Opera
Ballet & Dance
Drama

ToMartha KIRIN
Akiko Kanda:To Martha
Contemporary Dance: Dance Theatron No. 7
PLAYHOUSE

<STAFF>
Artistic Director : Maki Asami
Production Director : Miki Yoko
Lighting Design : Katsushiba Jiro
Sound Design : Koreyasu Fusao
Poetry : Iwatani Tokiko
Calligraphy : Kanda Kiyoshi
Scenery Coordinator : Nakamura Tomoko (Kanai Scene Shop)
Costume Production : Ogawa Yoshiko
Visual Production : Cosmo Space
Stage Manager : Hirade Akiyasu
Staged, choreographed and costume design: Akiko Kanda
Sponsored by : Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Presented by : New National Theatre, Tokyo

<CAST>
Akiko Kanda
Akiko Kanda began dancing at the age of seven tutored by Konami Ishii, entered the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in 1956, became a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1958 and actively performed in the various countries of the world. Since her returning to Japan in 1962, she has choreographed for the Takarazuka Opera Company and Toho Productions musicals and performed in her own recitals as well. So far she has been awarded The Art Festival Excellence Prize(1969), The Art Festival Grand Prize(1974), The Education Minister's Art Encouragement Prize(1988), The Order of the Violet Ribbon Prize(1998) and other prizes by the Japanese government.
[The masterpieces]
"Komachi", "Dancing to Barbara", " The Four Seasons", "The Black Sun"

Ichikawa Kumi Hoshikawa Kimiko Ogawa Reiko Kasuya Rie
Iwasaki Yumi Yokota Motoko Taguchi Eriko Suzuki Ayako
Shigeno Miwako Yanagawa Hiroko Suzuki Fumiko Aoki Saori
Yoneda Kaori Saito Akira Tsuruta Izumi Kondo Eiko
Nakamura Yuki Miyata Miyako Onuma Nami Sakurazawa Chisato
Tomura Ayuka

<PERFORMANCES>
June 2002 Saturday 15 Sunday 16
3:00pm X X
The theatre opens 60 minutes before the curtain rises.

<ADVANCE TICKETS>
Available from Wednesday 17 April, 2002 at 10:00am.
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

While listening to the heartbeat of Martha in the wind...
(verse written by Iwatani Tokiko)
Akiko Kanda appeared at the various dance scenes in the world as the beloved disciple of Martha Graham, and gave striking impacts to the audience. She, now the pride of contemporary dance in Japan, concentrates all her passion for dance on this stage, which she will dedicate to her deceased teacher. ToMartha

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