Call for Participants | Symposium at YPAM（Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting）on December 10th ,2025
Call for Participants | the symposium at YPAM（Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting）on December 10th ,2025
As part of the Japan Creator Support Fund’s “Support Program for Cultural Facilities Function Enhancement”, We will hold the Symposium” Presence & Resonance: The Future of Theatres ” at YPAM. Featuring special guest speakers with international expertise, participants will discuss how theatres can build global networks and highlight their potential as incubation platforms.
After that, a lunch gathering will be held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
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Japan Creator Support Fund Special Symposium
— Presence & Resonance: The Future of Theatres
2025.12/10 Wed.
Symposium 10:00-12:00
Lunch Gathering 12:00-13:00 ※welcome to participation only Lunch Gathering
[Venue]
Gender Equality Center Yokohama South(Forum Minamiota) 3F Auditorium
1-7-20,Minamiota,Minami-ku,Yokohama
＊Keikyu Main Line, get off at Minamiota Station, 3-minute walk
＊Yokohama Blue Line,get off at Yoshinocho Station, 7-minute walk
[Panelist]
Ken Takiguchi（General Manager, Setagaya Public Theatre）
Akiko Takeshita（Performing Arts Producer, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media［YCAM］）
Masayoshi Yahagi（Director of Project Planning Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre,Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture）
[Guest speaker]
Hiromi Maruoka (President, Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication / Director, Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting)
Faith Tan (Director, Programming (Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts & Int’l Dev), Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore)
[Moderator]
Masahiko Yokobori (Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, Atomi University / Dramaturg / Advisor, Japan Creator Support Fund）
[Participation]
Exchange programs requires YPAM Professional registration
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Participation | YPAM
Organized by Japan Arts council, in cooperation with Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee
[Contact]
Japan Creator Support fund Secretariat, Japan Arts Council
TEL 050-1754-5909 MAIL kiban-kikin@ntj.jac.go.jp
Flyer pdf(Download / also in English)
Speaker Profile pdf（Download / also in English）
Selected Organizations: YPAM Participation Program
At YPAM, where performing arts professionals from Japan and abroad gather, a wide range of selected organizations will present performances and deliver presentations.
〇＝ Creator & Artist Development Support Program
●＝Support Program for Cultural Facilities Function Enhancement
12/5 Fri. -12/10 Wed.
〇Dance Base Yokohama ●Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
＠Dance Base Yokohama 1F / 3F ,@Gender Equality Center Yokohama South(Forum Minamiota)
DaBY Studio Presentation
DaBY Studio Presentation | YPAM
12/8 Mon.-12/9 Tue.
〇precog(dracom) ＠THE HALL YOKOHAMA
The Ego and His Loss
The Ego and His Loss | YPAM
12/9 Tue.
14:00～14:40＠Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 2F, Presentation A
●Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Introduction to “TMT Gear The Creator Support Project Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre”
Meeting Point | YPAM
12/10 Wed.
13:00～13:40＠Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 2F, Presentation A
●ROHM Theatre Kyoto
ROHM Theatre Kyoto Repertory Premiere: ‘Hopes’ by emerging directors in Kyoto, Kansai
Meeting Point | YPAM
13:00～13:40＠Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 3F, Presentation A
●Yamaguchi Center of Arts and Media [YCAM]
Can Teachers Be AI? An interactive classroom performance with a robot teacher
Meeting Point | YPAM
14:00～15:40@Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 2F, Presentation A
〇precog
“IN TRANSIT – Performing Arts Project that Crosses Different Cultures” Process and Work Introductions
Meeting Point | YPAM
12/11 Thu.
〇The Association of Public Theaters and Halls in Japan
10:00～12:00＠Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 3F, Symposium / Presentation D / Reception
Perspectives in Programming and the Network of Theaters/Festivals
13:00～14:40@Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota)2F, Roundtable
From Japan to the World: Presentations by Emerging Professionals
Meeting Point | YPAM
16:00～16:40@Gender Equality Center Yokohama South (Forum Minamiota) 3F, Presentation C
●SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (Strange Seed Shizuoka)
Street Theater Global Project “STRANGE Lab.” Showcase
Meeting Point | YPAM
12/12(金)
12:00～14:00＠Art Center NEW
〇Japan Performing Arts Solidarity Network
SOIL by JPASN Performing Arts Pitch Session and Market
Aimed at international development, a pitch and networking event by Japanese performing art productions.SOIL by JPASN Performing Arts Pitch Session and Market | YPAM