Sinking Waterfall: A Collaboration of Drums, Sculpture, Light and Butoh

Overview

In the ancient history of butoh, demons, supernatural beings and dragons have come and gone. Do they live deep within our bodies today? The body is a mysterious and strange container. Go up the river of memory and find a glowing scale at the bottom of a waterfall. At this signal, the fight between the Water Dragon and the Fire Dragon begins. Such a scene of chaos is the sole domain of the Butoh. Man after man passes by. Tossed around by love, Narukami Shonin climbs a waterfall and becomes a dragon. It is the beginning of a new festival.

Details

Title

Sinking Waterfall: A Collaboration of Drums, Sculpture, Light and Butoh

Performance creator(s)

Yukio Waguri + Kozensha

Direction/Choreography

Composition & Direction: Yukio Waguri, Jinishi Hiranuma

Venue

P3 art and environment

Performance date(s)

24 February 1995 - 26 February 1995

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Yukio Waguri, Yuko Kawamoto, Keisuke Oka, Kakuya Ohashi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Shuunosuke Tokame, Yuriya Ikeda, Hiroki Kitano, Aya Tamura, Naomi Fukushima, Michihiko Kamakura, Takashi Uchiyama, Kuniichi Hashimoto, Asuka Shimada, Music (Wadaiko & Shamisen): Kazuaki Tomita, Music (Wadaiko & other musical instruments): Shuuichi Hidano
Sculptor: Shozo Yoshie
Lighting: Naomi Matsumoto
Lighting Operation: Yuya Takeuchi
Costume Designer: Kaori Taniguchi
Stage Manager: Takashi Hojo
Production Manager: Yohana Waguri
Production Manager: Art Will
Photographer: Hitoshi Iwakiri
Make-up Artist: Yutaka Yoda

Organiser(s)

Organised by Waguri Yukio + Kozensha

Genre

Butoh