TANIGUKU

Overview

Butoh theatre by Butoh Art Company TondeKarashizuka, inspired by the novels of Oe Kenzaburo, Dojidai gemu [The Game of Contemporaneity] and Sui Shi [Death by Water]. Drawing inspiration from the 3,300m² terraced rice fields of Tsubono Village in Matsunoyama (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture), the lives of the locals, local folk tales, and the life of TondeKarashizuka founder Matsubara Toyo, this work was brought to life with the support of musician Murai Yuji, who provided the performance space, the cooperation of the Tsubono Village residents, and collaboration with artist Iwama Satoshi, who runs the Sato Matsuri festival in the same village. The performance, which took place in the summer of 2012, was the culmination of a month-long residency and preparation involving 60 people, including 13 performers, 4 musicians, 3 set designers, construction staff, and others. "Taniguku" is an old term for a toad.

-Outdoor performance by Butoh Art Company TondeKarashizuka - Rice Field Theatre - Taniguku
-Performed at Sato Matsuri (24-27 August) in Tsubono Field Park (work no. Y087 / Iwama Satoshi) as part of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012. During the performance, the animation "Kagee no Machi "[Shadow Town], created by artist Aoyama Kenichi, was projected onto a cliff.

-Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012

Details

Title

TANIGUKU

Performance creator(s)

Toyo Matsubara

Direction/Choreography

Choreographed and Directed by: Toyo Matsubara
General Management: Satoshi Iwama

Venue

Tsbono field park

Performance date(s)

24 August 2012 - 27 August 2012

Performer(s) and staff

Butoh Dancer: Mitsutaka Ishii (Ootoko), Yoshihiro Ogura (Meisuke),
Takako Hasegawa (A God), Renka (Duck), Yohei Hamada (Young Man who Leaves the Village), Fumi Takahashi (Young Woman who Leaves the Village), Ryohei Yokoyama (Ghost of Kusso), MATSUBARA Toyo Matsubara (Mogari), TANIGUCHI Mai Taniguchi (Villager A), Keiko Hirata (Villager B), Makiko Sato (Villager C), Mew Hiraguchi (Villager D), Kyoko Tominaga (Villager E), Gen Tamura (Lion / Villager F)
Special Guest Performer (24th and 25th): Yuji Murai
TondeKarashizuka BAND: MORIO (g. composition), Aya Murodate (vocal, fl, vib), Aki Ono (b), Naoki Yamamoto (dr), Mitsuhide Tatsumi (tp)
Stage Design: Kenichi Aoyama, Aki Ono, Satoshi Iwama
Costume: Nahoko Nishioka
Lighting: Megumi Shimoda, Hazuki Ozawa
Stage Construction: Mitsunobu Ikemoto
Sound Design: ORIGAMI.co.
Video Recording: Hiroshi Takashima. Toru Takano, Koji Kasuya
Photography: Takayoshi Susaki, Yukiko Kaga, Koji Iijima, Misawo Ushijima
Production: Kanako Tomita, Sumie Kai, kessya, Kaori Iwama, MOE
Catering: Natsuki
Staff: Yukako Nakazawa, Tetsuzo Shimizu, Mikio Ban, Sakura Takayanagi
Translation: Yuka Katagiri, Sumie Kai
Special Cooperation: Yuji Murai, Tsubono villagers
Planning: Satoshi Iwama, Toyo Matsubara

Organiser(s)

Organiser: SATOMATSURI executive committee
Co-sponsored by ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART FIELD executive committee

Genre

Butoh