After more than three years of touring to around twenty venues across Europe (Madrid, Festival d’Automne, Comédie de Genève…), HIKU by Eric Minh Cuong Castaing & Anne-Sophie Turion (2020, dance), which addresses the intimate subject of hidden communities, will be restaged for Japanese audiences at the Festival Theater Commons (Tokyo) from March 6 to 8. Performing the piece for the first time in their home country represents a major milestone for the performers. The project will culminate in a documentary entitled Ensemble Ensemble Hikikomori.
Five residents back in Japan for a post-residency !
News
01 jan.
30 apr. 2026Villa Kujoyama
30 apr. 2026Villa Kujoyama
Dates
From 01 jan. to 30 apr. 2026
Venue
Villa Kujoyama
17-22 Hinookaebisudanichō, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, 607-8492
The residents' projects
Sandrine Elberg (2021, photography) continues her artistic research on stones in gardens that embody Zen philosophy. Alongside her work on faience, she will visit the Raku Museum, dedicated to the history and practices of clay firing, as well as the Yuzo Kondo Memorial Museum, in order to deepen her technical and conceptual knowledge.
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Simon Nicaise (2024, visual arts) continues his collaboration with the brewer–coopers of the Kioke Craft Revival on the island of Shodoshima, focusing on fermentation processes and their containers. This friendship has extended through the creation of a sculpture immersed in a kioke barrel containing soy sauce, where it rested for two years. A set of sake ware made of clay was also left to dry for two years and will be fired for five days in a wood kiln on a bed of rice straw. As the pieces are gradually harvested, they will be presented in an evolving display at each stage.
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Marion Delarue (2019, crafts) returns to Kyoto with the intention of continuing her work alongside Mitsue Nakamura (Noh masks) and Yohko Toda (urushi lacquer), with the aim of creating objects that maintain a close dialogue with the body. A selection of these works will be presented in a solo exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from September to December 2026.
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Save the date !
Come and meet Simon Nicaise and Sandrine Elberg on Thursday, March 5 (full program here), and Marion Delarue on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at the Villa!
Eric Minh Cuong Castaing & Anne-Sophie Turion will present their performance HIKU from March 6 to 8, 2026, as part of the Festival Theater Commons Tokyo. More information here!