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DANCE EXHIBITION
2004
Contemporary Dance: Dance Planet No. 15
THE PIT |
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Artistic Director |
: Maki Asami |
Production Director |
: Miki Yoko |
Lighting Design |
: Sugiura Hiroyuki |
Sound Design |
: Kawada Yasuo |
Stage Manager |
: Shibasaki Dai |
Presenter |
: New National Theatre, Tokyo |
Sponsor |
: Kirin
Brewery Co., Ltd. |
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Program
A
Divining
Leigh Warren & Dancers
Director & Choreographer:
Leigh Warren
Piano: Simon Tedeschi
Whale Singing to the Moon
Kawano Mako
General Director:
Nakamura Shinji
Choreographer: Kawano Mako
Eat Before it Gets Cold
Uchida Kaoru & Roussewaltz
Director & Choreographer:
Uchida Kaoru
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Program
B
LOTUS
~The Flowering Season~
Asano Tsukasa & Perfect Modern
Writer & Choreographer:
Asano Tsukasa
Director: Konno Yuichi
OKINA
Moriyama Kaiji
Director & Choreographer:
Moriyama Kaiji
Special Performance:
Tsumura Reijiro
Swerve
Leigh Warren & Dancers
Director & choreographer:
Leigh Warren
Percussion: Pablo Percusso
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Leigh Warren |
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<PERFORMANCES> |
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September 2004 |
Program A |
Program B |
Wednesday 15 |
Thursday 16 |
Friday 17 |
Saturday18 |
2:00pm |
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7:00pm |
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The theatre opens 45 minutes before the curtain rises.
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes with 2 intermissions |
<ADVANCE TICKETS> |
Tickets available from 10:00a.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2004
New National Theatre Tokyo Box Office: 03-5352-9999 |
<TICKET PRICES (with tax)> |
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Type |
Seat A |
Seat B |
Price |
¥ 5,250 |
¥ 3,150 |
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What's Your Dance Type: A, B or A & B?
DANCE EXHIBITION is back again in response to popular demand! From
the rapidly evolving dance scene, we have selected a few dancers
to introduce that let free a striking individuality. This is a must-see
program that will give you a panoramic view of dance today and in
the future. Once again, we present a dramatic selection of works,
including an overseas dance company.
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Kawano
Mako
While studying modern dance under Ikeda Mizuomi and Wada Toshiko,
Kawano Maki's classic ballet training was with Suzuki Emiko.
She joined the Natural Dance Theatre, a company led by Nakamura
Shinji, and performed in "Alice" and "Pinocchio"
(directed and choreographed by Shinji) at the New National
Theatre, Tokyo. In 1990, Kawano received the New Dancer's
Award and the Best Dancer Prize from the Contemporary Dance
Association of Japan, as well as the Encouragement Award from
the Matsuyama Ballet Company. She has collaborated with writers
from New York, Canada and China, and in 2002 danced solo in
"My Boyfriend" for the Japan Society of New York.
From there, she performed solo in dance festivals in Germany
and Holland. In 2003, Kawano was invited to perform in Denmark.
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[Whale
Singing to the Moon]
photo:Tsukada Yoichi |
Uchida
Kaoru
Trained under Kanai Fumie and Okubo Sonoko, Uchida Kaoru was
awarded 1st place at the Akita National Dance Competition
in 1991, the Kobe National Western Dance Competition in 1993
and in modern dance at the National Dance Competition in 1995,
as well as being awarded by Japan's Ministry of Education.
And this is just the start of her list of accomplishments.
In 1996, she was given the New Dancer's Award from the Contemporary
Dance Association, and the Muramatsu Award. Uchida received
the Encouragement Award from the Contemporary Dance Association
and the Award for New Talent from the Dance Critics Society
of Japan in 1997. She was then sent to Paris in 2001 as an
intern for the Cultural Affairs Agency. After returning to
Japan, she established the dance company Roussewaltz, creating
her own works while performing both domestically and internationally,
with numerous guest appearances. Uchida has won recognition
for her sharp technique and expressiveness.
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[Eat Before it
Gets Cold]
photo:MIKA. M |
Asano
Tsukasa
Having studied under Ishii Midori and Orita Katsuko, Asano
Tsukasa has been the principle dancer in numerous productions.
In 1997, she started her own company, Perfect Modern. In the
same year she won second place for "Original Creation"
in the National Dance Competition and Third Prize at the Saitama
International Creative Dance Competition. In 2001, she added
to her extensive list of awards with the Work of Excellence
Award in the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center's choreography
competition. Since her company's presentation of "Nirvana"
in 1997, she has organized yearly performances: "Out
from the Blue," "Dan le Rouge," "White
Fish," "Lotus," and "Deep Waters."
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[Lotus~The Flowering
Season~]
photo:Awane Osamu |
Moriyama
Kaiji
Here is a performer who has captured attention both inside
and outside of Japan as an expressionist who will lead the
next generation of dancers with an unconventional and unique
style of representation and a rare presence. Known for his
experimental solos, Moriyama Kaiji has presented his outstanding
work "Lamazuella" in five Asian countries. His dance
adaptation of the Noh drama "Yoroboshi" was performed
with Tsumura Reijiro, designated as an important intangible
cultural asset of Noh. Moriyama has crossed over genres with
his energetic work in TVCF's "Gatsby," NHK's "Karada
de Asobo," and the movie "The Taste of Tea."
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[OKINA]
photo:Morita Toshiro |
Leigh
Warren
Winner of numerous awards, Leigh Warren is the
choreographer and artistic director of the Australian dance
company, Leigh Warren & Dancers. He has performed with
the Australian Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Nureyev and Friends
and the Nederlands Dans Theater. Besides dancing to works
of Glen Tetley, Christopher Bruce, and Jiri Kylian, he has
also choreographed his own works. After starting his company
in 1993, Warren created more original pieces, collaborating
with William Forsythe, and Australian film writers and musicians.
In 2002, he directed his first opera, "Akhnaten,"
a composition by Philip Glass.
Divining
Put
to Scriabin, this piece is an ever-changing dance, making
the performers seem as if they are under a spell. Seen as
autobiographical, Leigh Warren has created a chain of non-stop
motion with spiritual impact.
Swerve
Small
waves of sound gather to create giant swells, and, as if being
lifted by the rhythm, the dance increases in intensity. As
is appropriate for bringing the program to a conclusion, the
stage is flooded with a festival-like feeling of elation.
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[Divining]
photo:Alex Makeyev |
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