About the event
Spectacle in the Farm was a 2-day arts festival in 2009. It took place in Nasu Highland, a small town known as a resort in Tochigi prefecture. The festival was organized by three companies - Theatre Products, precog, and gm projects. Performance-based pieces by artists from various genres such as dance, fashion, theater and music were presented in unique venues that were scattered throughout the highland including farms, inns, cafes, and leisure facilities.
The audience, or what the oragnizers preferred to call the spectators, enjoyed driving around the area with the Nasu Map created specially for this occasion in their hands, having plenty of chance to appreciate the enchanting sights of the highland. In the course of their “trip” around Nasu, they encountered “spectacles” that casually and momentarily appeared at the corner of the street, on the farm, or in inns and cafes.
Involved in this event are highly acclaimed artists: EGO-WRAPPIN’ AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX, whose unique music – a fusion of various genres such as jazz, rock, and pop songs - keeps drawing attention in the Japanese music scene, the most notable theater company Faifai, which represents the “now” of Japanese young people, and Etsuko Yakushimaru, the vocalist of Soutaiseiriron [Theory of Relativity], a music band which has gained popularity from young people since its sensational debut. A fashion show by Theatre Products, a fashion brand that represents Tokyo collection known for its high theatricality, took place in the farm featuring animals there. The event provided the spectators with wonderful experience that they could only have “right then and there” as Nasu, as well as the pleasure to explore the tourist resort in the area.
EGO-WRAPPIN’AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX J.A.M (piano trio from SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS)
IKEBANA faifai The Brass band Club of Kuroiso High School
Tetsuwari Albatrossket TUTUHELVETICA
OORU TAICHI×Masako Yasumoto Etsuko Yakushimaru Toshiki Okada Yamazaki Naoko-la
Theatre Products KATHY giraffe（neck-tie brand）
Animal Show（Hawk／Eagle／Owl／Sheep／Llama／Goat／Horse） Stroll of Alpaca
Tabito Nanao Tatsuhiko Asano Umitaro Abe
