THE YELLOW TIME

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Video ID number: V00690
Recording date: 28 January 1961

Overview

This piece consists of nine group dances. Five scenes titled “Category” are expressed through abstract movement shaped by spatial composition, while the other four are structured around concrete subjects with the subtitles “Love Disposition,” “Bargain Sale Counter,” “Peaceful Use,” and “Farewell Service.” Social unrest around 1960 served as the motif for the work, with a strong expression of a longing for peace. Silent 8mm film footage and open-reel audio survive as separate materials.

- Premiered in 1959. The audio accompanying the footage was created by Kuni Masami himself, then mixed with audio used in the performance and added to the silent video footage under the supervision of the Kuni Institute of Creative Dance. It therefore differs from the live performance.

Details

Title: THE YELLOW TIME
Performance creator(s): Kuni Institute of Creative Dance
Direction/Choreography: Direction: Masami Kuni
Venue: Toshi Center Hall
Performance date(s): 28 January 1961
Performer(s) and staff: Dancers: Chiya Kuni, Sako Kuni, Emi Kuni, Ranko Kuni, Setsu Kuni, Shizue Kuni, Reiko Noto, Uko Dendou, Kyoko Morita, Jun Kamihara,
Shoichi Matsumoto, Sumie Kawahara, Miki Takane, Marie Sugita, Yoshie Saito, Mie Maruyama, Kyoko Yamamoto, Etsuko Fuse, Shoko Hara, Shimpei Goto, Kiyoko Ichinose, Atsu Ishige, Yoko Yamazato, Misa Yoshida, Michiko Nakamura, Ruri Tamura, Itsuko Yamazato, Tomoko Sato, Kuniko Ishida, Noriko Takeuchi, Yoshie Tanaka, Kimiko Ito, Junko Yanagisawa
Sound: Masami Kuni (Kuni Dance Studio Sound Team)
Costumes: Kazuo Kikuchi (Kuni Dance Studio Costume Team)
Lighting: Saburo Oba (Oba Lighting Studio)
Organiser(s): Organizer: Kuni Institute of Creative Dance
Genre: Modern