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Event: XPRESSION — Metropolis, Feb 2008

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Publication: Metropolis Issue: February 2008 Article type: Event listing (short) People named: Toshimitsu Aono (Spectator Magazine editor), Edward Clark (director, Tripsichore dance company, London), Kosuke Ono (NebuLavo)

Summary

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Short event preview for “XPRESSION,” described as YogaJaya hosting “a day of art, music, photography, food and other kinds of ‘Xpression’ that reflect on our contemporary lifestyles.”

Venue: Ikejiri Institute of Design, March 2 (2008).

Guest presenters:

  • Toshimitsu Aono — editor of Spectator Magazine; presenting travel insights via discussion and slideshow
  • Edward Clark — director of London-based dance company Tripsichore; performing a piece “that draws on yoga as well as contemporary dance”
  • Tokyo “food designers” — preparing healthy snacks throughout the day
  • Kosuke Ono (NebuLavo) — workshops on making your own chopsticks to save forests
  • Fashion swap and presentation on “ethical fashion”

Key details

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  • Patrick not named; Satoko not named; no YogaJaya staff named
  • YogaJaya credited as host; the event is held at Ikejiri Institute of Design, not the studio
  • “Xpression” continues the arts/culture integration programming (see also Integration Matsuri 2005, Crossroads 2007, xChange 2007)
  • Eco and ethical lifestyle themes: ethical fashion, forest conservation, food design — visible evolution of the YogaJaya event philosophy into sustainability/lifestyle territory
  • Spectator Magazine editor Toshimitsu Aono is a named participant — this is likely the source of the YogaJaya–Spectator connection behind U01 (2007_5_spectator.pdf) and U02 (2010_08_Spectator_article.pdf)

Relevance notes

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  • Another iteration of the arts/community event series; the concept is consistent but the eco-lifestyle framing is new
  • Tripsichore (contemporary dance company drawing on yoga) as a guest — international dance/yoga crossover consistent with YogaJaya’s programming
  • Spectator connection worth noting when processing U01 and U02

Press page relevance

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  • yogajaya-history · scene-context
  • Tier 3 (archive): short event listing, no named Baseworks principals

Connections

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Full Text & Translation

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Transcribed from PDF scan at 150 DPI. English event listing; body text partially legible. Uncertain words marked [?].

Full Text (English)

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event XPRESSION

TOKYO-BASED YOGAJAYA YOGA [studio] hosts a city of art, music, photography and other [aspects forming] ‘Xpression.’ [Built within its contemporary lifestyles framework, the event will present insights from world-known artists.] Edward Clark (Sydney), director of London-based dance company [?], will give a performance that shows yoga as well as contemporary dance. Renowned Tokyo ‘food designers’ will connect healthy snacks throughout the day, and [Chinese University / ?] will give workshops on how to save the forests by making your own chopsticks. Also on the agenda: a fashion design presentation on ‘ethical fashion’ — Roger Institute of Design.

Mar 5. See event listings for details.