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Roppongi Hills
Akira Takayama / Port B, “McDonald’s Radio University”
- [Date]
- 5/25(Sat) 20:00 – 5/26(Sun) 10:00
- [Place]
- McDonald’s Roppongi Hills
- [Note]
- *This time, we will do this program at McDonald's with special cooperation. Please check the details at the store.
Takayama Akira is a director/artist who works beyond the
conventional method of theater to expand the notion of
performance art in real urban spaces. This work, first premiered
in Frankfurt, drew inspiration from the current European refugee
crisis, in which McDonald’s branches became something like
shelters for immigrants. Here, customers are invited to “attend”
the lectures delivered by immigrants and refugees from around
the world, who will share their expertise through radio
transmitters.
ARTISTS
Akira Takayama/Port B
Born in 1969. In 2002, he formed the theater company Port B, and since then has been producing installations, touring performances and social experiments utilizing urban spaces as a way of engaging with cities and societies across the world. In recent years, collaboration with those from other fields including visual art, tourism, literature, architecture, and urban researches has seen the scope of his practice broadening further, and he has applied his theatrical philosophy and methodology to opening up new possibilities in a variety of fields.