The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Yokohama version)

Overview

The Skylark chirps and flies straight towards the heavens, while the Lying Buddha rests on his side with his chin propped up on his hand and smiles, and the two cross each other like a Christian cross... The theme revolves around the perspective of the body as an instrument for measuring the world. (From the flyer)

This is the new Yokohama version of "Hibari to Nejaka" (The Skylark and the Lying Buddha), which was met with great enthusiasm after its premiere in 1983 and during its European tour in 1985.

This version was also performed in Yokohama (as part of Yokohama Art Wave 1989) on 6-7 October, and in Osaka on 10 October.

-300th Anniversary of the Birth of Ito Jakuchu/Misora Hibari Memorial Performance

Details

Title

The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Yokohama version)

Performance creator(s)

Byakko-sha

Direction/Choreography

Composited and Directed by: Isamu Osuka

Venue

KyotoKaikan No.2 hall

Performance date(s)

3 October 1989

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Isamu Osuka, Sanae Hiruta, Norikazu Sato, Torio Nogi, Hideki Nakazato, Naruhiko Kadowa, Yoichi Mori, Byakko-sha-chu arawakashu, Karuko Aiyama, Ritsu Minatama, Tenko Ima, Ine Yatsushima, Kao Arahata, Tsuruko Noguchi, Yukara Nakai, Kasumi Muraki, Harumi Kitaguchi
Music (mar-pa): Yasunobu Matsuo, Tadasu Yoshida, Gaku Nakamura, Toshiaki Kaji, Takashi Oka
Shakuhachi (Chikuho-ryu Shakuhachi Kaze no Kai): Takudo Fukumoto, Shoho Yoshitake, Juho Nishiguchi, Kyoho Uemura
Koto / 17-string Koto: Kaori Takada
Musume Gidayu Chant: Asanosuke Takemoto
Shamisen: Kichizo Nozawa
Lighting Design: Yasuo Daito
Sound Design: Ayumu Okubo (KWAT)
Stage Manager: Toru Ibaraki
Graphic Design: Tsunehisa Kimura, Mitsuo Fukawa
Phototype Print: Shigeaki Maeda

Organiser(s)

Organiser: KBS Kyoto, Kyoto Music and Culture Foundation

Genre

Butoh

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