Paradise Underground

Overview

Popular contemporary dancer Itoh Kim holds a secret party in this dream-like performance. An explosively energetic 49 minutes, this piece is full of highlights, with humorous and showy underground imagery that is typically Itoh. An absurd performance by the 11 frenzied Tokyo Reiwa Underground Dancers, co-starring Itoh Kim and Umezu Kazutoki.

- 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).
-Takao Kawaguchi Selection: Un Certain Regard
-Tokyo Real Underground (Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13)

Details

Title

Paradise Underground

Performance creator(s)

NPO Dance Archive Network

Direction/Choreography

Choreographed, Composited, Directed by: Kim Ito

Venue

Filmed at Former Hakubutsukan Dobutsuen Station [Museum Zoo Station]

Performance date(s)

12 June 2021 - 15 August 2021（online viewing）

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Kim Ito, Makiko Izu, Maha, Ayumi, Sho Ito, Minasu Kai, Keke, Ken Shinohara, Shew Suzuki, Junko, Wakana Nemoto, Seina Yoshida
Live music (AS, Cl, Bcl): Kazutoki Umezu
Assistant Director: Makiko Izu, Maha
Stage Manager: Takashi Kawachi
Lighting Designer: Noriyuki Mori (balance,inc.DESIGN/LIGHTING)
Sound Designer: Noriaki Coda
Film Production: LAND FES
Photography: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa, Tsubasa Wada
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

Butoh

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  Festival flyer

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  Photography: Tzvasa Wada