A Monkey (Presley) Trying to Catch the Moon

Isamu Osuka

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A Monkey (Presley) Trying to Catch the Moon

Video ID number: V00700
Recording date: April 1985

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Byakko-sha perform a celebration of what would have been Elvis Presley's 50th birthday at the Tokyo Performance Art Festival. In the title "Monkey Trying to Catch the Moon," the word “monkey” is glossed with the reading “Presley.”
According to Isamu Osuka, it was “a dancing opera in which art, music, and dance form a three-way jam session, with the legendary Presley as our inspiration.” The music was provided by transcendental music group Mar-pa, who also accompanied Byakko-sha on their overseas tours, while the richly colorful costumes and stage design were created by Goro Fujii.

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Title: A Monkey (Presley) Trying to Catch the Moon
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition, Choreography and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Laforet Museum Harajuku
Performance date(s): 11 April 1985 - 12 April 1985
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Isamu Osuka, Norikazu Sato, Torio Nogi, Norio Imanishi, Byakko-sha-chu arawakashu, Sanae Hiruta, Karuko Aiyama, Ine Yatsushima, Kao Arahata
Music: mar-pa
Set and Costume Design: Goro Fujii
Stage Manager: Setsuko Suzuki
Lighting: KRAFT CO.,LTD.
Sound Operation: Acoustic
Planning and Producing: Tsurumoto Room
Organiser(s): Organized by: Laforet Harajuku, Pia
Supported by: Fuji Television
Genre: Butoh