October 14 - 21, 2023
Jisso Youth Travelers’ Village
688 Kogihara, Ookuchi, Isa city, Kagoshima

i-Dance Japan is an International dance improvisation festival established in 2013. It takes place every other year in Isa city, Kagoshima prefecture. This will be our first time to make a come back in 4 years since the COVID-19 pandemic!
 
The theme of this year is " 邂逅 encounter”
It is an expression used in the meaning of "chance meeting" or "unexpected encounter". Especially "happy encounters with people"
 
The main essence of this festival is composed of witnessing, learning and dancing spontaneously.
By having nutritional meals in nature of the Jisso town and interacting with this international collective of dance lovers, we hope that you can experience a life style that goes beyond your mundane life.
Taking a walk in the neighborhood, hot spring and spending times with the locals are something we cherish at this festival as well.
 
You also cannot miss our performance on October 15.
It is an improvisational and collaborative work with dance, music, visual art, and lighting design between the guest artists, the i-Dance organizer team, 3 musicians, a visual artist and 3 lighting designers who will bring radical, improvisational magic to you.
 
One-on-one is our new attempt. It is a dance structure where each participant can easily approach a facilitator, supporting artist or whoever they are interested to dance together and/or ask questions.
 
Our improv jams are there for you to indulge in dancing, researching and getting to know each other.
 

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