The 6th annual Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival is a two day extravaganza of Asian contemporary dance. It offers Fukuoka residents a chance to glimpse something of Korea’s cutting edge dance scene as well as presenting pieces by Japan’s up and coming choreographers. Working in coordination with two important dance festivals in Seoul, the Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival brings together experimental performers from cities across Japan as well as hosting groups from Seoul and Beijing. The festival takes place in the Dai Hakata Hall, just five minutes’ walk from Hakata station. Their exciting program can be viewed on their website here.
Read an interview with Yoshiko Swain, artistic director of the Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival here.
• 2/2 (Sat.), 17:00~, 2/3 (Sun), 15:00~
• Dai Hakata Hall
• One Day Ticket: Adv.: ¥2,500, Door: ¥3,000 (Students: Adv.: ¥1,500, Door: ¥2,000),
Two Day Ticket: Adv.: ¥4,000 (Students, Adv.: ¥2,000)
• 12F Dai Hakata Bldg, 2-20-1, Hakata-eki-mae
• Tickets: http://dance.jcdn.org (search ‘Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival’), Co.D Ex: 080-5202-1837, or Arts&Culture Information Center (Artillier): 092-281-0081
• http://d-codex.asia/fdff/about.html (English and Japanese)
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Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival: ‘Cross-talk’ Discussion on Asian Dance
As part of the Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival 2/2(Sat.)~2/3(Sun.), a free talk event will allow English speakers a rare opportunity to gain some insight into Asian dance scenes. Speakers include festival organizers Yoshiko Swain and Takao Norikosi, along with a guest speaker Kwong Waillap, the director of the Guangdong Modern Dance Festival (the hub for Chinese contemporary dance). The guest speaker will talk in English and there will be interpreters for the hosts. If you’re interested in dance, don’t miss this event or the Fukuoka Dance Fringe festival. Their exciting program can be viewed on their website here.
• 2/3(Sun), 13:00~
• Dai Hakata Hall Lobby
• Free, no reservations necessary
• 12F Dai Hakata Bldg, 2-20-1, Hakata-eki-mae
• http://d-codex.asia/fdff/about.html (English and Japanese)
