The Saison Foundation
The Saison Foundation is a grant-making foundation that supports projects and activities related to contemporary Japanese theater and dance.
THE SAISON FOUNDATION
Kyobashi Yamamoto Building, 4th Floor3-12-7 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
TEL: +81 3 (3535) 5566
FAX: +81 3 (3535) 5565
[Mon thru Fri 10:00 – 17:00]
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Eisa Jocson
Artist(Philippines)Artist
Residency Period: from 13 October 2014 to 27 November 2014
■Research Outline
| Research Theme | Politics of Transnational Entertainment: What is being performed? Who is performing and who is watching? |
| Brief Description of the Research | With theme of “Politics of Transnational Entertainment”, Eisa Jocson researched the entertainment approaches of Filipino entertainers constructed under specific Philippines-Japanese social, cultural, historical backgrounds and labor conditions in Japan. During her residency, she visited Filipino entertainment clubs, Geisha district in Mukojima and maid cafes at Akihabara and attends Nihon-buyo classes. She physically explore different performances of femininity in relation to the entertainment industry in Japan. |
■Residency
| 13 October 2014 | Arrives in Japan |
| 14 October 2014 to 26 November 2014 | Interviews artists, arts managers and enteratiners in Japan Attends Nihon-buyo classes Attends performances at Festival / Tokyo and other theaters |
| 28 October 2014 | Public Talk at Morishita Studio |
| 25 November 2014 | Showing “HOST” at Morishita Studio |
| 27 November 2014 | Departs Japan |
■Public Talk
| Date | 28 October 2014 |
| Time | 19:00-20:30 |
| Place | Studio C, Morishita Studio |
| Title | Marginal Bodies and Transnational Entertainment Eisa Jocson gave a presentation on the ideas of the research project, Politics of Transnational Entertainment, as well as the explanation of her past works. |
■Showing: Work in Progress
| Date | 25 November 2014 |
| Time | Open 18:30 Start 19:00 |
| Place | Studio A, Morishita Studio |
| Title | HOST (concept, choreography and performance by Eisa Jocson) Based on the following questions, “What does their performance of feminine labor reveal/conceal? If femininity is performed as labor, when does performance end and reality begin?”, Eisa Jocson presented a work-in-progress to show a process of the creation to consider physically explore different performance of femininity in relation to the entertainment industry in Japan. |
■Profile
Eisa Jocson
Born in Philippines
Eisa Jocson presented “Stainless Borders: The Deconstruction of Architecture of Control” to show a pole dance by using the poles of flags and signs in urban public spaces in 2010. She developed an artistic practice that questions the stereotype and context of female pole dancers and her solo “Death of the Pole Dancer”, which show a pole dance with theme of sexuality, violence and power, was premiered in 2011. “Macho Dancer”, which realize a performance to men by male dancers in night clubs by female body, was premiered in 2013, and these works attracted international attentions and were toured to several cities in Europe.
THE SAISON FOUNDATION
Kyobashi Yamamoto Building, 4th Floor3-12-7 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
TEL: +81 3 (3535) 5566
FAX: +81 3 (3535) 5565
[Mon thru Fri 10:00 – 17:00]
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