Shinjuku Station Rush Hour Tango and others (from ‘Clown’s Lane’)

Overview

Shinjuku Station Rush Hour Tango', created in the 1970s, is one of Yoneyama Mamako's best known works. A scathing satire of people passing through the station in a 'pankago' - her own original form of performance combining pantomime with witty song and narrative.
The video is from the 1984 solo mime recital 'Clown's Lane', which included the following pieces: 'Tako o Ageru Kodomo' [Child Flying a Kite], 'Onna no Seicho' [Growing Woman], 'Zō no Hanashi' [Elephant Story], 'The Button War', 'Shinjuku Station Rush Hour Tango', 'Sora o Tobu Otoko' [The Flying Man] and 'Piero no Tama' [The Clown's Balls].

Details

Title

Shinjuku Station Rush Hour Tango and others (from ‘Clown’s Lane’)

Performance creator(s)

Mamako Yoneyama

Direction/Choreography

Created and directed by: Mamako Yoneyama

Venue

Mitsukoshi Theater

Performance date(s)

3 July 1984 - 4 July 1984

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Mamako Yoneyama, Seigo Hiraga, Pianist: Hisashi Yuki
Cooperation in direction: Haruhiko Tsujimoto
Stage Manager: Shuichi Miyahara
Lighting Designer: Takasumi Kase
Sound Designer: Fusao Koreyasu
Publicity Design: Kunio Oishi
Production Coordinator: Kensaku Takagi, Ayako Tanabe
Planning: Mamako The Mime

Organiser(s)

Sponsorship: Asahimate

Genre

Performance

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