The open call for the 2023 International Program, which supports projects and activities related to contemporary performing arts, has been announced.
Ⅰ International Project Support Program (for medium to long term collaboration projects)
Deadline for requesting an application form: October 20, 2022
Saison Artist in Residence Visiting Fellow aims to build up an international network for contemporary performing arts and to enhance mutual understanding, and gives opportunities for artists and arts managers to research the contemporary performing arts scene in Japan. The program supports research visits to Japan for those who are expected to play an important role in the international performing arts scene.
Saison Artist in Residence Visiting Fellow offers the following support:
– Research Residency for Artists
– Research Residency for Arts Managers
Residency period: October 3 to December 28, 2022, and January 6 to February 19, 2023
Grant: one round-trip Economy-class ticket up to 200,000 yen and/or living expenses (4,000 yen per day excluding the days of arrival and departure) and/or research & activities costs (up to 5,000 yen per day excluding the days of arrival and departure) for each artist and arts managers as applicants who meet the requirements outlined in the application guidelines
Residents: two artists and one arts manager will be selected for Visiting Fellows 2022
Application deadlines: Thursday, 30 June 2022
* Please download an application form by Monday, 27 June 2022.
For details, please see the following program guidelines.
https://www.saison.or.jp/2022_vf_applicationguidelines
The open call for the 2022 International Program, which supports projects and activities related to contemporary performing arts, has been announced.
Ⅰ International Project Support Program (for medium to long term collaboration projects)
Deadline for requesting an application form: October 14, 2021
The Saison Foundation is a private grant-making foundation established by Seiji Tsutsumi in July 1987. The foundation supports projects and activities related to contemporary Japanese theater and dance. In order to increase the visibility of contemporary Japanese performing arts on a worldwide level, The Saison Foundation awards grants and priority use of its rehearsal/workshop and residence facilities at Morishita Studio in Tokyo.
This program supports creative research for international dance/performance/interdisciplinary artists who are expected to play an important role in the international performing arts scene, with aims to build an international network for contemporary performing arts and to enhance mutual understanding.
Online Research Residency offers artistic development opportunities to research and spend time building links with the other participating artists.
For details, please see the following program guidelines.
– Online residency period: November 10, 2021, and February 10, 2022
– Grant: 350,000 yen (JPY)
– 5 international artists will be selected for this online research residency including a Japanese artist
・2021 Online Research Residency Program Guidelines
Please find out more about our current and past programs at our website.
・Saison Artist in Residence
・Online Research Residency 2020/21
Check out The Saison Foundation’s Annual Report for 2021.
The open call for the 2023 International Program, which supports projects and activities related to contemporary performing arts, has been announced.
Visiting Fellows offers artistic development opportunities for artists and arts managers to research the contemporary performing arts scene in Japan.
Press release for The Saison Foundation’s Grant and Studio Awards and our Independently Organized & Co-Organized Programs for 2022
Please join us for the online symposium co-hosted with the Footscray Community Arts in Melbourne, Australia.
The Saison Foundation extends its sincere gratitude to the following Legal Entity Support members and for their generous contributions (as of March 2022/in alphabetical order):