Signature Pavilion produced by KAWASE Naomi
This pavilion serves
as an experimental ground,
Unveiling "divides" scattered
throughout the world
and through "dialogue,"
we seek to resolve.
Dialogue, it awakens us,
To the possibility of deeper understanding,
That within me, you reside,
And within you, I abide.
Together, we can forge,
A brighter future, side by side.
Now, let us together step forth,
Within this pavilion,
Towards a future free from division.
In this pavilion,
we pose a different theme
to the world each day.
Every visitor contemplates it,
And together, we witness pairs engage
in dialogue before us all.
It's a serendipitous dialogue
performed only once in a lifetime.
We too cannot foresee its outcome.
You too can volunteer to participate.
We archive all of it,
To be passed down to future generations.
We are recruiting
Dialogue Theater interlocutors ahead of the Expo.
Would you like to apply?
At the Dialogue Theater,
two people will engage in a dialogue
on a different topic every day.
One interlocutor will be selected at
random from that day's visitors.
The other will be recruited in advance.
Those selected after the application and
screening rounds
can join a dialogue quality improvement workshop
where they will hear
producer KAWASE Naomi speak in person
about the experience and method
she has cultivated through film production.
We encourage you to apply.
We carefully preserve
and transplant native plants
from Nara and Kyoto,
as well as ivy thriving on the walls
of abandoned school buildings,
and Ginkgo trees slated
for removal near the school,
into the pavilion.
This is a logo design
featuring speech bubbles and spotlights,
shining a light on each individual life
through dialogue.
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co.,Ltd. will start running a “Dialogue Train”, a wrapped train with an original design of the signature pavilion “Dialogue Theater - sign of life - ” on the Kintetsu Nara Line and other lines from October 18 (Fri.), 2024.
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co.,Ltd. News
Release ※Japanese language
Dialogue Theater will be accepting applications in advance for interlocutors.
After the application and selection process, those selected will be given a lecture by producer KAWASE Naomi on the dialogue methods she has developed through her filmmaking.
Recruitment Page ※Japanese language
"Dialogue Theater – sign of life –" will be exhibited at the "万博３００日前！あべてんフェス" held at the TEN-SHIBA entrance area of Tennoji Park from June 15 (Sat) to 17 (Mon), 2024.
For more details, please visit the following website.
"万博３００日前！あべてんフェス" website
※Japanese language
News release ※Japanese language
We have started recruiting and hiring attendants for "Dialogue Theater - sign of life -" Please check the application page for details.
Recruitment Page
This time, we are looking for staff to manage the pavilion. We will accept applications for performers at a later date.
July 16, 2024
The application period has ended. Thank you very much for all your applications.
*Japanese order
photographed by LESLIE KEE
SUGIYAMA Ou
SATOH Tetsuya
（Sony Marketing Inc.）
SUO Takashi
（SUO Ltd.）
SAITO Taichi
（DAISHIZEN Inc.）
IGUCHI Yuta
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
KAWABE Kei
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
KAWAKAMI Mai
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
HOJO Miho
（Kumie Inc.）
MATSUSHIMA
Megumi
（Kumie Inc.）
MATSUE Daisuke
（DAISHIZEN Inc.）
SUZUKI Shun
（DAISHIZEN Inc.）
YASUI Masato
（DAISHIZEN Inc.）
KAWANISHI Futoshi
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
ISHIKAWA Keijiro
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
IKEMOTO Hiroshi
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
SUGANAMI Marino
（Hakuhodo Inc.）
TAKESHITA Hiroki
（TOW CO.,LTD）
KOBAYASHI Takero
（TOW CO.,LTD）
SANPEI Hiroshi
（TOW CO.,LTD）
NAKAMURA Yohji
（TOW CO.,LTD）
WAKABAYASHI Dai
（TOW CO.,LTD）
KAWASE Naomi
Based in Nara, where she was born and raised,
she continues to make films.
The consistent pursuit of 'reality' transcends
the realm of documentary fiction
and has won numerous awards
at film festivals around the world,
including the Cannes International Film Festival.
Her representative works
include
"Suzaku", "The Mourning Forest",
"Still the Water", "Sweet Bean",
"Radiance", "Vision", and "True Mothers".
While expanding the stage
of her creative activities to the world,
in 2010 she launched the "Nara International
Film Festival"
in her hometown of Nara,
and has also focused on
fostering the next generation.
In 2021, she was appointed
as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
and received the Officier
de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France.