
Toyooka Theater Festival 2025 – First Lineup Announcement
From world premieres debuting at Toyooka Theater Festival to acclaimed works by notable companies and artists from Japan and abroad, this year’s lineup offers a compelling and diverse range of performances.
Featured programs include a piece focusing on the geisha culture of Kinosaki, a collaboration between a local citizen dance group and a renowned Butoh master, and an outdoor performance set along the scenic Takeno Coast.
Also presented are projects born from the deep ties to the region, including collaborations between researchers and artists.
In addition to stage productions that meet the expectations of performing arts fans, the festival welcomes a wide range of artists through international co-productions, emerging companies, and street performances.
The full lineup, including programs in Asago City, Kami Town, and Shinonsen Town, as well as Fringe events, will be announced on June 17.
Be sure to follow along for the full program reveal and more.


Kawai Hotaka × Shimogamo-shasow
“Yellow Airship”

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“The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’”

IKKO TAMURA / Dairakudakan + Toyooka citizen's butoh company “Tajima Kanjyakuro”
special appearance: Maro Akaji
Butoh performance “Butoh Tajimafudoki _Kinosaki reitou engi”

Oriza Hirata + Kaito Nakahori
Theater Opera
“The star has no sound −Clockwork Universe−”

Chia-Ming Wang / Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group
✕ Kuro Tanino / Niwa Gekidan Penino
“The Bathhouse of Honest Desires”

Three Pielbergs
Outdoor Performance vol.3 in Beach
Musical「Humming “paradise”」
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KIKAI institute for Coral Reef Sciences Theatre Project
“Serenade of the Sea”
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Seinendan
“From S Plateau”

Hydroblast(Shingo Ota/Kyoko Takenaka)
“The Last Geishas: Re-creation”
