January 23rd 2019, Wednesday.
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater(Public Interest Incorporated
Foundation Aichi Prefecture
Cultural Promotion Agency)
Public relations & Marketing group☎ 052-955-5506＜Press Release＞
To the press

From 2020, at the Aichi arts theater, the Arts Director position will
be newly established and assumed by Mr. Saburo Teshigawara!!

Thank you for your understanding and support of activities at the Aichi Prefectural ArtTheater.
We are sending a press release as the title says.
We understand you must be very busy but we would appreciate if you read it and report onit.

Inquiries

Aichi Prefectural Art Theater (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Aichi Prefecture Cultural Promotion Agency)
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“From 2020 at the Aichi arts theater, an "arts director" will be
newly established and assumed by Mr. Saburo Teshigawara!!
The Aichi Prefectural Art Theater has developed several programs
such as genuine opera, dance, classic music, and plays that have also
been highly praised nationwide.
Mr. Saburo Teshigawara, who has succeed overseas as a dancer,
choreographer and director and has been highly praised inside andoutside Japan, has been newly nominated to be the representative of
this theater from 2020. By improving our planning abilities andfurther strengthening our communication abilities, we aim to operate
projects worthy of a top class theater and improve name recognition.
1 Art Director
Saburo Teshigawara*Biography on attached document
2 Term (estimate)
4 years (April 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2024)*We will let you know about the appointment press conference
later.
3 Reason for the appointment
Mr. Teshigawara has been highly praised nationally andinternationally for achievements such as receiving the Purple ribbon
medal ('09), the Officier rank of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ('17)
and for his creative activities and choreography.
Also, he displayed his genius talent here right after the opening of
this theater, with the dance performance “SLEEP” (’14) and Aichi
Triennale 2016 Opera “The Magic Flute” (’16).
With the new business development, and making the most out ofthe characteristics of the Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, we canexpect further creative promotion from Aichi with national andinternational reach.
4 Job Details
・ Decision making on the direction of events sponsored by thetheater and its annual line up.
・Execution of art director performance producing, etc.
5 Others（1）Mr. Teshigawara will give advice or support on the direction ofevents sponsored by the theater that will be held after 2020
as “Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Advisor” until he takes officeas the art director (April 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2020).
（2）Prior to taking office as the art director, the “Dance Concert

Saburo Teshigawara × Rihoko Sato × Sayaka Shoji” (Concert hall) is
scheduled for Thursday March 12th, 2020.
6 Comment from Mr. Saburo Teshigawara
Being appointed as the art director of the Aichi Prefectural Art
Theater will be an opportunity to arouse my new adventurous spirit.
There is nothing else that moves my feelings more than theexpectation about the discovery of beauty and facing many
unexpected things. Let’s create a pathway of emotions from the body
towards unknown secrets that are not waiting for future plans
neither is an old-fashioned avant-garde that only overturns
recognition. The theater lives with the expectation of happiness andconfusion. Together with the staff, I would like to prepare a pathwayof feelings that emotionally resonates and all the breathing of theaudience becomes voices.

Profile

Saburo Teshigawara
Dancer, Choreographer, Director

Professional history
1953
1981
1985
2006
2009
2013
2014
2017

Born in Tokyo, 65 years of age.
Started original creative activity.
Established his own company KARASProfessor of Body Expression and Cinematic Arts,
College of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University
Received Shiju-hosho (Purple Ribbon medal).
Established the production space KARAS APPARATUS
with theater, studio, and gallery installations.
Professor of Department of Scenography Design, Drama,and Dance at Tama Art University.
Received French Arts and Culture Order Officier Award(C)Norifumi Inagaki

Performance at Aichi Arts Center
1993
2014
2016
2020

Director of the movie “T-CITY” sponsored by Aichi Arts Center
Dance performance Saburo Teshigawara + KARAS “NOIJECT”
Dance performance “-Sleep-”
Director of Aichi Triennale Produce Opera “The Magic Flute”
Choreography and performance “Dance Concert Saburo Teshigawara ×Rihoko Sato × Sayaka Shoji” (scheduled)