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Ayaka Nakama ＋ Lucie Ortmann ＋ Katrin Ribbe ＋ Takanori Shimodera [TAIYA]
“Echoes from within the Kitchen” Work-In-Progress-Showing

  • ”Alphabets of labour, set no. 03” photo by Katrin Ribbe

  • photo by Katrin Ribbe

  • photo by Katrin Ribbe

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A cross-disciplinary project by dancer Ayaka Nakama, dramaturg Lucie Ortmann (based at tanzhaus nrw, a leading dance hub in Germany), photographer Katrin Ribbe, and architect/food stall researcher Takanori Shimodera/TAIYA.
Fifty years after the first showing of “Semiotics of the Kitchen” (Martha Rosler, 1975)—a performance for the camera exploring housekeeping tasks—they will examine the social meaning of the kitchen as a workplace today and explore new possibilities for artistic expression.
During their residency, they will conduct research on meeting places around the city for eating and relaxation. What work is necessary to create an atmosphere of hospitality and relaxation? Which activities and routines are invisible, like the backstage area of a theatre or the machinery behind a performance? The project will culminate in a Work-in-Progress showing and talk as a result presentation.

  • Ayaka Nakama ＋ Lucie Ortmann ＋ Katrin Ribbe ＋ Takanori Shimodera [TAIYA]

    Ayaka Nakama ＋ Lucie Ortmann ＋ Katrin Ribbe ＋ Takanori Shimodera [TAIYA]

Date
2025-12-12(Fri) 18:30-
*An artist talk is scheduled to take place after the performance.
Venue
Kinosaki International Arts Center
Fee
Free of charge
Talk Language
English(with Japanese interpretation)
Artists
Ayaka Nakama（Choreographer, Dancer）
Lucie Ortmann（Dramaturg）
Katrin Ribbe（Photographer, Video Artist）
Takanori Shimodera（Scenographer）
Credit
Ayaka Nakama is a Fellow of The Saison Foundation. She received the Dance Research Scholarship from the NRWKultursekretariat for her research into food cultures in Düsseldorf and the Ruhr region in the run-up to this project.

Lucie Ortmann and Katrin Ribbe’s stay in Kinosaki and Kobe is supported by the JaDe Foundation.

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