Xavier Bobés “Things easily forgotten”

Xavier Bobés “Things easily forgotten”

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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.

: Xavier Bobés

Francesco Sinopoli

Francesco Sinopoli

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.

Doors open 15 mins before the performance starts

Performance Language: Non-verbal
Run time: 60 MIN + 15 MIN (mini talk) Total 75 MIN

Hearing Loop: N/A
Audio Guide: N/A
Childcare Service: Available
Wheelchair Accessible Seats: Available
Production note: N/A

[Tax included]

Adult	JPY 6,000
U29s	JPY 3,000
U18s	JPY 1,000
Disount for Persons with Disabilities	10％ discount from the adult price

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: Thursday, August 7

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Production: Xavier Bobés
[Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo]
Object Theater Curator: Yoko Yamaguchi
Program Coordinator: Yoko Ono (ACC), Aya Comori
Producer: Nobutaka Nakahara

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Related Event: Sat Oct 18, a lecture titled “A Quick Guide to Contemporary Object Theater” will be given by curator Yoko Yamaguchi.

A Quick Guide to Contemporary Object Theater

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
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council
Sponsor: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.

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