Program
Xavier Bobés "Things easily forgotten"
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Small, subtle objects begin to tell grand stories of emotions, history, and time. A journey through memory intimately unfolds within the space.
Xavier Bobés is an artist who uses a method called “documentary object theater.” In this work that delves into the history of late 20th century Spain, small, modest, and easily forgettable objects of daily life—keychains, old family photos, postcards, coins, vintage magazines—narrate their stories as “survivors” of the past. Like a magician, the work presents a huge collection of tiny objects as a captivating story unfolds, flooding our minds with mundane quotidian details and representing the deep emotions that they evoke, as well as the changes that occur across a sweeping era.
Each show has a limited capacity of five audience members. Sitting at a small table in an intimate, salon-like space, they witness an intense series of events that zoom in on sensory experiences and trigger old memories while creating new ones. As if casting a spell, Xavier Bobés manipulates both the past and future.
Dates
October 28th (Tuesday), 2025 - November 3rd (Monday)
Schedule
Tue Oct 28, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Wed Oct 29, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Thu Oct 30, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Fri Oct 31, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Sat Nov 1, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Sun Nov 2, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Mon Nov 3, 12:00pm / 4:00pm / 7:00pm
Venue
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)Others
Additional info about Runtime: Doors open 15 mins before the performance starts
Runtime: 60 MIN + 15 MIN (mini talk) Total 75 MIN
Performance Language: Non-verbal
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U18s: JPY 1,000
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Profile
Creation and direction: Xavier Bobés
Xavier Bobés is a scenic creator, born in Barcelona (Spain) in 1977. Self-taught. Passionate about the poetry of objects, he's been researching for 20 years with all kinds of everyday objects.
"Things Easily Forgotten," which will be making its Japan premiere, has been performed more than 1,400 times around the world since 2015, and the delicate and surprising worldview created by Xavier Bobés has been praised by the media.
He collaborates with other artists and theatre companies as a director and object theater coaching. Since 2008, he has also been giving Object Theatre workshops at festivals, schools and various organizations.
Researching deeper in to the symbolic content, theatre of objects and all that appears banal. And this is done through the creation, testing and teaching.
Creation and Direction: Xavier Bobés
Performer: Francesco Sinopoli
Production: Xavier Bobés
<Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo>
Object Theater Curator: Yoko Yamaguchi
Interpretation: Nao Miyauchi
Technical Coordination: Yukimi Satoh (Stage Work URAK Co., Ltd.)
Flyer design: Ryota Yamaguchi (slowcamp)
Documentation Photos: Hibiki Miyazawa (COG WORKS)
Program Coordinator: Yoko Ono (ACC), Aya Comori
Producer: Nobutaka Nakahara
Co-production: Festival TNT 2015 - Terrassa Noves Tendències
Cooperation: L’Animal a l’Esquena.
Organizer: Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)]
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council
Sponsor: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Media Partner: Tokyo Art Beat
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