TPAM in Yokohama

Launched as "Tokyo Performing Arts Market" in 1995. As the name "Market" indicates, its objective was to promote trading of performing arts works. However, in 2005, it started to focus more on networking of professionals engaging in contemporary performing arts. In 2011, it moved to Yokohama, changed the name from "Market" to "Meeting" and became "Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama," while keeping the nickname "TPAM." We aim to make it function as an international platform for information exchange, networking, mutual learning and discussion.

It has almost been a year since the 3/11. The disaster of the earthquake and tsunamis and the accident of the nuclear power plant have been undermining the condition of survival and the structure of society. TPAM in Yokohama 2012 tries to be a response to the situation in the belief that performing arts relate deeply to the fundamentals.