Minotaur Disco

Overview

A new piece choreographed and directed by the Tokyo Real Underground artistic director Kawaguchi Takao, performed by butoh dancer Yoshimoto Daisuke and contemporary dancer Sakai Naoyuki. Divided by several generations, the two performers form a new dance as monsters of a labyrinth. Filmmaker Suzuki Akihiro invites us into a world reminiscent of the 1960s underground film scene, of something more than a simple recording of a stage performance.

-- Holding your breath in the deep, dark labyrinth as footsteps approach. Ah, mon amour!
Unable to suppress your emotions, you run and take them into your arms, singing and dancing. Je t’aime, je t’aime.
You don’t realise the footsteps were your own. -- Kawaguchi Takao

-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

Minotaur Disco

Performance creator(s)

NPO Dance Archive Network

Direction/Choreography

Choreography & Direction: Takao Kawaguchi

Venue

Filmed Former Hakubutsukan Dobutsuen Station [Museum Zoo Station]

Performance date(s)

15 May 2021 - 15 August 2021 (online viewing)

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Daisuke Yoshimoto, Naoyuki Sakai, Takao Kawaguchi
Film & Edit: Akihiro Suzuki
Sound design: Hajime Takagi
Costume Designer: Noriko Kitamura
Costume Assistant: Tomomi Tanabe, Yumi Tateishi
Photography: Rokka Ando
In cooperation with: Tenku-Yoran
Stage Manager: Takahi Kawachi, ROSHI (Sunagumi)
Lighting Designer: Noriyuki Mori (balance,inc.DESIGN/LIGHTING)
Film cooperation: LAND FES
Photography: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa
Special thanks to: End Cycle Project
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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