The Topography of the Fantasy II

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Video ID number: V00644
Recording date: December 2002

Overview

The second work based on Atsushi Tanigawa's "The Topography of the Fantasy", following the first in 1998. Asking the question "Who Am I?", the piece is a journey of self-discovery in pursuit of another self. Following the back of a shadowy man, we wander through various worlds. In addition to Waguri and Katata (Shinonome Butoh), performers include young people in their twenties and the pantomime group SOUKI, who are seen here performing butoh for the first time. Using butoh-fu [butoh notation], which formed the basis of Waguri's work, the performance also addresses "transformation", one of the foundational concepts of Hijikata's butoh.

- Tokyo International Arts Festival - Agency for Cultural Affairs International Exchange/Cooperation Programme

Details

Title: The Topography of the Fantasy II
Performance creator(s): Kozensha
Direction/Choreography: Choreography and Composition: Yukio Waguri
Venue: Oribe Hall
Performance date(s): 5 December 2002 - 7 December 2002
Performer(s) and staff: Performer: Yukio Waguri, Chisato Katata, Hiromi Ono (SOUKI), Kei Hayashi (SOUKI), Kotetsu (SOUKI), Yoichi Enoue (SOUKI), Yuko Nomura, Kae Ishimoto, Keiko Okada, Rena Enatsu, Koki Soejima, Akito Hidaka, Ejji Hirata, Hayato Kitabayashi, Akihiro Sadoshima, Taira Fujioka
Original Story: Atsushi Tanigawa
Video Design: Yasuo Noguchi
Sound Design: Masaru Soga
Lighting Design: Nobuyuki Tanaka
Stage Manager: Hisashi Mitsu
Costume: Sayaka Sango, Noriko Ono, Kaori Taniguchi
Photography: Hitoshi Iwakiri
Production: Kozensha
Publicity Design: Mochidome Design Office
Organiser(s): Organiser: Yukio Waguri + Kozensha
Genre: Butoh