This week’s events: March 1 to March 9
Mar. 4, 2015 (Wed.) 03:53
The following events organized by either Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015 or its participating artists will be held from March 1 to March 9, 2015. For a full list of events held just before and during the exhibition including those presented by entities other than Parasophia and its participating artists, click here. Links to individual event pages will be added as soon as they are available.
PARASOPHIA COUNTDOWN
[Workshop] Jean-Luc Vilmouth “Café Little Boy”
March 3 (Tue.) and 4 (Wed.) 1:00–3:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Up to 20 participants (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Performance] Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project “Pole Dance Show on Stage Trailer”
March 6 (Fri.) 5:30–6:00 PM
Venue: Parking lot on the east side of Nijo Castle (541 Nijojo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Pole dancers: mecav KOTOBUKI, ERIKA RELAX
March 7: Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015’s opening day
Events during the exhibition
[Lecture] Simon Fujiwara
March 7 (Sat.) 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Simon Fujiwara
Language: English (with simultaneous interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
[Workshop] Cai Guo-Qiang “Kites with Fireworks”
March 7 (Sat.) 1:00–2:30 PM (reception begins at 12:30 PM)
Place: On the grounds of the Kyoto Botanical Garden (Shimogamo Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
This event will be cancelled in case of rain (but will be held in case of light rain).
Age group: Ages 5 to 12 (up to 6th grade)
Up to 99 participants (reservations required)
Reservations: Send the participant’s name and age and his/her guardian’s name, phone number, and e-mail address to event@parasophia.jp.
[Lecture] Shinsuke Shimojo “Illusion: Psychological Reality of Cognition and Body”
March 7 (Sat.) 2:00–4:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, California Institute of Technology), Satoru Takahashi
80 seats available
[Tour] Guided Tour of the Suujin District by Hoefner/Sachs
March 7 (Sat.) 5:00–6:30 PM
Venue: Areas near the cross streets of Kawaramachi and Shiokoji Streets
Guides: Hoefner/Sachs (Franz Hoefner and Harry Sachs)
Language: English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
Up to 20 participants (reservation required)
Co-presented by Kyoto City University of Arts
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Symposium] Parasophia Conversations 03: On the Possibility of Exhibitions Outside of the Institution
A collaborative project by Parasophia & Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
March 8 (Sun.) 3:00–5:00 PM
Venue: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (19-3 Yoshida Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
Speakers: Andreas Beitin (Director, ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art), Roger M. Buergel (Director, Johann Jacobs Museum; PAB member), Satoru Takahashi, Shinji Kohmoto
Language: Japanese and German (with simultaneous interpretation between both languages)
100 seats available
Co-presented by Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
[Workshop] Parasophia Conversations 04: Hong-Kai Wang “Dancers of the Millions”
March 9 (Mon.) 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Hong-Kai Wang and others
Languages: Japanese and English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
15 seats available (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
See information about the previous workshop
[Talk & Outdoor Screening] Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project
March 9 (Mon.) Part 1: 3:00–4:30 PM,Part 2: 5:00–6:00 PM
Part 1: Talk
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Hong-Kai Wang, Shen Chao-Liang (photographer), and Miwa Yanagi
Languages: Japanese and Mandarin (with interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
Part 2: Outdoor Screening
Venue: On Stage Trailer in area in front of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
* Part 2 may be moved indoors in case of rain.
Documentary film screening on the stage trailer in Taiwan
Presented by Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project
* Part 2 cancelled
[Talk Event] Parasophia Conversations 05: Tatsuo Majima & Curators
A collaborative project by Parasophia & Japan Foundation
March 9 (Sat.) 6:00–7:30 PM
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Kyoto Art Center
Speakers: Tatsuo Majima and others
Moderator: Mizuki Endo (Independent curator)
Languages: Japanese and English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
30 seats available
Co-presented by Japan Foundation
* All event details are subject to change. Events may be cancelled without advance notice.
* Reservation not required unless otherwise specified; seats available on first-come, first-served basis on the day of each event. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Parasophia ticket may be required for events held in the exhibition space.
* All events are held in Japanese unless indicated otherwise.
* All events are presented by the Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture Organizing Committee, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (Kyoto Keizai Doyukai), Kyoto Prefecture, and Kyoto City unless indicated otherwise.
* “PAB” refers to Parasophia’s Professional Advisory Board.
PARASOPHIA COUNTDOWN
[Workshop] Jean-Luc Vilmouth “Café Little Boy”
March 3 (Tue.) and 4 (Wed.) 1:00–3:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Up to 20 participants (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Performance] Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project “Pole Dance Show on Stage Trailer”
March 6 (Fri.) 5:30–6:00 PM
Venue: Parking lot on the east side of Nijo Castle (541 Nijojo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Pole dancers: mecav KOTOBUKI, ERIKA RELAX
March 7: Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015’s opening day
Events during the exhibition
[Lecture] Simon Fujiwara
March 7 (Sat.) 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Simon Fujiwara
Language: English (with simultaneous interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
[Workshop] Cai Guo-Qiang “Kites with Fireworks”
March 7 (Sat.) 1:00–2:30 PM (reception begins at 12:30 PM)
Place: On the grounds of the Kyoto Botanical Garden (Shimogamo Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
This event will be cancelled in case of rain (but will be held in case of light rain).
Age group: Ages 5 to 12 (up to 6th grade)
Up to 99 participants (reservations required)
Reservations: Send the participant’s name and age and his/her guardian’s name, phone number, and e-mail address to event@parasophia.jp.
[Lecture] Shinsuke Shimojo “Illusion: Psychological Reality of Cognition and Body”
March 7 (Sat.) 2:00–4:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, California Institute of Technology), Satoru Takahashi
80 seats available
[Tour] Guided Tour of the Suujin District by Hoefner/Sachs
March 7 (Sat.) 5:00–6:30 PM
Venue: Areas near the cross streets of Kawaramachi and Shiokoji Streets
Guides: Hoefner/Sachs (Franz Hoefner and Harry Sachs)
Language: English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
Up to 20 participants (reservation required)
Co-presented by Kyoto City University of Arts
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Symposium] Parasophia Conversations 03: On the Possibility of Exhibitions Outside of the Institution
A collaborative project by Parasophia & Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
March 8 (Sun.) 3:00–5:00 PM
Venue: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (19-3 Yoshida Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
Speakers: Andreas Beitin (Director, ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art), Roger M. Buergel (Director, Johann Jacobs Museum; PAB member), Satoru Takahashi, Shinji Kohmoto
Language: Japanese and German (with simultaneous interpretation between both languages)
100 seats available
Co-presented by Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
[Workshop] Parasophia Conversations 04: Hong-Kai Wang “Dancers of the Millions”
March 9 (Mon.) 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Hong-Kai Wang and others
Languages: Japanese and English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
15 seats available (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
See information about the previous workshop
[Talk & Outdoor Screening] Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project
March 9 (Mon.) Part 1: 3:00–4:30 PM,
Part 1: Talk
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Hong-Kai Wang, Shen Chao-Liang (photographer), and Miwa Yanagi
Languages: Japanese and Mandarin (with interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
Venue: On Stage Trailer in area in front of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
* Part 2 may be moved indoors in case of rain.
Documentary film screening on the stage trailer in Taiwan
Presented by Miwa Yanagi’s Stage Trailer Project
* Part 2 cancelled
[Talk Event] Parasophia Conversations 05: Tatsuo Majima & Curators
A collaborative project by Parasophia & Japan Foundation
March 9 (Sat.) 6:00–7:30 PM
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Kyoto Art Center
Speakers: Tatsuo Majima and others
Moderator: Mizuki Endo (Independent curator)
Languages: Japanese and English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
30 seats available
Co-presented by Japan Foundation
* All event details are subject to change. Events may be cancelled without advance notice.
* Reservation not required unless otherwise specified; seats available on first-come, first-served basis on the day of each event. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Parasophia ticket may be required for events held in the exhibition space.
* All events are held in Japanese unless indicated otherwise.
* All events are presented by the Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture Organizing Committee, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (Kyoto Keizai Doyukai), Kyoto Prefecture, and Kyoto City unless indicated otherwise.
* “PAB” refers to Parasophia’s Professional Advisory Board.