Osaka Kansai EXPO Performance
UNUM
As part of the official program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025, a new collaborative work by INTRODANS, LAND FES, and the Kobe-based Sadamatsu-Hamada Ballet Company will be premiered at the EXPO National Day Hall.
Adriaan Luteijn, choreographer who creates inclusive choreographic works for INTRODANS and companies and institutions worldwide, and Dai Matsuoka, artistic director of LAND FES, who has promoted similar activities in Tokyo, co-direct the new piece “UNUM,” a multi-generational integrated dance, together with Dutch and Japanese dancers in a cross-border collaboration.
May 21(Wed), 2025
18:00 START (Door opens at 17:30)
Program: UNUM
Estimated runtime: approximately 20 minutes
Numbered tickets will be distributed 60 minutes before the performance starts, and doors will open 30 minutes before. (All seats are unreserved)
Venue: EXPO National Day Hall
Venue Location: Osaka Yumeshima, East Gate Zone
The Osaka Metro Chūō Line is the railway line that directly connects to Yumeshima Station (C09), located in front of the venue (East Gate).
*For detailed access information to the venue, please refer to the following link.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/expo-map-index/access/
You can attend the performance by purchasing an admission ticket for the Osaka Kansai Expo.
Early Period Ticket
This ticket allows one-time entry from the opening day until July 18, 2025.
Adults (18 and over): ¥5,000
Ages 12–17: ¥3,000
Ages 4–11: ¥1,200
Ages 3 and under: Free
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NPO LAND FES
TEL: 03-6820-4589（Weekdays 10:00 – 17:00）
Mail: info@landfes.com
UNUM
Choreography and Direction: Adriaan Luteijn, Dai Matsuoka
Dramaturg: Yurika Kuremiya
Music: Naoyuki Takeda
Cast: Angelica Villalon(INTRODANS), Reynaldo Villalon, Mark van Drunick(INTRODANS), Anne van Drunick, Kenta Kambara, Shiori Kambara, Shunsei Goto(Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company), Lisa Goto, Kazuyo Morita, Toyoko Morita, Koumi Yamamoto(Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company), Naoki Yamamoto
Staff
Stage Manager: Daijiro Kawakami
Lighting Designer: Kazuya Yoshida
Sound Designer: Mina Hayashi
Costume Designer: Rie Kita
Videography: Daichi Oitate, Sou Fukuoka
Stage Set Designer: Daijiro Kawakami
Producer: Yusuke Tsutsumi(Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company), Dai Matsuoka(LAND FES)
Production Management: LAND FES, Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company
Visual Design: Kei Sumiya(Su-)
Cooperation : Mia Tomano
Hosted by NPO LAND FES, Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company, INTRODANS, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
INTRODANS
INTRODANS was founded in 1971 by Ton Wiggers. It is known as one of the three leading dance companies in the Netherlands. The company captivates audiences both domestically and internationally with a wide range of works, from beloved ballet repertories to contemporary dance by cutting-edge choreographers, as well as inclusive dance involving people with disabilities and the elderly.
Adriaan Luteijn
In 1998, Adriaan Luteijn ended his career as a dancer with INTRODANS and subsequently began choreographing for various dancers and dance companies, both within the Netherlands and abroad. Luteijn is also the Artistic Manager of INTRODANS Education and leads the INTRODANS Interactive program. This program offers interactive workshops where young people can creatively participate in dance, as well as performances of integrated dance, where people with disabilities and able-bodied individuals collaborate. It also includes classes and performances targeted at individuals with disabilities. All of Luteijn’s works are centered around the themes of human connection and diversity. His approach involves using the friction and clashes that occur during the creative process with dancers from diverse backgrounds to infuse the work with energy.
Awards:
2003 – Incentive Award from the Dansersfonds ’79
2008 – Kunstfactor Dance Oeuvre Award
2018 – Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau
NPO LAND FES
Founded in 2011, the organization promotes an inclusive society through performing arts. Its initiatives include the “Scramble Dance Project,” which fosters collaborative dance creation regardless of disabilities, and “TOKYO ACCESSIBLE DANCE,” which introduces inclusive dance from around the world.
Dai Matsuoka
Butoh dancer and representative of the NPO LAND FES.
Since 2005, he has been a performer with Sankai Juku, appearing in major works such as “Kinkan Shonen”, “Utsushi”, “Kagemi”, “Tobari”, “ARC”, and “TOTEM.” In 2011, he founded LAND FES, launching various initiatives aimed at promoting an inclusive society through performing arts. Since 2018, he has led the “Scramble Dance Project,” a project that fosters collaborative dance creation regardless of disabilities. He has also worked extensively with international artists, performing in “Falling Out” by New York-based theater company Phantom Limb Company and “Houses of Zodiac” by composer Paola Prestini. Additionally, he served as a curator for Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13 “Tokyo Real Underground.”
Sadamatsu – Hamada Ballet Company
In March 1965, the company was founded in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, with Tohru Sadamatsu as the director and Yoko Hamada as the deputy director. From its inception, it has based its performances on classical ballet, incorporating both traditional ballet and contemporary works as the core of its activities. The company has also been actively engaged in ballet outreach, having performed more than 700 school performances. It presents programs that allow people of all ages, from children to adults, to enjoy ballet. The company has received numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival and the Kobe City Distinguished Service Award.
Kobe
Omnibus Performance
Date & Time: May 24, 18:30 Start
Program: UNUM, Iungo, 6 Dances, Takademe, Cantata
Venue: Kobe Bunka Hall – Middle Hall
Accessibility Performance
Date & Time: May 25, 16:00 Start
Program: UNUM, Iungo
To make the performance more accessible for individuals with disabilities, the stage will be specially arranged in a *Stage-on-Stage format, with additional viewing support provided.
*Stage-on-Stage: A setup where audience seating is arranged on the stage.
Venue: Kobe Bunka Hall – Middle Hall
Kyoto
Performance
Date & Time: May 27, 19:30 Start
Program: UNUM, Iungo
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto North Hall
Adriaan Luteijn Workshop
Date & Time: May 28, 18:00 – 19:30
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto North Hall