KIAC

This collaboration brings together two artists from different backgrounds: Indonesian choreographer Leu Wijee and Kyoto-based director Nagara Wada, who began working together during the 2024 ADAM Artist Lab in Bangkok and Taipei.

Focusing on the relationship between massage and gossip as performative elements—“movement” and “speech”—the artists have conducted research in Taipei, Indonesia, and now in the hot spring town of Kinosaki.

As part of the research process for their new work-in-progress massageXgossip, they will open a temporary massage parlor inside KIAC. This artist-run massage parlor is available by reservation only, with sessions limited to two participants at a time.

On the same day, an open studio will also be held, where visitors can explore a collection of massage tools gathered by the artists and learn more about their creative process. No reservation is required for the open studio, so please feel free to drop by.




At first glance, they might seem totally unrelated—but what if both are actually super important human techniques for “touching” someone, in one way or another? That’s the idea we’ve been playing with lately.

We had a hunch that if we explored these two elements—massage and gossip—through dance and theatre, something really fun and unexpected might emerge. And that’s how this project, massageXgossip, began.

In this workshop, we’d like to gently touch your body (like in a massage!) while also hearing a little bit about your daily life. Things like relationship dramas, work stress, news that’s caught your eye, or some recent bad luck—anything small is totally fine. And of course, if you’ve got any juicy gossip to share, we’re all ears (your secrets are safe with us!).

Our studio will also be open, so feel free to drop by anytime. You can try out some of the massage tools we’ve collected on our journey so far, and we’d love to chat with you about our research too.

Leu Wijee + Nagara Wada