"Saitama International Art Festival 2027" to Be Held in Autumn 2027; First Wave of 8 Artists Includes Jiří Kylián, Tetsuya Umeda, and Tomoko Mukaiyama
The Saitama International Art Festival 2027 will run from October 23 to December 26, 2027, with a first wave of eight participating artists announced.Summary
The "Saitama International Art Festival 2027" will be held across various locations in Saitama City from October 23 to December 26, 2027. The theme is "Awe!", aiming to change how people see the everyday through encounters with art and to create experiences that connect people and draw out the city's new appeal. The festival is structured around two main pillars: the "Art Project" (director: Ema Yuasa) and the "Citizen Project" (director: Yuka Kobayashi). Of the first wave of eight participating artists, four are named for the Art Project: Jiří Kylián, Tetsuya Umeda, Cindy Mochizuki, and Tomoko Mukaiyama. Jiří Kylián, a world-renowned choreographer, has deep ties to the area, having led the "Saitama Kylián Project" at Saitama Arts Theater, and in recent years has expanded into visual art. Tetsuya Umeda presented "O-kai" using the entire basement of the former Omiya Ward Office at the Saitama International Art Festival 2020. Vancouver-based Cindy Mochizuki visualizes site-specificity and invisible histories through video and animation, while Tomoko Mukaiyama creates stage and installation works themed on femininity, bodily sovereignty, and memory, starting from piano performance.
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