【Kyoto / Online】Art for Well-being Seminar & Workshop 'What is Technology? Let's Play with Our Bodies'
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A Kyoto seminar and workshop combining VR and dance to explore technology through bodily play.Summary
On July 26, 2026, the 'Art for Well-being' seminar and workshop was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto. The program featured a talk by Professor Shigeru Kobayashi of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Information Science and Arts (IAMAS) on 'Opening Technology Through Play', followed by a dance workshop led by Javanese dancer Shinn Sakuma and Atsunori Mizuta of the Popo no Ie Art Center HANA. Participants wore VR goggles and moved their bodies to actively play with the equipment, exploring new ways of engagement and expression in care from a bodily-sensory perspective. The event was free, limited to 40 in‑person attendees (20 for the VR workshop), with no limit for online seminar participants.
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