Indigo Song

Overview

This piece is performed on a stage constructed on a 200-metre slope inside a massive cavern of a former quarry, envisioned as a mountain. The work depicts the "indigo" emotions of the strange beings who are forced to retreat into the indigo-coloured mountains. Characters include Yamanba (a mountain yokai), Zatou (a blind person), Matatabimono (a traveller), and the Abandoned Women. Each character expresses the deepening of their "indigo hearts" as they live within the mountain.
The sound of the dancers' breath and footsteps, along with the music of the band, reverberates sadly yet powerfully in the unique underground location, where the temperature remains a cool 7.8°C even in the height of summer. The Yamada Masashi troupe was also formed during the creation of this work, making it a memorable debut.

-Daizu-ko Farm's Fouth Performance

Details

Title

Indigo Song

Performance creator(s)

Butoh Orchestra Daizu-ko Farm

Direction/Choreography

Concept and Direction: Hoshino Rashinban

Venue

Oya Stone Underground Quarries

Performance date(s)

7 August 1998 - 10 August 1998

Performer(s) and staff

Dancer: Rashinban Hoshino, Toyo Matsubara, Michiyasu Furutani, Suzumushi, Yasutsune Era, Eric, Tsuzumitachi, Urabo, Kaori Saito, Ikumi Takebe, Mayumi Fukuzaki, Yuko Tatsushima, Tomoko Onishi, Yumiko Nakamoto, Sayoko Hagio
Yamada Masashi troupe: Masashi Kasahara, Shuichi Hayashi, Etsuko Koshiishi, Kyoko Yoshida, Sugi-Gochi
Narrator: Toshio Yamamura
Music band: Ayako Sasaki, Kunihiro Izumi, Mayumi Shimamura, Maho Tokuzumi, Mayumi Kawata, Nobyasu Furuya, Midori Yoshioka, Aya Murodate, Noe Sakai, Tetsuya Kawasaki, Tetsu Hirosawa
"Film no Ou" (Video Production): Reiko Hirata
Lighting Design: Ryohei Kano
Sound Design Support: Mitsutoshi Yoshida
Stage Construction: Mitsunobu Ikemoto, Kuuten
Gigantic Centipede Creation: Aki Ono
Painting: Kenichi Aoyama
Mask Design: Junya Miyake
Tenugui Design: Natsu Aigo
T-shirt Design: Hikaru Yamashita
Costume Design: Fumiyo Ueki, Yukari Miura
Photography: Sakura Kashiwamura, Takayoshi Susaki
Video Production: Riko Kondo, Shinichiro Tokuda, Kanako Takahashi, Yohei Nunokawa, Kiyomi Murayama
Production Coordinator: Kumiko Oshima, Takarabunesha

Genre

Butoh