Labyrinth of Body

Overview

Dedicated to Tatsumi Hijikata in commemoration of 50 years of butoh, this stage adaptation of Tanigawa Atsushi's "Labyrinth of Body" follows "The Topography of the Fantasy". Using the "subtle distance between myself and my strange body", Waguri tackles the labyrinth that is his self. Together with contemporary dancer Seki, he created this work for six female butoh dancers using Hijikata's butoh-fu [butoh notation]. Although he continued his work touring overseas and performing new pieces after this, this was Waguri's last performance in Japan with his company Kozensha.

Details

Title

Labyrinth of Body

Performance creator(s)

Kozensha

Direction/Choreography

Composition, Direction and Choreography: Yukio Waguri
Choreography: Noriko Seki

Venue

Nippori Sunny Hall

Performance date(s)

3 December 2010 - 4 December 2010

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Yukio Waguri, Noriko Seki, Keiko Okada, Kae Ishimoto, Yumi Watanabe, Asuka Itagaki, Kanoko Tamura
Original Story: Atsushi Tanigawa
Video Design: Jun Okazaki, Dai Nakajima, Makoto Onodera
Stage Manager: Takehiro Aoki
Lighting Design: Hirotomo Ishii, Tadashi Shiga
Sound Design: Masaya Honda
Costume Design: Kaori Taniguchi
Publicity Design: Heishi Design
Photography: Hitoshi Iwakiri
Production Coordination: Maiko Ogami, Kozensha

Organiser(s)

Organisers: cbc method, Kozensha

Genre

Butoh

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