Journey to the East Festival
The dynamic, eye-opening Journey to the East Festival returns expanding its reach across the city with a weekend of live performances at CCA, Tramway and a week-long residency at French Street!
About Journey to the East Festival
Image Credit: Luis Nieto Dickens
JOURNEY TO THE EAST (JTTE) is Scotland’s premiere performance art and contemporary culture festival which centres queer, PoC and East Asian artists and artforms. The dynamic, eye-opening festival returns to Glasgow from 22 - 30 September 2023 for its highly-anticipated second festival edition, expanding its reach across the city with a weekend of live performances at CCA, Tramway and a week-long residency at French Street.
Highlights of this year's festival includes the very first Scottish performance from world-renowned Tokyo-based techno DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U (Yousuke Yukimatsu), iconic and subversive performance artist Matt Mullican and New York based transfem-activist artist Keioui Keijaun Thomas.
Full Programme
Friday 22nd September (CCA)
Festival Launch and Keynote Lecture | Matt Mullican
6pm | 1hr | Artist Lecture
PYRAMID PARTY / A DOSE OF PLEASURE | Alvin Collantes and Ben Okamoto
7pm | 2.5hrs | Performance
Yousuke Yukimatsu Live | ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
9:30pm | 3.5hrs | Performance
JTTE Screening | Various Artists
12pm | All Day | Film Screening
Saturday 23rd September (Tramway)
Artist Conversations | Various Artists
4pm | 3hrs | Artist Talks
PERFORMANCE UNDER HYPNOSIS | Matt Mullican
7:30pm | 1hr | Performance
COME HELL OR HIGH FEMMES: THE ERA OF THE DOLLS | Keioui Keijaun Thomas
8:30pm | 1hr | Performance
Sunday 24th September (French Street)
RIVER WALK | River Lin
7pm | 30mins | Performance
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
7:30pm | 2hrs | Performance
Monday 25th September (French Street)
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
12pm | All Day | Exhibition
SHAPESHIFTERS | Keioui Keijaun Thomas
6:30pm | 3hrs | Workshop
Tuesday 26th September (French Street)
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
12pm | All Day | Exhibition
DANCE HISTORIES OF ONE'S BODY | River Lin
6:30pm | 3hrs | Workshop
Wednesday 27th September (French Street)
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
12pm | All Day | Exhibition
Thursday 28th September (French Street)
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
12pm | All Day | Exhibition
Friday 29th September (French Street)
CLOUD STATES | Jian Yi
12pm | All Day | Exhibition
Saturday 30th September (French Street)
Excerpts from UNFORGETTABLE GIRL | Elisabeth Gunawan
3pm | 30mins | Performance
JTTE Research and Discussion Panel | Special Guest Speakers
4pm | 2hrs | Symposium
THE I OF THE BEHOLDER | Sung Im Her
6:30pm | 30mins | Performance
For tickets and more information, please visit jttefest.com
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