Teita Iwabuchi / New piece “The Great Afternoon: the soft machine xxx” Work in Progress – Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for next generation creators who want to spread their wings to the world
Teita Iwabuchi/ New work “The Great Afternoon: the soft machine xxx” Work in Progress
– Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for the next generation of world-class creators
Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY) will launch a new project “Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for the next generation of creators who want to spread their wings to the world” in 2024. The six creators selected for the “Wings” project will work together to create works with a view to performing them overseas.
Research and creation by Teita Iwabuchi, a DaBY resident artist who will participate in the “Wings” project, will begin in March 2025 in preparation for a new work. During the work-in-progress, he will share his research with the audience through dance and commentary. This is a time for you to watch the dance and talk about it, without daring to separate the performance and the talk. We hope you will enjoy the process of creation with us.
We look forward to seeing you at this project, in which DaBY resident artists and artists who have been associated with DaBY’s projects and creative activities in the past will participate.
◆Sada Iwabuchi, new work “The Great Afternoon: the soft machine xxx
My first new work in three years is a trio piece. I start from the paradoxical idea that the body is a soft machine with rich and precise mechanisms that have not yet been achieved by technology. Based on the hypothesis that the advanced technology of the body is derived from ancient magic, I will refer to Butoh dancers such as Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno, and Ko Murobushi, traditional dances of Asia, possession, ghosts, Nietzsche, and Tamio Hojo’s “The First Night of Life,” among others. What kind of body will be created by the mixture of these elements? The work will overlap the visible and invisible, the dead and the living, ancient rituals and the contemporary dance floor.
Teita Iwabuchi
Choreography: Teita Iwabuchi
Cast: Teita Iwabuchi, Kaho Kogure, Naoyuki Sakai
Understudy: Yuu Otsuki
Music: Takashi Sugawa
Costume: Kako Fujitani
Dramaturg: Seito Niwa
Producer: Eri Karatsu (Aichi Arts Center/Dance Base Yokohama)
Production Manager: Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Arts Center)
Production: Miyuki Sakaguchi
Publicity: Nozomi Tanaka (Dance Base Yokohama)
◆Date and time
Sunday, March 16, 2025Doors open 14:50
Concert begins 15:00
Running time: approx. 70 min.
◆Participating Artists
Teita Iwabuchi, Naoyuki Sakai, Yu Otsuki
*Kaho Kogure, who will appear in this work, will not participate.
◆Venue
Dance Base Yokohama ( https://dancebase.yokohama/access )
3F KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North, 5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Bashamichi Station, Minatomirai Line Exit 2a “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot Direct connection
◆Rates
General: 1,000 yen (tax included)U25: 500 yen (tax included)
*U25 fee is for those who are 25 years old or younger on the day of the event.
◆Application
https://teitaiwabuchi-2025-1.peatix.com
*DaBY Members registration (free) is required to apply. Please register here in advance before applying.
*Once tickets have been purchased, no cancellations, refunds, or changes will be accepted for your convenience.
*Purchasers of tickets under 25 years of age must have proof of age at the door.
*Please contact us in advance if you are using a wheelchair seat.
◆Profile
©︎Sakiko Nomura
Iwabuchi Teita Iwabuchi Teita
From 2005, he began creating works focusing on “the structure of the body” and “the interaction of the body with space and music”. In 2012, she won the French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographers for “Hetero” (co-choreographed by Kaori Seki) at the Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2012, and was a resident at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine (CNDC) in France. As his own method, he developed “ecstatic body theory,” a methodology of expression inspired by butoh, martial arts, and Lao Tzu. Part-time lecturer at J. F. Oberlin University, DaBY resident artist, likes LE SSERAFIM.
©︎Yuka Uesawa
Kogure Kaho
Dancer and choreographer, began dancing at the age of 6. She has developed aesthetics of movement in various fields such as stage, music festivals, and media. She explores new approaches to the body through improvisation, choreography, and expression. As a solo artist, she has presented her works in 9 cities in 3 countries. He has also performed in many choreographers’ and directors’ works and toured abroad. Recently, she has choreographed and performed in FESTIVAL De FRUE 2024, films, commercials, music videos, had a photo exhibition “second hand,” appeared in “beautiful people 2022S/S” at the Paris Collection, taught workshops, etc. http://kogurekaho.com http://kogurekaho.com
©︎Yuri Sato
Naoyuki Sakai
Dancer and filmmaker. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Inter Media Art. She went to Italy as a trainee under the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists. Instructor of “Dance Well,” an artistic activity in Italy mainly for people living with Parkinson’s disease. With contemporary dance as her core, she focuses on the body in relation to objects, nature, and other people, and plans and produces stage and video works that highlight the circle of relationships. He has appeared in numerous stage performances in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has choreographed and performed in video works, plays, and music videos. He has planned, produced videos, and held workshops in Kasukabe City, aiming to create a community through the arts. Won the Grand Prix at the Geidai Art Fest <> for “Okaeri Kasukabe Ondo” (Welcome Back Kasukabe Ondo).
©︎wa-chi-mei
Otsuki Yu
Born in Fukushima Prefecture. Graduated from Ochanomizu University, Dance Education Course. She has been familiar with various dances such as jazz and hip-hop since her childhood, and is currently active as a dancer and choreographer. In creating her own works, she attempts to interpret the human body and the state of society using the perspectives of physics, mathematics, and natural science. Major works include “The Soft Container” (2024), which focuses on the skin as a soft container.
◆Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for the next generation of creators who want to spread their wings to the world
Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY) is launching a new project, “Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for the next generation of creators who want to spread their wings to the world. This project aims to increase the international presence of Japanese creators, nurture leading Japanese artists, producers, dramaturges and critics, and create opportunities for overseas performances and further revivals of their works.
Details of the project are available in the PDF below.
https://dancebase.yokohama/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2401118_PERSSRELEASE.pdf
◆Inquiries
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◆Credit
Organizer, Planning and Production: Dance Base Yokohama [Sega Sammy Foundation for Arts and Culture]
Co-production: Dance Base Yokohama, Aichi Arts Center [Aichi Arts Foundation]
Grant: Fund for Strengthening Infrastructure for Cultural and Artistic Activities (Support Program for Fostering Creators and Cultural Facilities with High Added Value) Japan Arts Council
