筒 | tsu-tsu

Curator’s Text

Title: 《unsound dresser : 化粧箱、鳴ラナイ》

Tsu-tsu has coined the term “documentary acting” for his technique that involves interviewing real-life people and researching real incidents, the sequence of which are then played out in his performances. Reflecting his training in Japanese dance since childhood, his name derives from the physical sensation of tsu-tsu [vessel, barrel] whereby his body becomes the vessel through which he transforms into the characters he plays. For Fuji Textile Week 2023, Tsu-tsu plans a performance based on the tale of Mt. Fuji and the Golden Princess’s cloth; a legend that has been passed down through generations in Fujiyoshida city. With video footages and installations, he will create a site-specific environment for his performance. In addition, an audio-guide-like work will also be made from the narratives told by the residents of the city. These are the artist’s attempt at creating the opportunity for visitors to encounter the accumulated memories of the residents as they wander through the city streets.

Artist Profile

筒 | tsu-tsu

Documentary actor 筒 | tsu-tsu develops projects related to acting and community based on the bodily sensation of "tsu-tsu," which means a vessel in Japanese,derived from Japanese traditional dance, which he has practiced since childhood. Tsu-tsu perceives acting as a means of directly accepting the complex nature of others and continuously explores the “changeability” of human beings.
In 2022, he founded the artist-run residency “6okken” at Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture, where he also lives.
Tsu-tsu received the Kuma Foundation Creator Scholarship in 2021 and won the Platinum prize in the Art category at the 28th Campus Genius Contest in 2022. His recent work includes Servant of the Whole (ANB Tokyo and others, 2022) and Backflow to the Junction (New York City, 2019–present). He has also appeared in Doris Uhlich’s Habitat / Halle E (Tanzquartier Wien, Austria, 2019) , Solo exhibition includes On the Land(Towada Art Center, 2023).

Scenography: Hayato Itakura
Sound Engineer: Reo Anzai
Production Support: Maki Kinoshita
Grant from: Kuma Foundation
Cooperation: 6okken,Nishikatsura Textile Industry Cooperative Association

Related Info.

【Performance】
Performances will be held on every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and November 23rd(Thu,National Holiday)
from 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

【Audio Performance】
Participants can get QR codes from a gacha-gacha machine, walk along the route to each designated venues on the map, and listen to audio guide pieces where Tsu-tsu performs oral histories from local people.
GachaGacha”Locations : 1Kyu Yamakano Information Desk and 10Shimoyoshida Station Information Desk Cost: 1,000 yen

[Guidance].
Items included in capsule: paper with QR code, map, instructions, earphones.
✳ If you use an iphone and need a conversion cable, you can borrow one at reception. Please return them to reception when you leave.

(i) Read the QR code on your smartphone and start the music app.
(ii) Referring the map, play the audio at the designated point.
(iii) Walk from venue to venue while listening to the audio.
✳ This work can be viewed at any time at your own convenience after purchase.