For the general public】 YPAM Fringe 2023｜Dance Base Yokohama Showcase + Open Studio
Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY) is a private dance house established in 2020 and operated by the Sega Sammy Foundation for Arts and Culture.
It is a space for creation and research in which Eri Karatsu, Executive Producer of Aichi Arts Theatre, Japan, participated as artistic director from the conceptual stage of space design.
During this year’s YPAM [Yokohama Performing Arts Meeting] from December 1 to 17, 2023, DaBY will host a showcase and open studio, as it did last year, and although the schedule of use is not normally open to the public, it is always possible to observe the creative activities of the resident artists and others, and to browse materials in the archive The archive area will be open to the public free of charge. In addition, talks on DaBY’s concept of “fair creation” are also being planned.
Please check the details below! (to be updated as needed)
- *Reservations are not required for tours.
- *Application is required for public showcases. For more information, please click here.
- Please note that the contents of this page are subject to change. Please check this page for the latest information.
If you would like to schedule a meeting appointment with a DaBY staff member, please contact us in advance using the contact form/swapcard, etc.
- Venue] Dance Base Yokohama (https://dancebase.yokohama/access)
- Contact] contact [at] dancebase.yokohama
Updated schedule for Open Studio on Saturday, December 16. (Updated 12/14)
◆12/1 Fri.
10:00 – 18:00 Showcase Rehearsal
You can watch the rehearsals of the showcases that will take place during YPAM.
- 11:00 – 13:00 Hana Sakai, Udai Shike
- 14:00 – 17:00 Ame Toranan
◆12/2 Sat
10:00 – 18:00 Showcase Rehearsal
You can watch the rehearsals of the showcases that will take place during YPAM.
- 11:00 – 14:00 Mariko Kakizaki, Akane Kuri
- 14:00 – 18:00 Harasaori
◆12/3 Sun
10:00 – 18:00 Showcase Rehearsal
You can watch the rehearsals of the showcases that will take place during YPAM.
- 11:00 – 14:00 Mariko Kakizaki, Akane Kuri
- 14:00 – 18:00 Harasaori
◆12/4 Mon.
10:00 – 13:30 Normal opening
You can visit DaBY’s archive area and more.
◆12/5 Tue.
10:00 – 18:00 Residence | Kogure Kaho
You can watch DaBY resident artist Kaho Kogure rehearsing, researching, and rehearsing.
◆12/6 wed
13:00 ～ 18:00 Residence | Kogure Kaho
You can watch DaBY resident artist Kaho Kogure rehearsing, researching, and rehearsing.
◆12/7 Thu
12:00 – 18:00 Residence | Harasaori
You can watch DaBY resident artist Saori Harasaori rehearsing, researching and rehearsing.
19:00 – 20:30 OpenLab DaBY Round Table Talk vol.1 Case Study: Overseas Creative Environments
Speakers: Saori Hara, Yohei Hamada, Takuya Fujisawa, Eri Karatsu (facilitator)
DaBY has been making efforts to improve the dance environment, such as through its “Fair Creation Declaration”. We invite three dance artists with experience working overseas, Saori Hara, Yohei Hamada, and Takuya Fujisawa, to hear about examples of overseas dance houses and flat ways of collaboration, and to think together about initiatives that can be applied in Japan in the future.
Admission: Free
Application: https://forms.gle/BBdeUE69m1emrpgS9
◆12/8 Wed.
10:00 – 18:00 Residence | Yohei Hamada
You can watch DaBY resident artist Yohei Hamada’s rehearsals, research, and rehearsals.
◆12/9 Sat
10:00 – 18:00 Residence | Yohei Hamada
You can watch DaBY resident artist Yohei Hamada’s rehearsals, research, and rehearsals.
◆12/10 Sun
10:00 – 17:30 Normal opening
You can visit DaBY’s archive area and more.
◆12/11 Mon
18:30 ～ 19:30 Showcase | Yasutake Shimaji & ROY Ring ROY “ARIKA
DaBY guest artists Yasutake Shimaji and ROY Kan will perform a showing of “Arika”.
How to apply
Fees
- General: 2,500 yen
- Professional: 2,000 yen
- Students: 1,500 yen
- Advance tickets + ¥500 at the door
- Professionals are eligible for YPAM professional registration. Please register here when you register for participation. (YPAM Secretariat page will open)
◆12/12 Tue
10:00 – 18:00 Residence | Yohei Hamada
You can watch DaBY resident artist Yohei Hamada’s rehearsals, research, and rehearsals.
◆12/13 Wed.
10:00 – 18:00 Residence | Yohei Hamada
You can watch DaBY resident artist Yohei Hamada’s rehearsals, research, and rehearsals.
◆12/14 Thu.
10:00 – 13:00 Residence | Yohei Hamada
You can watch DaBY resident artist Yohei Hamada’s rehearsals, research, and rehearsals.
17:30 – 18:30 Showcase
The performance and presentation will include a selection of works that have been co-produced with Aichi Arts Theatre and have been performed again and again at theaters across Japan.
[Performances
- Mariko Kakizaki “Can’t-Sleeper
- Toshiki Okada x Hana Sakai x Udai Shike “The Dying Swan” / “The Dying Swan: The Truth of Its Death
How to apply
Fees
- General: 2,500 yen
- Professional: 2,000 yen
- Students: 1,500 yen
- Advance tickets + ¥500 at the door
- Professionals are eligible for YPAM professional registration. Please register here when you register for participation. (YPAM Secretariat page will open)
19:00 – 20:30 OpenLab DaBY Round Table Talk vol.2 Childcare and Creative Environment
Speakers: Mariko Kakizaki, Mami Shimazaki, Eri Karatsu
The talk will consider the creative environment from the perspective of childcare and how an environment that facilitates activities while raising children can be created. Mariko Kakizaki, who has a child at DaBY and continues to create while raising her child, Mami Shimazaki, who raised her child overseas and continues to work as an artist, and Eri Karatsu, who has both raised her child and produced art, will discuss the changes and experiences that came about during their child-rearing years and consider how to create an environment necessary for sustainable activities.
Admission: free
Application: https://forms.gle/BBdeUE69m1emrpgS9
◆12/15 Fri.
10:00 – 18:00 Normal opening hours
You can visit DaBY’s archive area and more.
◆12/16 Sat
11:30 – 15:00 New Creation | Toshiki Okada & Hana Sakai
Visitors can view new creations by Toshiki Okada and Hana Sakai, who received favorable reviews for “The Dying Swan: The Truth of Its Death.
◆12/17 Sun
10:00 – 14:00 New Creation | Toshiki Okada & Hana Sakai
Visitors can view new creations by Toshiki Okada and Hana Sakai, who received favorable reviews for “The Dying Swan: The Truth of Its Death.
18:00 – 19:00 Showcase
The performance and presentation will include a selection of works that have been co-produced with Aichi Arts Theatre and have been performed again and again at theaters across Japan.
[Performances
- Ame Toranan, “Gunyaru.
- Yasutake SHIMACHI & ROY KAN “Ai no te
How to apply
Fees
- General: 2,500 yen
- Professional: 2,000 yen
- Students: 1,500 yen
- Advance tickets + ¥500 at the door
- Professionals are eligible for YPAM professional registration. Please register here when you register for participation. (YPAM Secretariat page will open)
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◆Request for Prevention of the Spread of Infectious Diseases Caused by New Coronaviruses, etc.
- Those who have a fever and the temperature check results show a fever of 37.5°C or higher.
- Those with symptoms such as severe cough, sore throat, etc.
- Persons who have been in close contact with a person who has contracted an infectious disease caused by a new type of coronavirus, etc.
- Persons suspected of infecting a family member living with them or a close acquaintance.
- Those who have traveled to a country or region where the government has imposed entry restrictions or required an observation period within the past 14 days, or those who have had intensive contact with a resident of that country or region, or those who have had intensive contact with a resident of that country or region.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact [at]dancebase.yokohama.
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