SPICE

New Jungle

Conceived, Directed and Performed by SPICE

Electronic meets pop. East meets West. Experience a whole new kind of musical fusion.

Building on its established record for introducing the cutting edge of youth and millennial culture in China, not least with its showcase at the F/T17 Asia Series, F/T presents an incredible performance by Hangzhou-based SPICE. Comprising the Chinese artist chenchenchen and American musician Eli Levi, this psychedelic electronic group weaves together a potent mix of experimental electronica and pop, unique and mysterious sounds fusing Eastern sensibilities with Western culture, and philosophical lyrics. The performance is an adaptation of the group’s science fiction comic of the same name and here receives its world premiere in Tokyo. Science fiction is currently booming in China, while sci-fi novels and movies are also attracting huge audiences around the world. Against this backdrop, SPICE conjures up a whole new kind of SF spectacle using video, music, and live performance. The result is a sensory feast for both the eyes and ears.

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Information

Name SPICE “New Jungle”
Dates

10/18 (Fri) 19:30*
10/19 (Sat) 16:00
10/20 (Sun) 16:00


*Post-show talk
Box office opens 1 hour before. Doors open 30 minutes before.

Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)
Running Time 75 min.
Language Performed in English and Chinese
Tickets Unreserved seating

Tickets

Advance ¥3,500
Students

¥2,300*

High School Students & Younger ¥1,000*
Same Day ¥4,000

*For both advance and same-day tickets. Proof of age required.

Artist Profile

SPICE

Founded in 2012 in Hangzhou, China, SPICE is an independent electronic band whose music mixes philosophical lyrics with first-rate live performance appeal. It comprises founder chenchenchen, who graduated from the China Academy of Art with a BA in mixed-media art and then did an MA in intermedia art, and is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Capital Normal University, and Eli Levi, an American musician and producer.

Cast & Creative

Performed and Directed by chenchenchen
Performed and Music Produced by Eli Levi
Performed and Assisted by Wang Chuan
VJ, Lighting, Stage Design: You Yaoming
Produced by Roy
Extras: Jia Guangzuo, Leng Yifu, Liu Tingjun, Molly Liu, Sun He, Wang Yueqi
   
Tokyo Production  
Technical Manager: Eiji Torakawa
Assistant Technical Manager: Nahoko Yokokawa
Stage Manager: Kohei Ogawa
Stage Assistants: Shiori Fukuzawa, Hikari Osanai
Lighting Coordinator: Naoki Kinoshita (Factor Co., Ltd.)
Sound Coordinator: Akira Aikawa (Sound Weeds Inc.)
Sound Operator: Rindou Inoue
Video Coordinator: Mucho Muramatsu
Technical Interpreter: Noriko Yamada
Publicity Design: Tadashi Aoki
Photography: Manaho Kaneko
Video Documentation: SAIKOUDO Co., Ltd.
Chinese Program Curator: Hitomi Oyama
Production Coordinator: Sayo Nakayama
Presented by Festival/Tokyo

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)

  • 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
  • 2 minutes’ walk from West Exit of Ikebukuro Station on JR Line and other lines. (Direct connection to the theatre from Exit 2b.)

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