The Standing Sticks: May Only I Live Long

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The Standing Sticks: May Only I Live Long

Video ID number: V00512
Recording date: 2021

Overview

Director Ikunishi Yasunori turns two texts by Hijikata Tatsumi - "Yameru Maihime" and "The Compassionate Soul Bird Comes To Unfurl Its Rustling Skeletal Wings" - into a theatrical performance. The words of Hijikata, uttered by two performers who barely move, mix with silence and the sound of trains, reverberating round the underground space. Within, the bodies tremble, and their fluctuations are imparted to the viewers, creating a different experience and story for each. These "fluctuations" are carefully picked out through video and sound by Kakegawa Yasunori.

Texts: From 'Yameru Maihime' and 'The Compassionate Soul Bird Comes To Unfurl Its Rustling Skeletal Wings' by Tatsumi Hijikata

- Created as a video piece. The venue indicates where it was filmed, while the performance period refers to the dates the work was available for online viewing, from its release date until the conclusion of the Tokyo Real Underground festival (1 April - 15 August 2021).
-Tokyo Real Underground (Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13)
-Takao Kawaguchi Selection: Un Certain Regard

Details

Title: The Standing Sticks: May Only I Live Long
Performance creator(s): NPO Dance Archive Network
Direction/Choreography: Composed and Directed by: Yasunori Ikunishi
Venue: Filmed at Former Hakubutsukan Dobutsuen Station [Museum Zoo Station]
Performance date(s): 13 June 2021 - 15 August 2021（online viewing）
Performer(s) and staff: Performer: Kiyoshi Hashimoto (Brunoproduce, y/n), Manabu Tomita
Film Director: Yasunori Kakegawa
Sound Recording: Tetsu Umehara
Film Crew: Masabumi Kimura, Fumimaro Ayano
Film Production in cooperation with: LAND FES, Ryo Sakemoto, Yuta Tamanaha
Post Production: Yuto Niyama, Ryo Sakemoto
Film Coordination: Dai Matsuoka
Title Design: Kenta Suzuki
In cooperation with: “Mokohan Kakumei” Revival Project, Brunoproduce, Fumimaro Ayano, Mio Ishida
Stage Manager: Takashi Kawachi
Lighting Designer: Noriyuki Mori (balance,inc.DESIGN/LIGHTING), Go Ogoma
Stage Designer: Go Ogoma
Sound: Noriaki Coda
Photography: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa, Tsubasa Wada
English Subtitles: Takao Kawaguchi, Maï Burns
Publicity Design: Young Soul
Organiser(s): Organisers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Planning and Production: NPO Dance Archive Network
Genre: Performance