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The Behaviour Project

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Introduction

The Behaviour Project

Six dancers in Japan, China, South Korea, and our behavior
Reality show to explore the establishment

The Beacivian Project is an experimental project that focuses on the "Furuma" that we are doing casually and explores the formation of the behavior and the future. From three countries in Japan, China, South Korea, two dancers, a body expression expert, were invited to a project, and he stayed in Tokyo/Beijing/Seoul with a total of six dancers. We will work on the behavior of people living in cities in various places such as shopping centers and office districts. Then, with the cooperation of various professionals related to behavior, such as historian, economist, designer, sociologist, etc., we will analyze the formation and future of the behavior, and distribute the activities as articles and documentary programs. And in February 2025, a new "Furumaai" that each dancer wanted to be like this was exhibited and performed as an exhibition/performance. This is a practical project that starts with such questions, working with companies and local governments, and conducts activities to redesign social behavior on their own.

Bowing behavior

Serving by train

Serving in public space

Why do we do this kind of behavior?

We always think we are acting on our own, but we are actually unconsciously along in various rules in society. When you meet your first meeting, you bow a lot more than usual. When I talked to the superior in honorifics, the way of movement of the body itself is naturally poor. When you get on the train, your position is almost decided depending on the surrounding situation. Suddenly, there are times when I wonder why I am doing this. Especially when traveling abroad, I am surprised that there are various society, probably because of different common sense in society, no bowing, and different trains. I usually do my own in society. Why, when and when did I get like this?

Where did you come from?

There are many similarities in East Asia, Japan, China, and South Korea. Although the words do not understand, the appearance is similar, and there are many common points such as calligraphy, tea, and Buddhism. On the other hand, there are small differences that stand out because they are similar. Looking at those neighboring people, the question comes up, why it's similar and why it's different. The traditional way of thinking, such as respecting superiors, may be related to the history before Confucianism, and manners such as how to ride a train and how to use a smartphone has been relatively recent. It would have been. Knowing the neighbors of East Asia will result in the formation of yourself and your society.

How far can we do on our own?

Diversity is said to be important, but living in the same society is required to follow common rules and social norms. For example, in Japan, it is difficult to give up seats to elderly people. Sometimes your opponent is angry that you don't want to sit in your seat or want to be old. In other words, some people want to give up their seats, while others don't want to call out. When each person has different ideas, how do we do it? Social norms change with the times. Society is not something that can be changed by yourself, but if many people find it difficult, I think the rules and habits should change little by little. Furuma is going to do it casually in everyday life, but in such a trivial action, I think that it is difficult to live in modern society. This project wants to face and challenge such a society.
The Behaviour Project

Six dancers in Japan, China, South Korea, and our behavior
Reality show to explore the establishment

The Beacivian Project is an experimental project that focuses on the "Furuma" that we are doing casually and explores the formation of the behavior and the future. From three countries in Japan, China, South Korea, two dancers, a body expression expert, were invited to a project, and he stayed in Tokyo/Beijing/Seoul with a total of six dancers. We will work on the behavior of people living in cities in various places such as shopping centers and office districts. Then, with the cooperation of various professionals related to behavior, such as historian, economist, designer, sociologist, etc., we will analyze the formation and future of the behavior, and distribute the activities as articles and documentary programs. And in February 2025, a new "Furumaai" that each dancer wanted to be like this was exhibited and performed as an exhibition/performance. This is a practical project that starts with such questions, working with companies and local governments, and conducts activities to redesign social behavior on their own.

Cast

Ye Hyoseung

dancer

Ye Hyoseung danced for the Belgian dance company Les Ballets C de la B with Alain Platel for many years before founding BluePoet company in2013. In addition to using rapport with European stage to facilitate exchanges between Korea and Europe.

Na Hyeyoung

dancer

Hyeyoung is a dancer and choreographer who has built up her dance career on numerous stages and festivals in Korea and the United States. Due to his experience growing up in a diverse culture, he began to question the fact that he was "different" from others, and entered the world of physical expression in order to face his identity. Her masterpiece ``Society Consumes Human Nature'' is an attempt to express ``human nature'' that we are unaware of, and sheds light on the side of humans who are bound by social rules and trends. . “The Albino Story” is a work about individuality, asking the audience questions about how individuality is suppressed in the name of society, and what it means to be normal and fit in. It gave me an opportunity to think about it.

Wei Man

dancer

Dancer, choreographer, organizer. At the age of 12, he started a Chinese folk dance and majored in choreography at Chinese ethnic university from 2007 to 2011. He has been active in a Chinese bodyt studio in 2010, and has been working as a choreographer and dancer at various theaters and art centers. In 2003, he participated in the Contemporary Dance Education Program of Frankfurt Music and Performing University of Arts. One year later, for dancing and interdisciplinary art education, we launched a ""Corporation & Rabbit Theater"" together with Jiaming Wang, and from China to overseas, various experts, including theaters, sounds, architecture, and new media. Invite and educate works and education.

Jiaming Wang

dancer

JIAMING has established a expression style from 2010 to 2017 through joint with artists in various fields. His work is to question existing performing arts, traditional expressions, methods, spent patterns, and social environment surrounding it. President of "Corporation & Rabbit Theater" along with WEI Man. Currently, he is engaged in production activities that focus on performance and presentation using new media. Typical works include "Meet Afternoon Tea", "Night Flight Party", "The Wall", "Drop Shadow", "Chromosome V", and "III".

Tadashi Shimada

dancer

Born in Yokohama City in 1986. From the age of 19, he studied method acting method at UPS ACADEMY, presided by Yoko Narahashi, and started his body expression and dancing activities. Studied dance under Tomohisa Suzuki. Based on the memories of physical and emotions covered in daily life, we are exploring the reality of just existing at this moment. Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2013 Awarded the Encouragement Award. Performing in three cities, Seoul, Hachinohe, and Yokohama, in the 2013 -Japan -Korea dance exchange project. In addition, active in Japan and overseas. Currently entitled Edgeofthecity, it creates images and performance with one body that lives in one corner of the city.

Yu Kitagawa

dancer

Started modern ballet at the age of 6. Studied contemporary dance at Sakurabin University under Kosanuki Kuniko. Since 2008, he participated as a member of Momoko Momoko, a member of Momoko Shirakami. As a dancer, he has appeared in various choreographers and directors, such as Kuniko Kisaki, Chieko Ito, Shuji Onodera, and Tadata Iwabuchi. He has also appeared in drama works by Kerrino Sandrovich, Keiji Nagatsuka, and Hiromi Tateyama. In 2017, he won the Encouragement Award at the Yokohama Dance Collection 2017 Competition II. He is also active as an illustrator "Kita -gai Yu".

Hiromichi Hosoma

cognitive science

He conducts research on physical movements that occur in places where multiple people gather. He has written essays on manga, anime, TV dramas, postcards, panoramas, and other topics related to the expressive history of audiovisual culture. His major publications include "Caregiver no Karada (Series Care)", "Why Does Mickey Whistle?", "How Songs Work", and "Balloon Theory: Manga Voice and Body". Ph.D in Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University). Professor, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University.

Kosei Mitsuishi

history, code system

"Born in Tokyo in 1983. While attending university, he worked as a researcher at the Institute for Historical Studies, and currently serves as the institute's director. In 2017, he established goscobe Inc., the world's first corporate and social innovation consultant using historical analysis. He also serves as an outside lecturer in charge of history at ROCKET SIG, a project run by the Nippon Foundation and the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology to discover exceptional talents, giving heated lectures to children with extraordinary talents. Representative of goscobe Co., Ltd., external partner of biotope Co., Ltd. "

Masanao Takeyama

service design

Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. PH.D. (University of California). After working as an assistant to Keio University Faculty of Environmental Information and Associate Professor of Tokyo City University, he became a professor of Keio University (2003) and professor (2008). We are promoting research on service design methods and industry -academia joint projects that apply economic geography, marketing theory, and behavioral science. Service Design Network co -representative.

Yuuki Yamamori

philosophy, semiotics

He is a philosopher with an enigmatic Ph.D. in the field of human sciences. He studied philosophy, semiotics, and mental health with a focus on contemporary French thought. While exploring philosophy as a practice rather than as an academic discipline, he runs a place to learn philosophy and dialogue at his private school, "Tekijuku 2nd Gakusha". He is interested in the turmoil of the mind (conflict, upset, anxiety, etc.) that occurs on the part of the majority at the point of contact between the minority and the majority, and the behavior that accompanies it.

Masashi Nukata

Music

Composer and director. Born in Tokyo in 1992. He presides over the contemporary pop band Tokyo Shiokoji and the theater company Nutomic. In parallel with his band activities, he continues to ask the question, "What is performance?" and creates works that cross the realms of theater and music. As a composer of stage music, he has participated in Pascal Lambert, Q/Satsuko Ichihara, The Compsons, and Sada Iwabuchi. Lately, he's been busy organizing aimless gatherings.

Takaaki Sukegawa

website production

He has been active as a curator in Okinawa until 2013, and has been involved in solo exhibitions and art events. After two years of production as a markup engineer, he became independent as a web designer in 2015. Penne Co., Ltd. was established in June 2020. He is in charge of producing artists' portfolio sites and producing art projects.

Ryuichi Nambu

graphic design

Born in 1979. After graduating from International Christian University, he acquired MA at the London University Gold Smith College. After returning to Japan, worked at the Hiromura Design Office. As a graphic designer, he has been involved in various projects such as brand development and architectural sign plan. After independence in 2009, he completed a master's course at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Academic Information. Design activities across various touch points against the backdrop of media theory and cultural anthropology.

Kanako Iwanaka

Project coordinator

Born in Tokyo in 1981. Graduated from Waseda University Graduate School of Letters, Department of Art History. From 2012 to 2017, he was in charge of planning and managing programs at SHIBAURA HOUSE, a community space operated by a private company. Interested in expressions born from everyday life and expressive activities through collaborative work with people and communities with diverse backgrounds, she is currently freelance in the management of art projects, production and editing of performing arts.

Mami Motoyuki

Project Coordinator

After studied architecture as a student, she became more interested in the relationships and activities of people born from the space than the space itself, and was involved in the management of community spaces, art projects, and performing arts. He is researching every day in search of opportunities to weave new ideas and questions through encounters with diverse people.

Takashi Sawa

Adviser

From 2000 to 2010, he was the director of the Image Forum Festival. He is currently a freelance curator. He has collaborated on numerous curatorial projects with the Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris, Aichi Triennale 2013, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Aomori Museum of Art, Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art, and others. He has planned and produced "Meguriai JAXA" (2017-), "Photography + Train = Film" (2018), "The Age of Joints" (2021-), "Tamaki" (2023), etc. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Daisuke Nakazawa

artist, designer and narrative explorer

We listen to small stories behind our daily lives, such as people, places, society, and customs, and are engaged in activities that focus on creating new stories by reconstructing the collected stories. 。 He uses the methods of theater, architecture, and cultural anthropology he has learned so far to create hands -on works to discover a view of an alternative thing while people participate and experience. When he was in his third year of high school, he founded a theater company "Pepin's Design", and released a number of works to the present. After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Policy (Cultural Anthropology / Architecture), he worked for an advertising company for about 10 years, and graduated from Narrative Environments in 2015 in the London University of the Arts. In recent years, as a private writer, he has been active in producing and presenting modern art works.

Photo of Masashi Nukata: ©︎Yuta Itagaki / Mana Hiraki

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