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Sanriku International Arts Festival

Japan's Sanriku Coast, which was hard-hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake, is a treasure-trove of folk performing arts. There is no place quite like the Sanriku Area. In Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures alone, there are more than 2,000 performing groups. The Sanriku International Arts Festival has been held every year since 2014. Through this festival, we introduce audiences to the charms of Folk Performing Arts -- Geinoh -- which have been passed down for generations. Audience members from Japan and around the world have the opportunity to participate in cultural exchange activities at the festival, forging creative connections across the globe.

- Encounters -
An encounter is the first step in building a relationship.
Geinoh and our ways of life are born from the countless collisions and blending of cultures and forms.
People from the coast, mountains and villages come and go. These interactions slowly influence our way of life.
By showing reverence and offering prayers to the unknown, we come into contact with gods, beasts and spirits, and try on a non-human perspective. This is how art starts to take shape.

Again, we encounter Geinoh.
And local Geinoh will come into contact with Geinoh from other countries as well as contemporary art forms.
Through this mutual exchange we can better understand the past, renew the present and walk towards a new future in Sanriku.

OUTLINE

  • Fall

    Session

    Sat, October 26 - Mon, November 4, 2019

    Locations

    Hachinohe(Aomori), Kuji, Iwaizumi, Yamada, Otsuchi, Ofunato, Rikuzentakata(Iwate)

  • Winter

    Session

    Sun, March 1 - Sun, March 15, 2020

    Locations

    Hashikami(Aomori), Fudai, Tanohata, Miyako(Iwate)

  • Artists

    Geinoh Groups

    30 groups

    Asian Geinoh Groups

    2 groups

    Contemporary Artists

    6 groups

Past Festivals

  • The First

    Session

    Sat, August 16 - Sun, August 24, 2014

    Locations

    Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita(Iwate), Kesennuma(Miyagi)

    Artists

    29 groups

    Organization

    Japan Contemporary Dance Network
    WEBSITE

  • The Second

    Session

    Tue, August 4 - Sun, October 18, 2015

    Locations

    Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita(Iwate), Kesennuma(Miyagi)

    Artists

    29 groups

    Organization

    Japan Contemporary Dance Network
    WEBSITE

  • The Third

    Session

    Sat, July 23 - Sun, October 23, 2016

    Locations

    Hachinohe(Aomori), Ofunato(Iwate), Kesennuma(Miyagi), Roppongi(Tokyo)

    Artists

    31 groups

    Organization

    Japan Contemporary Dance Network
    WEBSITE

  • The Fourth

    Session

    Sat, August 5 - Sat, August 19, 2017

    Locations

    Hachinohe(Aomori), Ofunato(Iwate)

    Artists

    22 groups

    Organization

    The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Contemporary Dance Network
    WEBSITE

  • The Fifth

    Session

    Sat, February 9 - Sun, March 24, 2019

    Locations

    Hachinohe, Hashikami(Aomori), Kuji, Tanohata, Miyako, Otsuchi, Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita(Iwate), Kesennuma(Miyagi)

    Artists

    29 groups

    Organization

    Sanriku International Arts Committee, The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Japan Contemporary Dance Network
    WEBSITE

Organizers

Sanriku International Arts Committee, The Japan Foundation Asia Center

Co-Organizers

Hachinohe, Hashikami, Hirono, Kuji, Fudai, Tanohata, Iwaizumi, Miyako, Yamada, Otsuchi, Kamaishi, Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita, Japan Folk Performing Arts Association, Sanriku Railway, Iwate Arts Support Center, Japan Contemporary Dance Network

Grant

Sanriku Foundation, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc「SOMPO ART FUND」(Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan:2021 Fund for Creation of Society by the Arts and Culture)

Collaboration

Toyota Motor Corporation

Support

Iwate, Press Iwate Nippo, THE DAILY TOHOKU SHIMBUN, The To-o Nippo Press Co., Ltd., Iwate Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., Iwate Asahi Television Co.,Ltd., TELEVISION IWATE CORP., Iwate Menkoi Television Co.,Ltd, Aomori Television Broadcasting, ASAHI BROADCASTING AOMORI CO.,LTD, FM IWATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, Aomori Broadcasting Corporation, BeFM Hachinohe

全体実施体制

Producer｜Norikazu Sato
Director | Yuhei Sakata
Hachinohe Program Director | Wakako Imagawa
Miyako Program Director | Yuhei Sakata
Kesen/Otsuchi Program Director | Norikazu Sato
Fudai/Tanohata Program Coordinator | Nahomi Tsuboi
Japanese Geinoh Directors｜Shutaro Koiwa, Takeshi Abe
Asian Geinoh Directors｜Daisuke Muto, Jujiro Maegawa
Festival Advisors｜Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Naomi Inata
Public Relations/Translator｜Nahomi Tsuboi
PR Advisor｜Kumi Aizawa
Executive Director of Committee | Tamao Fujiya