Yurika Toyota will be in residence at Dance Base Yokohama from Thursday, July 2, 2026, to Sunday, July 26, 2026, to develop the table tennis edition of *Organized Play*.In this showing, she will present the results of approximately one month of creation and experimentation in the form of a “match” as a work-in-progress.

◆Outline

“Organized Play: Table Tennis Edition” is a spectator-style dance performance in which Dance Base Yokohama is transformed into a table tennis court, and dancers stage matches that mimic table tennis.Audience members use the “Spacha” (instruction button) to intervene in the match, becoming “managers” who influence its outcome. Your choices will alter the relationships and structure, driving the performance itself.This production is a presentation of the results from a residency research project based on the 2025 soccer edition. After a month of creation and testing in July, we will reveal what kind of match ultimately emerges. How will the dancers/players respond to the impossible challenge of “playing table tennis while dancing”?! Witness the birth of this unknown sport.

◆Showing

▪︎Participation fee

free

▪︎Date and Time

Sunday, July 26, 2026 @ Dance Base Yokohama 3F
Doors open at 1:30 PM / Performance starts at 2:00 PM
Running time: Main performance approx. 30 min. + Post-performance talk approx. 30 min.(Total approx. 1 hour)
*Post-performance talk included (featuring invited guests)
*As this event will be streamed, the faces of audience members in the venue may appear in the video feed.

▪︎Sign Up

Please apply using the form below:
https://organized-play.zaiko.io/e/organized-play-tabletennis

*Please note that once purchased, tickets cannot be canceled, refunded, or changed for any reason. If you need to cancel due to unavoidable circumstances, please contact 必ずcontact@dancebase.yokohamaまでご連絡ください.

◆Work Credits

Written by: Yurika Toyoda
Dancers/Performers: Kohei Fujimura, Kei Asanuma
Manager/Creative Assistant: Oto Sugimoto
Commentator: Seitaro Hamada
Technical Director: Tamaki Hayashi
Production: Nagisa Shirahama
Advisor/Creative Assistant:Natsuki Iwata
Video: Chisa Takami, Rin Shimamura
Equipment Support: Yohei Moriwaki
Visual Design: Nanami Araki
Video Editing: Taku Utsumi

◆Venue

Dance Base Yokohama 3F
Click here for directions
5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North, 3rd Floor
Minatomirai Line, Bashamichi Station, Exit 2a (directly connected to “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot”)

Venue Facilities

• All-gender toilets: There are all-gender toilets on the third floor that anyone can use.
• Multipurpose Restroom: There is a wheelchair accessible multipurpose restroom next to the supermarket across from the venue.

*We also provide assistance for visitors using wheelchairs or those who require accessibility support. If you need assistance, please contact us at the email address below: contact@dancebase.yokohama

◆Profile

Yurika Toyoda

Born in 1999. Began studying classical ballet at the age of four. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Advanced Artistic Expression at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts (Min Nishihara Laboratory). Graduated from the Department of Moving Image and Body, School of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University in 2021 (Osamu Sunareo Laboratory).Studied abroad at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 2023 to 2024. Received the Encouragement Award at the KYOTO CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD in February 2025. Received the Partner Award (WPÜ Award) in the Game & Interaction category at the New Young Artist Award in February 2026.

Kouhei Fujimura

I work as a dancer. What exactly is dance? It’s not simply about moving. Just because you jump or spin doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dance. Yet sometimes, even standing still and doing nothing can be dance. By discovering dance in the smallest of things and incorporating non-dance elements into dance, I explore the relationship between the body and society.

Kei Asanuma

Former member of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team. After competing at the highest level, she moved to the UK to explore physical expression. She currently works as a dancer across various genres—including stage performance, theater, circus, and film—both in Japan and abroad. Known for her unique physicality, which blends exceptional athleticism with delicate emotional expression, she is active in a wide range of fields, including choreography, directing, and education.

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Neon Sugimoto

Dancer, choreographer, and rhythmic gymnastics instructor. Graduated from the Department of Moving Image and Body in the School of Contemporary Psychology at Rikkyo University. Has appeared in works by Kaori Seki, GRINDER-MAN, Mari Fukutome, Rena Kimura, and Jeong Yeon-du, among others.Member of the “6steps” project, a dance piece that uses stairs as choreography (concept and founder: Reina Kimura). Formed the unit “Ne Na lab” in 2020 and presented works and projects centered on the theme of “eating” in 2023.In 2024, she presented *UzumekuAru*—a work created following her own hospitalization—as an independent project in Tokyo that alternated between choreography exhibitions and live performances.In addition, she engages in planning, choreography, performance, and production through collaborations with other fields such as music, photography, textiles, and video. Aiming to weave and think through the body, she searches daily for “today’s dance.”

Seitaro Hamada

Born in 1996. Actor and theater scholar. Representative of Yasumi. Currently a doctoral candidate in the Representation and Media Studies program at the Graduate School of Letters, Waseda University. His research focuses on 20th-century Russian theater practices and their intellectual-historical context.He has been a member of the Production Department at Dorama-kan since 2019. His other activities include planning and organizing book clubs and workshops. He is currently exploring, through trial and error, “how peaceful communication between people with different ideas and values can be made possible.”

◆Credit

Organized by: Yurika Toyota
Funding and Residency Support: Dance Base Yokohama