The Strange Dreaming Being (Welwitschia)

Overview

This abstract work is inspired by Welwitschia mirabilis, a plant that lives for a thousand years in the deserts of Namibia, feeding only on sea mist and growing with only two leaves. Welwitschia, slumbering in a harsh environment, is born from a flower in a dream and plays inside a cosmic egg, then wanders in the deep jungle, carries fire and water, and longs for the lives that have passed by.

Details

Title

The Strange Dreaming Being (Welwitschia)

Performance creator(s)

Performance Troupe TAIHEN

Direction/Choreography

Created and directed by: Manri Kim

Venue

AI Hall (Itami City Theater Hall)

Performance date(s)

4 May 1992 ‐ 5 May 1992

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Yoshiaki Ri, Tomoko Inoue, Kinuko Ueno, Kazue Kitakado, Zenei Kim, Manri Kim, Toshio Kimura, Yusuke Koizumi, Yoshikiyo Kontani, Keinosuke Fukumori, Satomi Matsuba, Sachiko Miyazaki, Yuji Yonetamari, Yoshikazu Sekine
Fabric installation: Atsuko Yamamoto
Music Director: Keinosuke Fujimori, Masaya Tsutsui
Lighting Designer: Nobuaki Shioji
Sound Designer: Himajin
Costume Designer: Hitomi Jinzenji
Make-up: Kaori Kurahashi
Kuroginu: Mikiko Mera
Documentation: Mirai
Stage Manager: Shiro Takeuchi
Production Coordinator: Toshiko Hara

Organiser(s)

Organized by Itami City

Genre

Contemporary

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