Ice Cream Torch / Ceremony

Overview

"Ice Cream Torch / Ceremony" is a new piece created as part of Kobayashi Yuki's "Life of Athletics" project, which he had been working on since 2014 in conjunction with a photography trilogy: "Ice Cream Torch / Flag", "Ice Cream Torch / Relay" and "Ice Cream Torch / Flame". This piece makes symbolic use of a wedding dress flowing down stairs connecting the ground level to the underground, and a song from the 1981 film "Chariots of Fire". Tackling the authoritative framework of sports competitions and contradictions in commercialising amateur athletes, Kobayashi considers the true meaning of “sports for peace” by questioning the sexism of misogynistic remarks by Japanese politicians.

'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

Ice Cream Torch / Ceremony

Performance creator(s)

NPO Dance Archive Network

Direction/Choreography

Artist: Yuki Kobayashi

Venue

Filmed at Former Hakubutsukan Dobutsuen Station [Museum Zoo Station]

Performance date(s)

8 May 2021 - 15 August 2021 (online viewing)

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Yuki Kobayashi
Trumpet: Yoichiro Kita
Stage Manager: Takahi Kawachi
Lighting Designer: Noriyuki Mori (balance,inc.DESIGN/LIGHTING)
Film Production: LAND FES
Photography: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa, Yulia Skogoreva
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、Performance

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  Festival flyer

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  Photography: Yulia Skogoreva