Proxy
I am fascinated by the existence of ghosts. Seeing the ghosts in stories and paintings, spewing out their grudges and sorrows without any discernment, it gives me a sense akin to longing.
Perhaps in the past, ghosts were a tool to achieve anonymity, like avatars in the modern virtual world. By letting the ghosts speak for them, they were able to pour out the emotions and words that had sunk so deep into their hearts, letting out anonymous screams.
On the other hand, we live in an age where our bodies are losing substance. We are becoming a ghost. If a disembodied substitute can express ourselves more authentically, what is the purpose of the bodies that exist in reality?
Proxy is an embodied statement made by the material bodies of the dancers.
Ryu Suzuki
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater x Dance Base Yokohama x Dance House KOGANE 4422
Direction / Choreography: Ryu Suzuki (Dance Base Yokohama)
Performance: Kotoha Ito, Yura Sugiura, Taito Suzuki, Himari Soejima, Genki Matsuyama, Reo Yamada
Music: Frank Bretschneider, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Music Editor: Naoto Oka
Dramaturgy: Haruto Niwa (Dance Base Yokohama)
Doll Design / Construction: Odette Picaud
Lighting Design: Ludo Takebe
Costume: Kazuki Sugai
Rehearsal Director: Nobuyoshi Asai
Producer: Eri Karatsu (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater / Dance Base Yokohama)
Production Manager: Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater)
Lighting Coordinator: Masakazu Ito (RYU)
Sound Design: Norimasa Ushikawa
Administrator: Nozomi Tanaka (Dance Base Yokohama), Aki Sugiura (Dance House KOGANE 4422)
Premiere: December 2021 (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) *As part of “Ryu Suzuki Triple Bill”
Planned, Produced, and Organized by Dance Base Yokohama
Residency Support: Dance House KOGANE 4422
◆PERFORMANCE
2022 the Cultural Capital of Europe Lithuania 2022／April AURA Dance Theatre（Kaunas, Lithuania）
*Commissioned a revised version of Esybė for a Lithuanian dance company, AURA
2021 DaBY Performing Arts Selection ／December KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Large studio（Kanagawa）
2021 Ryu Suzuki Triple Bill ／October Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Mini Theater（Aichi）*Premiere
◆REVIEW
Mitsutane Ota （DaBY Performing Arts Selection 2021）
