20 things to do this weekend

Saturday

KAAT Street Dance Festival
Kanagawa Arts Theatre's weeklong celebration of breakdance, body-popping, footwork and capoeira kicks off with an all-day dance contest that showcases the talents of Yokohama's fleet-footed locals. Read more

Girls' Factory 11
Forget Fuji Rock: here's Fuji TV with a scad of female singers and girl groups, running the gamut from reformed '90s J-pop unit Speed to hard-rocking duo Mass of the Fermenting Dregs. Read more

Noche Verano del Flamenco
Yoko Komatsubara, the grande dame of Japan's flamenco scene, has been holding her midsummer dance festival for over 40 years now, but this year's boasts a particularly strong lineup. Read more

Go to the movies
It's a big weekend at the cinema: Pixar animated sequel Cars 2 , Mel Gibson thriller Edge of Darkness and Vincent-Gallo-as-a-Jihadi survivalist movie Essential Killing all hit screens today.

Bassline Rondo
Assorted acid, breakcore, hard dance and other sonic sickness: whoever decided to hold this in the middle of the afternoon is either some kind of twisted genius or in need of some help. Read more

A1 feat. DJ Hell
He helped popularise electroclash, but don't hold it against him: International Deejay Gigolos label boss DJ Hell is far more wide-ranging in his tastes, as shown on recent mix CD Coming Home. Read more

Ageha Mid Summer Party
This one's sure to go off. Former Underworld member Darren Emerson and Italian trance-techno star Mauro Picotto join forces at Ageha, while the CyberJapan bikini dancers rock the outside pool. Read more

Saturday Nite Live
If they don't look remotely boyish these days, the Idjut Boys' dubbed-out disco house has retained its vigor, at least. They appear alongside dancefloor-flaying jam band Sly Mongoose and Max Essa. Read more