Contact Gonzo “Xapaxnannan— Our Future Sports”

Nishikyogoku Stadium

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Contact Gonzo have fascinated people with their fierce body contact performances while expanding their repertoire to include art installations and more. Collaborating with photographer Takashi Honma or presenting work in which only the sound of their performance is played on multichannel speakers as a performance piece, Contact Gonzo deliberately jumps across the boundary of “performance” with penetrating intellect and bold moves. For their first appearance at Kyoto Experiment, the group unveils a new work at Nishikyogoku Stadium, the home of the football club Kyoto Sanga F.C. Inspired by athletes who exhibit incredible physicality within the bounds of rules and regulations, Contact Gonzo sees a possible link between sports and performing arts. Even so, how will they make a show at such an enormous stadium with over 20,000 seats work? The internationally acclaimed band Nisennenmondai will support them with live music. From ancient Rome’s Colosseum to today’s Olympics, people have been fascinated by activities at stadiums. Contact Gonzo’s approach is to explore why human movement attracts people so— the outcome is still unknown.

Please see Nishikyogoku Stadium’s website for details.