The Delegation of the European Union to Japan has launched a residency for art and cultural critics, which is held as a part of this year’s Kyoto Experiment: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, 5–27 October 2024.
With the aim of reflecting and fostering the potential of art and cultural critique, the programme is planning to host a maximum of eight critics from EU member states for a residency in Kyoto during the entire festival period of Kyoto Experiment.
Together with the residents from the EU, the partner The Saison Foundation will host a Japanese critic to join the dialogue and address the situation of the art scene in Japan. During the festival period, there will be multiple events in different formats involving the residents, such as public discussions, panel talks, workshops, and more.
The participants need to participate in public and semi-public discussions and exchange sessions during the festival and submit a written article in English on a subject connected to the resident’s stay in Kyoto and their impressions of the local art environment, to be published on Kyoto Experiment’s website.
Cultural journalists who are citizens or permanent residents of the 27 EU member states and who have a minimum of three years’ experience can apply for the residency. Preferably they will have a focus on performing arts. Applicants can include arts writers, critics, and theoreticians working for any kind of media, such as (online) magazines, newspapers, radios, televisions, new media platforms, and more.
Successful applicants receive a round trip flight from Europe to Japan, travel expenses for the transfer from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto (round trip), accommodation in Kyoto during the residency, a lump sum of 150,000 JPY to cover living expenses during the residency and tickets for the entire programme of Kyoto Experiment.
