PROJECTS
“DANCE TRUCK” refers to a truck specially made for mobile dance performances using cargo spaces of delivery trucks as a stage. This project will offer mobile dance performances as they travel to some locations throughout Tokyo including the Tokyo metropolitan area, Tama-area, and Tokyo island-area. Many cutting-edge artists from a wide range of fields will participate. Minimized space within the solar powered truck will transform into a stage integrated with body, sound, and music, and the performances resonating with the surroundings will drastically change the familiar cityscape.
EVENT OVERVIEW
- Dates:
- September, 5th, 2019 – September,5th, 2021
* Partially held as a non-audience performance and shooting in September 2021
* Implemented at 5 locations in 2019 - Venues:
- Tokyo metropolitan area, Tama-area, and Tokyo island-area
- Admission:
- Free
■2019 Performance
Shinjuku
- Date and time:
- September 5th, 2019, 18:30–20:30
- Venue:
- Shinjuku Chuo Park / Water Plaza
[Pre-performance] 17:00– (about 15 minutes)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Metropolitan Square
- Date and time:
- September 5th, 2019, 18:30–20:30
- Cooperation:
- Shinjuku City, Shinjuku Chuo Park Park Up Consortium (venture group), The Shinjuku Subcenter Area Environmental Improvement Commission
- Performers:
- ANTIBODIES Collective, Mikiko Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Shirai / Yugo Morikawa (Polygon Head), NEWCOMER‘H’SOKERISSA!, Yukio Suzuki, ZVIZMO (Atsuhiro Ito x TENTENKO)
Adachi
- Date and time:
- September 22nd, 2019, 18:00–19:00 / 20:00–21:00
*2 stages - Venue:
- Adachi Wholesale Market
- Support:
- Adachi City
- Performers:
- OrganWorks, Momoko Shiraga, Yukio Suzuki, Koichiro Tamura, Crack Iron Albatrosket, Yoko Higashino
Shibuya
- Date and time:
- October 26th and 27th, 2019 18:00– 20:00
- Venue:
- Vacant space in Udagawacho
- Cooperation:
- The Koen-Dori Shopping District Promotion Association of Shibuya
- Performers:
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[Oct. 26th] Yuya Igarashi, Mikiko Kawamura, She de cusu oh chee!, Yoko Higashino, 6-dim+, Fuyuki Yamakawa[Oct. 27th] Abe”M”ARIA, Kitamari, Tsuyoshi Shirai / Dill, Keiji Haino, MEGANE(co.), Maki Morishita / Morishita STAND
Fuchu
- Date and time:
- November 4th, 2019 16:30–18:00
- Venue:
- Keyaki Namiki Dori
- Support:
- Fuchu City
- Performers:
- Anna Irite / Hiromichi Sakamoto, Jon The Dog, Tsuyoshi Shirai / Yugo Morikawa(Polygon Head), Somatic Field Project, 6-dim+
Komae
*The Komae performance (Tamagawa River Bank /October 12th, 2019) was canceled due to a typhoon.
■2021 Performance
Tachikawa
- Date and time:
- April 9th, 2021 18:00–20:00
- Venue:
- Sansan Road
- Support:
- Tachikawa City
- Performers:
- Atsuhiro Ito×Yoko Higashino, Yu Okamoto (TABATHA) ×Taro Okada, Wataru Kitao (Baobab), KODOMOKYOJIN, SNATCH, BUSHMAN (Ikumi Kurosu & Tezuka Bausch)
Higashi-Ojima
*The Higashi-Ojima performance (May 8th, 2021) was postponed due to the declaration of a state of emergency.
- Date and time:
- June 12th and 13th 18:45–20:00
- Venue:
- Former Nakagawa River Station
- Support:
- Koto City
- Production Cooperation:
- Enjoyable Days at water side Koto,Tokyo
- Performers:
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[Jun. 12th] Aokid, Teita Iwabuchi, KAMOSU, VONNOS[Jun. 13th] Jon The Dog, Koichiro Tamura, Yoko Higashino × Nakahara Masaya, Ayano Yokoyama
Nakano
*The Nakano performance (Nakano City Office Square / May 23rd, 2021) was canceled due to the declaration of a state of emergency
Takanawa *Online streaming only
- Date:
- September 8th, 2020
- Venue:
- Special site in front of Takanawa Gateway Station Special
- Cooperation:
- East Japan Railway Company
- Performers:
- Aokid, NEWCOMER’ H’SOKERISSA!, Masako Yasumoto + Norihito Ishii, Yoko Higashino, MEGANE(co.), Yukio Suzuki
http://dance-truck.jp/tokyo/info-takanawa.php
Tsukiji *Online streaming only
- Date:
- March 25th, 2021
- Venue:
- Tsukiji Hongwanji
- Cooperation:
- Tsukiji Hongwanji
- Performers:
- Yoko Higashino, Ruri Mito, Mikiko Kawamura, Hisashi Watanabe, Yukio Suzuki
http://dance-truck.jp/tokyo/info-tsukiji-os.php
Hachijojima *Online streaming only
- Date:
- July 29th and 30th, 2021
- Venue:
- Kaminato Fishing Port Shore, Yokoma Shore, Fureai Farm
- Cooperation:
- Hachijo Town, Hachijojima Cultural Association
- Performers:
- Yoko Higashino, Yukio Suzuki, Suguru Ishii (Hachijo daiko)
- Organizers:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Arts Council Tokyo
(Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) - Planned by:
- Japan Dance Truck Association
- Co-production:
- Offsite Dance Project
- Lighting offered by:
- Color Kinetics Japan
- Technical Support:
- Panasonic Corporation
- Stage Support:
- Stage Work URAK
- Vehicle Support:
- Corporation Asao Lease
PROFILE
Formed in 2011 by a core group of contemporary dance artists. Since 2012 it has staged Dance Truck events in 12 locations across five cities: Yokohama, Tokyo, Sendai, Kyoto, and Beppu. By using trucks to form networks between various cities, the group seeks to make effective use of vacant spaces in different neighborhoods and explore new ways of mobilizing dance.