L’Arrache-coeur

Overview

Welcome to Anzu Furukawa's "L'Arrache-coeur"!

Before the performance, let's test ourselves. Just for fun!

1) Which five of the following do not have a heart?
A ginkgo tree / a tomato / a larva / an earthworm / a nightingale / Homo sapiens / a mackerel / a nautilus / a mushroom / an octopus / an elephant / a virus / a bee / Anzu

2) In October 1941, when the US-Japanese negotiations reached a deadlock, General Tojo Hideki said, "To withdraw from China or not - that is the heart of the matter".
My mother was 12 years old.
I was not yet born, of course.

On 5 February 1965, "Vietnam is the heart of liberalism", President Lyndon B. Johnson began bombing North Vietnam.
I was 12 years old.

In 1989, the Tiananmen Square massacre took place in China, and in Germany the Berlin Wall fell at the Brandenburg Gate.
My daughter was 12 years old.

What did the work look like when you were 12?

If you are 12 years old, I hope that when you are alone, your heartbeat reminds you of this performance.

(Furukawa Anzu's programme notes)


-Premiered at the Kuopio Dance Festival in 1997

Details

Title

L’Arrache-coeur

Performance creator(s)

Anzu Furukawa

Direction/Choreography

Choreography and Direction: Anzu Furukawa

Venue

Ballhouse Naunynstrasse

Performance date(s)

19 February 2000

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Anzu Furukawa
Scenography: Anzu Furukawa, Hiromi Yokoo

Genre

Butoh