SHINRA / Poetics of the space Contemporary Dance: Dance Theatron No. 6 PLAYHOUSE Artistic Director : Maki Asami Production Director : Miki Yoko Lighting Design : Sugiura Hiroyuki Sound Design : Kawada Yasuo Stage Manager : Watanuki Akira Sponsored by : Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Presented by : New National Theatre, Tokyo <PERFORMANCES> December. 2001 Saturday, 1 Sunday, 2 3:00pm   X 7:00pm X   The theatre opens 60 minutes before the curtain rises. <ADVANCE TICKETS> Available from Wednesday 26 September, 2001 at 10:00 am. To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm). Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only) http://t.pia.co.jp/ http://eee.eplus.co.jp/ <TICKET PRICES> Type Seat S Seat A Seat B Price ¥5,250 ¥4,200 ¥3,150 If You Dance, You Can Hear. If You Dance, You Can See. A series of works will be presented-one new, the other classic-by two Japanese choreographers who have taken over the tradition of Japan's contemporary dance scene and are currently active in dancing circles. In the past, Japanese dancers struggled to learn Western dance, however, their efforts eventually have produced a form of dance with a unique creativity. Now, Western dance in Japan is again leading to a new age, across the stage of Playhouse, New National Theatre, Tokyo. SHINRA The first half of a Japanese idiom "SHINRA-BANSHO", the term "SHINRA" means "a sequence of innumerable things" but it signifies a certain finite sequence of things rather than a sequence of all things. SHINRA is stage director and choreographer Kimio Nosaka's latest and highly spiritual work. It brings to light layers of joy, sorrow, satisfaction, loss, and other feelings that exist at the back of human memory or mind, and it strives to eventually revive the lost humanity of people today. Choreographed and staged by : Nosaka Kimio Assistant Choreographer : Sakamoto Nobuko Scenery : Tomita Maomi Costume Design : Toriumi Tsuneko Cast: Sakamoto Nobuko Akeo Mayumi Murabayashi Miyuki Yamaguchi Tomoko Tsuganezawa Chiemi Sasaki Saori Banno Asako Horie Maki Onijima Sayuri Okada Mitsuyo Wakimura Satoko Hirada Tomoko Shimura Akiko Takahashi Toshie Oku Kumiko Hirada Mie Wada Akane Seki Kaori Takada Makoto Kawamura Noboru Harada Koji Shiraishi Takayuki Matsuoka Hiroshi Nosaka Kimio Poetics of the Space Poetics of the Space was created in 1984 when stage director and choreographer Chizu Shoda was inspired by the work of French poet and philosopher Gaston Bachelard. Poetics of the space was later chosen as one of 1984's five best artistic works by Tokyo Shimbun [newspaper], and in 1985, it was invited to the Athens Festival and other events in Greece, where it achieved success. The masterpiece by Ms. Shoda, who is highly selective in her themes and is constantly pursuing abstract expression in her works, shows her true value, being renewed for this production at Playhouse, New National Theatre, Tokyo. Choreographed and staged by :Shoda Chizu Scenery and Costume Design : Maeda Tetsuhiko Cast: Honma Yoshiki Orihara Miki Tsumaki Ritsuko Takemoto Kazuko Awata Meguru Iketani Saori Usami Kazuna Kakimoto Sayaka Kimura Momoe Kuji Erina Kuwajima Humiko Kobayashi Fujiko Sakurai Masami Sato Kiriko Shimada Michiko Sekiguchi Junko Takayanagi Jyuri Tahara Rie Tokoro Natsumi Nakanishi Yuko Nomura Mayumi Hattori Ayumi Hiraki Keiko Hirata Rieko Maesawa Aiko Matsuzaki Eri Miyamoto Mai Morimoto Naka Yoshigoe Hitomi Watanabe Yumi Fan Kai Shimizu Fumihito Kurihara Hiroyuki Kobayashi Yoichi Sakaki Shinji Hasegawa Ken Hasegawa Shusuke Higashi Hideaki