Konpaku [Soul]

Overview

One of Ishii Midori's early works was 'Himeyuri no To' [Tower of Himeyuri]. This work, 'Konpaku', shows her shift from direct expression to a more abstract form of expression. This dance of mourning performed to Faure's 'Requiem' expresses sorrow over the tragedy of war, and the desire to heal people through dance and music.
During the war, Ishii went to Southeast Asia with composer Koseki Yuji and others to give performances for the troops. They also performed many performances of encouragement in Japan.

-From an Ishii Midori Dance Performance.

Details

Title

Konpaku [Soul]

Performance creator(s)

Midori Ishii and Katsuko Orita Dance Studio

Direction/Choreography

Choreography: Midori Ishii

Venue

Tokyo Post Saving Hall

Performance date(s)

13 November 1987

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Midori Ishii, Katsuko Orita, Katsushi Izumi, Jun Kono, Sachiko Aritomi, Yumiko Kamiya, Atsuko Otsuka, Yuka Kanokogi, Yumiko Urano, Noriko Kumagai, Hideko Kobori, Takae Shiroya, Sadako Sohara, Yuriko Takamiya, Takako Teshiba, Yasue Kansui, Keiko Nakano, Yoshiko Ninomiya, Yukari Hayakawa, Chie Hayashi, Utako Hamada, Kyoko Hirata, Kyoko Fujita, Shigeko Matsunaga, Kumiko Minamikawa, Taeko Morijiri, Kiyomi Yoshii, Mako Watanabe, Hitoshi Tokita, Yuichi Tejima, You Kusakabe, Teruji Tsukamoto
Instrunction: Midori Ishii
Stage Designer: Tetsuhiko Maeda, Taro Ichinose
Lighting Designer: Yuji Sawada
Sound Designer: Kunihiko Ichiki
Stage Manager: Hajime Morioka
Production Coordinator & Cooperation: K.M.Kobo

Genre

Modern

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