Asian Theater Festival Documentary – Manila, Philippines

Overview

The second Asian Theater Festival, which was first held in Seoul in 1982, took place in Manila. The video includes the opening ceremony and parade, as well as performances by Sanjukta Panigrahi, an odissi dancer from India, Theatre SAE DKI from Indonesia, Lan-Ling Theatre Workshop from Taiwan, and the Dae Ha Dramatic Troupe from Korea, along with various groups from the Philippines. From Japan, the Yokohama Performance Group and Byakko-sha participated, presenting their 2-3 hour performance, "Geikotsu no Mori" [The Forest of Whale's Bones]. The footage also includes a performance by Byakko-sha at the New Bilibid Prison on the outskirts of Manila.

-Asian Theater Festival and Conference

Details

Title

Asian Theater Festival Documentary – Manila, Philippines

Performance creator(s)

Byakko-sha

Direction/Choreography

Composition and Direction: Isamu Osuka（Byakkosha）

Venue

Cultural Center of the Philippines, New Bilibid Prison (outskirts of Manila)

Performance date(s)

9 August 1983 - 15 August 1983

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Isamu Osuka, Norikazu Sato, Torio Nogi, Norio Imanishi, Byakko-sha-chu arawakashu, Sanae Hiruta, Karuko Aiyama, Ritsu Minatama, Tenko Ima, Ine Yatsushima, Kao Arahata, Kanko Tsubosaka
Video and Editing: Jun Okazaki
Music Director: Yasunobu Matsuo
Music: mar-pa, Kaze no Kai
Video and Concept: Jun Abe

Organiser(s)

Organiser: Cultural Center of the Philippines

Genre

Butoh、Contemporary

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  Flyer for the video screening in 1983

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  Flyer postcard for the video screening in 1983