21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.

Information

Period:

2026.11.19(Thu.) - 12.1(Tue.)、2027.1.19(Tue.) - 1.31(Sun.), 3.26(Fri.) - 4.4(Sun.)

Venue:

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Gallery 6

Admission:

Free (a same-day admission ticket for From Today to Tomorrow: On the Stewardship of a Work is required).

About

Chiharu Shiota and Toshiki Okada’s About A Room of Memory combines Shiota’s installation A Room of Memory with a performance program by Okada, a playwright and novelist. The installation and text complement each other, creating an experience for audiences in which the installation is more than just a stage set. For this exhibition, three groups of directors, artists, and actors will each attempt to stage the work in their own way, independently of Okada and chelfitsch, the theater company he leads, in the first performances since 2009. Through the interpretations of different directors and the physical presence of various performers, the exhibition will explore what is preserved and what changes over time.

Performance Schedule

Thu., November 19–Tue., December 1, 2026
13:00–17:00 daily
On Tuesday, December 1, post-performance talk: 16:30–17:30.
(Performances end at 16:00)
Director: Yoshiro Hatori
Cast: Miya Ishida, Ryohei Yokota

Tue., January 19–Sun., January 31, 2027
Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday: 10:00–18:00. Friday and Saturday: 10:00–20:00.
On Sunday, January 31, post-performance talk: 16:30–17:30.
(Performances end at 16:00)
Performer: Kohei Sekigawa

Fri., March 26–Sun., April 4, 2027
Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday: 10:00–18:00. Friday and Saturday: 10:00–20:00.
On Sunday, April 4, post-performance talk: 16:00–17:00.
(Performances end at 15:30)
Director: Midori Kurata
Cast: Yuya Nishida, Shin Hanagata, Naname Maeda, Midori Kurata
Assistant director: Naoyuki Hirasawa

*Performance dates and times are subject to change. There will be no performances on days when the exhibition is closed.

Participants in Performances of About A Room of Memory

Photo: Azumi Kajiwara

Yoshiro Hatori (Director)

Born in Brussels in 1989, Hatori is a theater director, leader of the experimental theater group kenobi, and a member of the theater collective Saha. His major directing credits include The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez by Peter Handke (Goethe-Institut Osaka Kyoto) and Toride by Yutaro Murakoso (the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater). He also edited and contributed to Together It Works: Theater in Movements, Movements in Theater – The 1980s (Korocolor, 2018). He served as director of the Usable Program at Kyoto Experiment (2013–14) and co-organized the event Festival Thank You for Your Understanding with Yoshiro Hatori Yoda (Waseda Shogekijo Drama-kan Theater, 2026). He is a part-time lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design and an adjunct lecturer at Rikkyo University, and serves as dramaturg (artistic advisor) for the performing arts festival Autumn Meteorite.
The Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2024
30 Ways to Go to the Moon, Exhibition View
Courtesy of The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Photo: Takaaki Arai

Kohei Sekigawa (Artist)

Born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1990, Sekigawa reflects on the very acts of making and looking through a variety of approaches, including performance, installation, drawing, and design. Major exhibitions include Incoming Breezes (Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, 2023), Azamino Contemporary vol. 11 Kohei Sekigawa: Let’s Call It a Day (Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino, 2020), and 40th Anniversary Exhibition: Travelers: Stepping Into the Unknown (the National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2018).
Photo: Bea Borgers

Midori Kurata (Director, Choreographer, Dancer)

Born in Mie Prefecture in 1987, Kurata graduated from the Department of Moving Image and Performing Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design (now Kyoto University of the Arts). She began studying classical and modern ballet at age three. Based in Kyoto, she works as a director, choreographer, and dancer. In each work, she engages with herself and others and uses the structure of the stage to shape what emerges into fiction, exploring the possibilities of dance in the process. She has received the 2023 Kyoto City Artistic Newcomer Award and the 18th Japan Dance Forum Award. Since April 2024, she has served as artistic director of dance at the Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre.

Credit

Organized by：

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Supported by：

HERMÈS JAPON CO., LTD.

In Cooperation with：

OMO5KanazawaKatamachi by HoshinoResorts , LINNAS Design Inc.,West Japan Railway Company

Patronized by：

THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN

Supported by:

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Index

From Today to Tomorrow On the Stewardship of a Work

SHIOTA Chiharu + OKADA Toshiki, About A Room of Memory