Retsukigou 5 (The Torn Sign 5)

Overview

A strong line of light divides the floor in two, and five performers develop intense movements. With Atsugi in the centre, Watanabe and Tanegashima form a pair alongside Aritomi and Ebara. There is no music, and timing is measured with Atsugi's breaths. Running, embracing, slapping the abdomen, the pace of the feet, grabbing the ankles, putting together soles of the feet, rotations, floor movements etc, are all performed thoroughly and accurately. The exercise, lasting just over one hour with a break in the middle, has the performers sweating profusely and having difficulties breathing; their bodies in raw opposition to their will.

-Artist Union Symposium 1979
-Premiered on September, 1978 at the Auditorium of the Sophia University's Bldg.No.1.

Details

Title

Retsukigou 5 (The Torn Sign 5)

Performance creator(s)

Bonjin Atsugi

Direction/Choreography

Composition: Bonjin Atsugi

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Performance date(s)

20 January 1979

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Yukiko Tanegashima, Sachiko Aritomi, Tomoko Ehara, Gen Watanabe, Bonjin Atsugi
Stage & Lighting Designer: Joseph Love
Lighting Designer: Kaori Saito
Stage Manager: Genko Mogi

Genre

Contemporary

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  Flyer for the premiere

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  Flyer for the premiere (backside)