Isshin (Single Mind)

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Video ID number: V00600
Recording date: 21 December 2005

Overview

Solo by Ohno Yoshito performed at the second Kazuo Ohno festival in 2005. The work looks back over his life, giving thanks to those who have defined him and includes a scene in which he wears a hat and cape used by his father Ohno Kazuo in his signature piece "Admiring La Argentina". During the curtain call, Yoshito appears pushing Ohno Kazuo in his wheelchair to thunderous applause.

Scenes:
City Boy / Wholehearted thanks to Hijikata Tatsumi / Wholehearted thanks to Gunji Masakatsu-sensei / Wholehearted thanks to My Father / Wholehearted thanks to My Mother / Mu [Nothingness]

Details

Title: Isshin (Single Mind)
Performance creator(s): Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio
Direction/Choreography: Director: Joan Soler (Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio)
Venue: Theatre Fonte
Performance date(s): 21 December 2005
Performer(s) and staff: Butoh: Yoshito Ohno
Live Music in the lobby before and after the performance: Yuji Nara
Costume Design: Etsuko Ohno
Lighting Design: Toshio Mizohata
Lighting Operation: Kazutoshi Sano
Sound Design: Joan Soler
Stage Manager: Moritsuna Nakamura
Graphic Design: Keiko Motonaga
Publicity Design: Young SOUL
Organiser(s): Organisers: Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio, BankART1929
Genre: Butoh