Autumn Meteorite is a festival centered around the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku. As one of the main programs of Tokyo Festival 2026, which is a comprehensive urban performing arts festival held across Tokyo, Autumn Meteorite is guided by three missions: “To create new artistic work,” “To promote international exchange,” and “To develop the next generation of performing arts professionals.”

In addition to presenting various works of performing arts from both Japan and overseas, the festival aims to promote international exchange in arts and culture by implementing programs that nurture globally active performing arts professionals and foster worldwide networking across borders. Accessibility initiatives will also be actively pursued.

The festival’s Artistic Director is playwright and novelist Toshiki Okada, who has also taken up the position of Artistic Director, Performing Arts of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre this fiscal year 2026. Okada is highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally for his unique methodology exploring the relationship between language and the body as well as for his sharp insight into contemporary society. Under his direction, Autumn Meteorite will expand and deepen its global connections as it continues to evolve as a festival characterized by innovation, originality, creativity, and internationalism.

Performance Program

Pijin Neji + YCAM "Generative Sensei

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 9th – Monday, Oct. 12th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre West

Aitara Ei (Hideo Arai x Kiyoko Itasaka x Eiko Yamada) “San Marudaga Dankoro 3—:A Performance of Sound and Movement”

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 9th – Monday, Oct. 12th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre East

Theatre Nohgaku English Noh "Blue Moon Over Memphis"

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 10th – Sunday, Oct. 11th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Playhouse

JunkJunko Emoto "A Play to Watch When You Feel Lonely at Midnight"
via Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 16th – Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre East

Anacarsis Ramos / PORNOTRÁFICO "MI MADRE Y EL DINERO" (My Mother and Money)

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 16th – Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre West

Christopher Rüping "CRAVE" by Sarah Kane

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 17th – Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Playhouse

Dadaruzu Outdoor Performance “Drooling Ferris Wheel”

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 17th – Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2026
Venue	GLOBAL RING THEATRE

Nadia Beugré "Burning Girls"

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 23st – Sunday, Oct. 25th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre East

NIJIGUMI FIGHTS　“The 11th Nijigumi Academy Autumn Culture Festival”

Schedule	Sunday, Oct. 25th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre West

Collaborative Project by Toshiki Okada & Kazuki Yamada, Artistic Directors of Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
“A Massive Attack of The Quietness”

Schedule	Sunday, Oct. 125th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Atrium

Shin Hanagata "Ergonomic Embryo"

Schedule	Thursday, Oct. 29th – Sunday, Nov. 1rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre East

Chikako Yamashiro "Recalling(s) — Theatrical Version"

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 30th – Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Playhouse

AKHE ENGINEERING THEATRE "WHITE CABIN"

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 31st – Monday, Nov. 2rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Theatre West

Non-Performance Program

Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] × Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite Tokyo
Future Ideations Camp Vol.9: Fiction←Technology→Imagination

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 10th – Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Gallery 2

Where to Next? A Residency for Watching and Talking

Schedule	Thursday, Oct. 22st – Monday, Nov. 2rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre square

International Presenter Invitation

Schedule	Saturday, Oct. 24st – Monday, Nov. 2rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre square

AKHE Workshop "Instructions for well-tempered mistakes”

Schedule	Wednesday, Oct. 21st – Sunday, Oct. 25th, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Gallery 1

Welcome Galaxy

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 9st – Tuesday Nov. 3rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Lower Square, and other location

Kids Play Theater

Schedule	Friday, Oct. 9st – Tuesday Nov. 3rd, 2026
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre │Atelier East ,and other location

Sales period

On general sale from: Sat Aug 8, 10:00am -

Inquiries

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office
0570-010-296 (10:00 to 19:00 excluding days when it is closed)

Official website

Organizers

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