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”?

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.

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.