osmosism” performance / workshop
蕊 is a collective founded in 2021 by choreographer/dancer Saori Hara and contemporary artist/performance artist Yuki Kobayashi. This first edition, titled “osmosism,” will explore the intersection of contemporary thought and physical expression.
In November 2022, as part of the “Philosophy Evening 2022” at the Institut Français Tokyo, they will present a work in response to the book by Emanuele Coccia, known for his “Philosophy of Plant Life.
In preparation for this performance, DaBY resident artist, Saori Hara, will spend about a month from November creating with three DaBY resident dancers at Dance Base Yokohama.
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[Dates] Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27, 2022
[Venue] Institut français Tokyo
( https://www.institutfrancais.jp/tokyo/about/contact/ )
[Application] https://peatix.com/event/3405789
As part of the “Evening of Philosophy 2022” at the Institut Français Tokyo, Saori Hara and Yuki Kobayashi will present a performance.
The two artists share the theme of “osmosis” extracted from Emanuele Coccia’s “Philosophy of Plant Life” as their common core, but each The two artists are working from different approaches to the theme. Yurika Kuremiya, as the dramaturg of the collective as a whole, will attempt to interpenetrate the words and the body.
◆workshop
Date] November 13, 2022 (Sun.) Finished
[Venue] Dance Base Yokohama ( https://dancebase.yokohama/access )
A series of three workshops will be held as part of the research for the presentation of the work. *
Lectures by philosopher Fuuzumi Shimonishi and physical workshops by Hara and Kobayashi will deepen your thinking while seamlessly connecting words and bodies.
As part of the residency by DaBY resident artist Saori Hara, the third workshop will be held at Dance The third workshop will be held at Dance Base Yokohama.
*The 1st and 2nd workshops were held at Institut Français Tokyo.
Emanuele Coccia
is Associate Professor at the Ecole Haute Horlogerie Supérieure des Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His research interests include medieval philosophy and the history and theory of Christian normativity. Formerly Associate Professor at the University of Freiburg, she was the Academic Advisor for the exhibition Nous les Arbres at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in 2019. He is the author of La vie sensible (2010), Le Bien dans les choses (2013), La vie des plantes (2016, “The philosophy of plant life: the metaphysics of mixing”), Métamorphoses (2020, “The philosophy of metamorphoses ), which has been translated into numerous languages.
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Created by Saori Hara
Performed by Noi Kinouchi, Mano Hatanaka, Kohei Fujimura (DaBY dancer in residence)
Sound Design by Toru Umehara
Solo Performance：Yuki Kobayashi
Dramaturg: Yurika Kuremiya
Stage Manager: Daijiro Kawakami
Sound: Raku Nakahara
Lighting: Tsuyoshi Ueda
Video: Ryo Sakamoto
Photos: Yulia Skogoreva
Organized by 蕊, Dance Nippon Associates
Co-organized by Institut français Tokyo, Dance Base Yokohama
Supported by Arts Council Tokyo
Sponsored by Veolia Japan K.K.
In cooperation with Keiso Shobo
Subsidized by Agency for Cultural Affairs “ARTS for the future! 2” subsidized by Agency for Cultural Affairs
