Aichi Arts Center

Last-modified: 2015-08-17 (月) 16:27:32

Aichi Arts Center photo
photo:Tadashi Hatori

Contact Information / Facility Description

categories:●Performance Venues●Cultural Organizations
 
The main activity base: Aichi-ken
address: Aichi Arts Center, Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service 1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 461-8525
TEL: +81 (0) 52-971-5511 (extension 725)
FAX: +81 (0) 52-971-5644
e-mail:eri_karatsu@pref.aichi.lg.jp
URL:http://www.aac.pref.aichi.jp
Aichi Art Center Director:Sachiko Kurimoto
Contact:Eri Karatsu (dance producer)
 

Facility Description:
Aichi Arts Center is the first cultural complex facility built in Japan. The complex has many facilities, including a 2,500-seat main theater, a concert hall, a 300-seat small theater, a museum, an art library, art spaces and viewing rooms.

 
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History / Profile
1992: Aichi Arts Center opened.
1996: Initiated dance-music-video collaborative activities by using all the facilities in the Center.
1997: Started the Contemporary Dance Series and “Hadashi no Kobo with Dance” (The Barefoot Dance Studio) workshop.
2002: Started “Odekake Dansu” (Dance Delivered), a joint project with nonprofit organization.
2002: Organized the first artist- in residence dance project and performance.
2003: Started the Dance Opera program for multidisciplinary dance and performing arts productions, and also launched the Aichi Dance Festival.
Concepts and Goals
Since its opening in 1992, the Aichi Arts Center has been organizing independent dance performances and workshop programs. In order to make the most of this multi-cultural institution, the center has devoted itself to provide a variety of outreach and production programs, including dance/multi-genre art collaborations. While coordinating projects with local artists, municipalities and nonprofit organizations, the institute also creates and promotes art activities that express the character of Aichi Prefecture. The center also puts emphasis on choreographical activities for local ballet dancers.
Future Plans
Aichi Arts Center wants to work with artists who want to create society related art work, continuously explore one's potential physical ability, and aim high in the various activities.

Current and Continuing Programs
Performance:Contemporary Dance Series & Aichi Dance Festival
In this series, dancers present their performances according to specific themes. The previous projects include “Tokai wo Dansu” (Dancing of the City), “Dance in Progress 2002”, a collaborative piece produced by local dancers and foreign artists, and the Aichi Dance Festival, in which ballet is involved.
Performance:Dance Opera
The concept of this program is to create original performance pieces by combining dance with music, story, voice and visual art elements. Pieces performed in the last three years include “Aohigejo no Tobira” (Bluebeards' Door) in 2004, Uzme in 2005, and Hamlet in 2006.
Workshop:Hadashi no Kobo with Dance (The Barefoot Dance Studio)
Anyone can attend and have your say. Previously invited dancers are Kim Itoh, Ryohei Kondo, Kaiji Moriyama, Amanda Miller, Adam Benjamin and others.
13.gif:Odekake Dansu (Dance Delivered) and Forum Events
Dance Delivered are sent to various locations in Aichi Prefecture, and Forum Events held at the Center, experimental programs such as dance/music collaborations are presented for free-of-charge.