Aichi Arts Center x Dance Base Yokohama “Performing Arts Selection 2024
Japanese Artists Expanding Physical Expression
Four new works by four groups will be presented in two programs, A and B.
Performing Arts Selection, a program created in collaboration between Aichi Arts Theatre and Dance Base Yokohama, presents a selection of performances, and since 2021 has presented 10 works and toured 20 The Selection has toured to 20 venues in Japan and abroad.
In this performance, four new works by internationally acclaimed artists will be presented in two double bills, Program A and Program B.
Please pay attention to the latest works, which trace the lineage of dance and present new possibilities of physical expression.
◯As a related event, a workshop and open studio will be held at the Aichi Arts Center.
◆Aichi performance "Time in between
- A Program
- Toshiki Okada and Hana Sakai "Synopsis of Giselle
- Yasutake Shimaji "Dance for Pleasure Program B
- Kogure Kaho × Harasaori "Post Ghost
- Ryu Suzuki and Masaru Okamoto "TAMA
◆Kanagawa Performance [YPAM Cooperative Program] (Kanagawa, Japan)
Program
- Toshiki Okada and Hana Sakai "Synopsis of Giselle
- Yasutake Shimaji "Dance for Pleasure
- Kogure Kaho × Harasaori "Post Ghost
- Mariko Kakizaki and Chiaki Hotta "Can't-Sleeper
- Yasutake Shimaji and ROY KAN "Ai no te
◆Performance piece 1: Toshiki Okada & Hana Sakai "Giselle's Synopsis
Following the premiere of "The Dying Swan: The Truth of Its Death," which premiered at "Dance Genealogy" in 2021 and has since been performed at 13 venues in Japan and abroad to great success in various locations, this is the second new work by Toshiki Okada and Hana Sakai, dealing with environmental issues. In this work, ballet YouTuber Hana introduces the synopsis of "Giselle," a masterpiece of romantic ballet.
◆Performance piece 2: "Dance for Pleasure" by Yasutake Shimaji
Yasutake Shimaji, who has worked with world-renowned choreographer William Forsythe and collaborated with a variety of artists across disciplines, will create an ensemble piece with 11 dancers. What will we see in the scenery created by the interconnection between Shimaji and the dancers, whom he describes as "in pursuit of dance itself"?
◆Performance piece 3: "Post Ghost" by Saori Harasaori and Kaho Kogure
This new duo is composed of Saori Harasaori, who has garnered attention for her creative method that references design theory and ecopsychology, and Kaho Kogure, who combines a strong physicality and delicate expressiveness to create a unique presence. Together, they work on reinterpretation of sexual expressions such as cross-dressing and ghosts in Kabuki.
◆Performance work 4: "TAMA" by Ryu Suzuki and Masaru Okamoto
Ryu Suzuki, who has staged several premieres at Aichi Arts Theatre, including the "Ryu Suzuki Triple Bill" and the full evening work "Rain" in collaboration with artist Shinji Ohmaki and sound artist evala, and Masaru Okamoto, who is very active in his own company and guest performers in other performances. These two artists of the same generation have teamed up for the first time to create a unique work that deconstructs the physicality of "kendama" (a kind of Japanese billet ball), which Suzuki has been familiar with since childhood, and reconstructs it anew as a dance form.
◆Performance piece 5: "Can't-Sleeper" by Mariko Kakizaki and Chiaki Hotta
This time, Chiaki Hotta, who was active in the Batsheva Dance Company, will participate.
Choreography: Alice Godfrey
Performance: Chiaki Hotta
Music: Kouki Nakano and others
Costume: Chika Kisada
Visual Photography: Yuichiro Noda
Advisor: Aoto Niwa(DaBY)
Research Support: Kentaka Sakata, Sleeping Life Murata
***DaBY Residence Artists
◆Performance piece 6: "Ai no te" by Yasutake Shimaji and ROY KAN
Text & Appearance: ROY* HANROY
Dramaturgy: Nagashima, Sure