NDT is recognized as the world’s leading contemporary dance company and will give a workshop and Q&A-session at the Kyoto Arts Centre on June 25th. It is a special occasion as it is for the first time in 13 years for NDT to come back to Japan, and coincides with its 60th anniversary since its […]
Amsterdam based Japanese artist Chikako Watanabe is commissioned by the Noseden Artline to present a new work at this biennial art festival which is centered around the Noseden Railroad. Watanabe will focus on Myoken Mountain, the end destination of the railroad. This mountain straddles Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka. As part of her participation is the artist talk at Kyoto Seika University on June 29th. Subject of the artist talk is “A journey to meet the stars seers: Artscape, Amsterdam, and Mount Myōken”.
Villa Kujoyama organized Forum Design Kyoto in collaboration with the Dutch Embassy, acting as a satellite event to the Paris Design Forum that was held from 16 to 18 November in Paris. Through a series of keynote lectures and an incubation session, speakers provided ideas on how to innovate and shape urban environments.
For the second event in the collaboration between Villa Kujoyama and the Dutch embassy, they presented a series of short and dynamic presentations highlighting different aspects of Artist in Residence, entitled ‘Networks + Artworks’ on Thursday 7 February.