Journey to the East Festival
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Fri 22 September 2023
Wheelchair accessible
Image credit: Jun Yokoyama
JOURNEY TO THE EAST (JTTE) - Scotland’s premiere performance art and contemporary culture festival which centres queer, PoC and East Asian artists and artforms - returns to Glasgow from 22-30 September!
JTTE Friday opening night live performances features Japanese DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U who is considered one of the best in the world by his peers - playing a three and a half-hour cross-genre set in the CCA Theatre. Based in Tokyo, he brings his mind-bending, versatile mixes to Glasgow for the first time. His experimental approach from the more meditative and ambient to high-paced intensity and noise blends unexpected sets propelled by his gripping performative presence. His approach to DJing has been influenced by formative experiences with DJ NOBU, and his programming of the Zone Unknown parties in Osaka and Kobe. The performance runs from 9:30pm – 1am and mixes in tracks from his recent release Midnight Is Comin’, highlighting some of Japan’s underrepresented experimental electronic musicians.
Friday Schedule
Festival Launch and Keynote Lecture | Matt Mullican
6pm | 1hr | Artist Lecture | CCA Clubroom
JTTE Screening | Various Artists
6pm | All Evening | Film Screening | CCA Cinema
PYRAMID PARTY / A DOSE OF PLEASURE | Alvin Collantes and Ben Okamoto
7pm | 2.5hrs | Performance | CCA Theatre
Yousuke Yukimatsu Live | ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
9:30pm | 3.5hrs | Performance | CCA Theatre
JTTE Festival Line-up 2023
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Matt Mullican
Keioui Keijaun Thomas
River Lin
Sung Im Her
Alvin Collantes & Ben Okamoto
Jian Yi
Elisabeth Gunawan
Cassils
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
... & more to be announced!
JTTE festival events are 18+ and may contain coarse language, adult themes, nudity and/or flashing lights. Artist conversations and lecture series may have limited capacity for ticket holders and will be available for entry on a first come / first served basis - with a live captioned video link available outside the room for viewing the talks otherwise. Festival pass offers access subject to capacity to all events at all venues, except for the 2 artist workshops (ticketed separately). Individual venue passes offers access subject to capacity to venue events at one location, except for the 2 artist workshops (ticketed separately).
Full programme information available at: jttefest.com