Ryo Kobayashi 小林企画
Riding a Resonant City
An experiential media/performative work that weaves together bicycle movement, radio transmissions, and a constellation of small “places of return” scattered throughout the city—reanimating the urban landscape as an archive of memory.
As participants ride while listening to three Discord-hosted radio broadcasts and stopping at designated sites, they encounter the dormant voices and unnamed presences embedded in the city.
Drawing on the Odyssey, the work creates moments in which the memories of those who cannot return—and those who are never called home—resonate through the rider’s body.
The act of moving through the city becomes a process of “re-encounter”: a mode of receiving, carrying, and momentarily restoring the memories of others.
Selected for the first round of the 23rd Aichi Arts Foundation Drama Award.
Credit
Concept & Text: Ryo Kobayashi Production: Natsu Watanabe Voices: 70m (Naomi), Ryo Kobayashi Support: MIKOSHI RIDER Production Team, Hokuto Hayashi Flyer Design: Shota Shimura
Performance History
May 9th - May 10th, 2026 Berlin Moabit and Wedding
📍 Meeting point:
Kapelle der Versöhnung (Berlin Wall Memorial)
🎫 Free participation (Bring your own or use a rental bike, e-scooter, etc.)
⏱ Sessions: May 9 & 10 2026, 18:00 (approx. 2 hours)
Supported by : EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee
November 1th - November 3th, 2025 Tokyo Festival 2025 Open Call Program
📍 Meeting Point: Solamachi Plaza (Sumida City, Tokyo)
🎫 Tickets: General ¥500 Under18 ¥250 (If using a shared cycling service, rental fees are at your own expense.)
⏱ Sessions: November 1-3 (Mon), 18:00
After gathering on site, participants begin riding individually while listening to sound content via Discord.
Supported Project, Tokyo Festival 2025 Open Call Program


