Action Briquette Z by Kenji Shinohe at Mattatoio, November 14 and 15, 2026

Mattatoio (Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, 00153 Rome) hosts «Action Briquette Z: Manga beat and dance», a dance solo by Kenji Shinohe for children and teens ages 11 and up, on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026. The work is also scheduled on Friday, November 13. Tickets cost 10 euros for younger viewers and 15 for adults and are bought online; no entry once the show has started.

Updated November 3, 2026.

The event

Kenji Shinohe is a choreographer and performer: trained in Japan and Europe, he specialized at the University of Arts in Wuppertal with Pina Bausch. His earlier work «K(-A-)O» won the Eolo Award in 2025 for its creative use of stage languages.

«Action Briquette Z» is a dance theater solo described as a sonic and bodily journey into the pop heart of Japan. It draws on the sounds, images and bodies of manga: comic-book onomatopoeia, from explosions and impacts to animal cries, serves as the soundtrack and movement arises from sound. On a monitor, cartoon characters interact with the performer. The theme is the confrontation with cultural stereotypes, the relationship between the real and virtual worlds, and the distance between what is told and what is lived.

The sound is performed live with synthesizer, voice and loop station. The running time is 55 minutes. The project is coordinated by Cira Santoro and produced by La Piccionaia, Factory Compagnia Transadriatica and CollettivO CineticO, with support from Fondazione Romaeuropa, in the festival's Kids and Family section.

Where it takes place: Mattatoio

Mattatoio, in Testaccio, is the former Macro Testaccio: it is the work of Gioacchino Ersoch and went up between 1888 and 1891. The complex includes the Padiglioni and La Pelanda and is run by Azienda Speciale Palaexpo. For the neighborhood and the festival see the pages on Mattatoio, Testaccio and Romaeuropa Festival 2026.

Practical information

• Dates: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026 (also Friday, November 13).
• Place: Mattatoio, Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, 00153 Rome.
• Age: 11 and up; running time 55 minutes.
• Tickets: 10 euros for younger viewers, 15 euros for adults, bought online; included in Passepartout 1.
• No entry once the show has started.
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner.

Frequently asked questions about «Action Briquette Z»

What age is it recommended for?

Ages 11 and up.

What is it about?

Japanese pop culture, cultural stereotypes and the relationship between real and virtual, through the sounds and images of manga.

How long is it?

55 minutes.

How much are tickets?

10 euros for younger viewers and 15 for adults.

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