthOfaNewFestivalinTheYearOfTheTokyoOlympicandParalympicGames
KYOTOSTEAM– InternationalArts× ScienceFestival– isaseriesofArtandCultureeventsthatexplorethecollaborationbetweenartandscience/technology,takingplaceintheOkazakiarea,Kyoto.Focusingontheindispensableaspectsoffutureeducationandindustryinnovation– Science,Technology,Engineering,ArtsandMathematics(theinitiallettersofwhichbuildthewordSTEAM),thisFestival’sgoalistoexplorethepotentialoftheachievementsgainedfromeachfieldofstudy,andtosendoutamessageofanauspiciousfuturesocietyfromKyoto,directlytotheentireworld.
The inauguralversionofthisfestivalistobeheldattheendofMarch2020,whenthecherryblossomswillbeinfullbloom.Allnineprograms,includingvariousworkshops,performingarts,interactiveexperienceprojects,aswellasfoodandmusicprograms,willbeheldforatotalofninedays.
Ofparticularinterestisthe STEAMTHINKING– ArttoCreatetheFutureChallengefromKyoto InternationalArtCompetition:StartUpExhibition.Aprogramtobelaunchedin2020,this internationalartcompetition isanewstyle art competition,whichwill callforentryfrom enterprisesandresearchinstitutionswithexcellenttechnology,aswellasartistswithoriginalideasbothdomesticallyandoverseas,anddisplayandcommendcollaborationartworksof paired artistsandenterprises.Toshowcasethefullpotentialofthiscompetition,itwillbeheldinthesecondflooroftheKyotoCity KYOCERAMuseumofArt,whichisscheduledtore-openatthesametimeafterarenewal.Collaborationartworksbetweenup-and-comingartists,suchasYAGILyota,KUBOGaetan andHAYASHIYuki,andenterprisesandresearchinstitutionsdevelopingtechnologiesandmaterials,andconductingadvancedresearch,suchastheShimadzuCorporation and theCenterforiPS CellResearchandApplication,KyotoUniversity(CiRA),willbeondisplay.
SUZUKITaro× FukuokaWeavingCo.,Ltd.,WeavingWater– NewExpressionofNishijin Textile,2019, exhibitedinSTEAMTHINKING–ArttoCreatetheFuture– ChallengefromKyoto:ArtCompetitionPreview,2019
Contact:ShogoYoshidaExecutiveCommitteeofKYOTOSTEAM – InternationalArts×Science Festival– Tel:+81-75-752-2211E-Mail：[email protected]
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Inaddition,twoPerformingArtsProgramswillbeheldattheadjacentROHMTheatreKyoto.First,thelegendarymultimediaperformancegroupDumbType,whichkeepsattractingtheworld’sattention,willpresenttheirlongawaitednewpieceforthefirsttimeafter18years.Second,thenewperformance ClassicLiteraturexTraditionalArtsxNewTechnology:Shinsarugakuki~cirque dukyoto~,depictingtheoriginalculturalcreationprocessofKyoto,willbeproducedandstagedbytheinheritorsoftraditionalarts,performersfrombothJapanandFrance,cooperatingwithenterprisesofvarioustechnologies.Thisprojectwasinspiredbythe Shinsarugakuki,writtenbyFujiwaraNoAkihira,aJapanesescholarandliteraryartist,morethan1200yearsago.Thisnewperformanceexpressesthehighentertainmentvalueofthepresentdayperformancethatfindsitsrootsinthepopularentertainmentformof Sarugaku.
OUTLINETitle：KYOTOSTEAM– InternationalArts× ScienceFestival–2020Period：2020.3.7sat～ 9mon/21sat・22sun/24tue～29sunVenues：KyotoCitywithOkazakidistrictasthemainlocation(ROHMTheatreKyoto,KyotoCity KYOCERAMuseumofArt,KyotoCityZoo, andmore)Organizer：ExecutiveCommitteeofKYOTOSTEAM– InternationalArts×Science Festival–Chairmanofthecouncil:KADOKAWADaisaku(MayorofKyotoCity)Councilor:AOKIJun(Director,KyotoCityKYOCERAMuseumofArt)
AKAMATSUTamame (ChiefDirector&President,KyotoCityUniversityofArts)NAGAOMakoto(Director,KyotoCityMusicArtCulturalPromotionFoundation)
Producer:HIRATAKEKozo（Counselor,CultureandCitizensAffairsBureauKyotoCity）GeneralDirector:NAKAYAHide(FormerNHKSeniorCommentatorinchargeofArtsandCulture/Digital-RelatedMatters/SpeciallyAppointed Professor,KyotoUniversityGraduateSchoolofAdvancedIntegrated StudiesinHumanSurvivability)
WhenKYOTOSTEAMisheld,theareaaroundOkazakiwillsparklewithvibrantcolorsandbuzz,forthecherryblossomswillbeinfullbloom,andtheKyotoCityKYOCERAMuseumofArtwillre-open.DonotmissthisopportunitytovisittheOkazakiarea,andfindthesourceoffutureaspirations.
FormoredetailsabouttheKYOTOSTEAMPrograms: https://kyoto-steam.com/en/
Work-in-progressPerformancein2019,ClassicLiterature× TraditionalArts×MediaArt: Shinsarugakuki –Revision- PrologueCreationProgramhasStarted!, 2019
DumbType, Voyage, 2002©KazuoFukunaga
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