Dzone 2027
Open Call for Companies and Choreographers
Dzone is a support system for artists producing an evening of their own at Kagurazaka Session House. You are the presenter; we co-present and carry the staff work. We are looking for companies and choreographers to perform in 2027.
See also the Theater 21 Fes open call, or Perform Here for all of the programmes.
Applications are open now and close on Saturday 31 October 2026.
At a glance
Applications: 13 July - 31 October 2026
Performances: weekends, March to August 2027
Venue: B1F Studio
Presented by you, co-presented by Session House
Dzone is a support system for artists producing an evening of their own. You are the presenter; we co-present and carry the staff work - lighting, sound, stage management, filming for streaming, and front of house. You pay a fixed base fee for the production, and every yen of income above that fee is returned to you. Accounts are settled between us within two weeks of the last performance.
Who this is for
• Companies and choreographers who want to produce an evening of their own in Tokyo
• Artists who want a venue, technical staff and production support in one place
• Both first full evenings and continuing bodies of work
• Performances on weekends between March and August 2027
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The dates on offer
| March 2027 | Sat 20 / Sun 21 / Mon 22 (get-in Fri 19) |
|---|---|
| April 2027 | Sat 3 / Sun 4 (get-in Fri 2) Sat 10 / Sun 11 (get-in Fri 9) |
| May 2027 | |
| June - August 2027 | Tell us the dates you would like |
Dates, the number of performances and the times are settled in conversation with us, and other dates can be discussed.
The two plans
| Plan | Performances | Base fee (tax included) | Break-even guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 performances in one day | ¥330,000 | 110 tickets at ¥3,000 (55 per show) |
| B | 3 performances over two days | ¥480,000 | 160 tickets at ¥3,000 (about 53 per show) |
You set your own ticket prices, for both the theater and the stream. The room seats about 80 per performance when streaming cameras are in place. Dates, times and structure are decided in conversation with us.
What is included
● The venue, and the technical and production staff work
● A joint flyer, images and printed tickets; you are free to make your own flyer as well
● Your programme printed and distributed on the day, from your data
● Listing on the Session House website, promotion through our social media, and your flyer inserted into other Session House performances
● Optional: online streaming and the video data, ¥44,000
● Optional: a fixed-camera record of the performance, ¥5,500
● We handle the streaming music-rights application; JASRAC applications for the live performance are made by you, and we provide the forms
Production week
Tuesday 21:00 - technical meeting with the staff; cue sheet and music-rights list submitted
Friday 20:00 - lighting plot
Saturday - dress rehearsal, then performances
Sunday - performances
If you would rather have the dress rehearsal on the Friday, the get-in starts on Friday morning, with lighting from 16:30 and the dress rehearsal from 20:00. That adds ¥55,000 (tax included) to either plan, for the extra staff and venue time.
Who can apply
The project must involve a dancer or group who has previously taken part in a Session House programme, such as Theater 21 Fes. There is no restriction by genre. If you have not worked here before, the usual route is to enter Theater 21 Fes first - or simply write to us and we will talk it through.
Dates are allocated in order of application; where two applications want the same weekend we will discuss alternatives. From September 2027 onward, dates are offered only to artists who have done a Dzone before.
How to apply
Complete the application form and send it with a photograph of your stage work, by hand, by post or by email. If there are more applications than dates, we make a selection on the documents.
By email: mail@session-house.net, with "Dzone2027申込" in the subject line.
By post: Kagurazaka Session House, 158 Yarai-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0805, marking the envelope "Dzone2027 申込書在中".
The application form and the full conditions are published in Japanese on the recruitment page. If you are applying from outside Japan, or would prefer to correspond in English, please write to us directly - we will send you what you need.
Enquiries
Session House Planning Office
158 Yarai-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0805
Email: mail@session-house.net
Tel: +81-(0)3-3266-0461 (11:00-19:00)
Enquiries in English are welcome. Most of the application material is written in Japanese; tell us what you need and we will work it out with you.
Related pages
All of the programmes through which dancers and choreographers can perform at Session House, from a ten-minute slot to an evening of your own.
