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Contemporary Dance / Dance Planet No.17
TANAKA
MIN:
Solo Dance "Shakko (Crimson Light)"
THE PIT
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STAFF & CAST |
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Choreographed and
performed by |
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Tanaka Min |
Ootudumi (Big Hand Drum) |
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Okura Syonosuke |
Nohkan(Flute) |
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Issou Yukihiro |
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Libretto and Calligraphy |
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Matsuoka Seigou
Original Libretto by Saito Mokichi "SYAKKO"
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Costumes |
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Yamaguchi Genbee(Kondaya) |
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Scenery Adviser |
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Suzuki Keishi |
Lighting Design |
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Tanaka Ami |
Sound Design |
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Aikawa Akira |
Stage Manager |
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Gotou Yasunori |
Cooperation |
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Renshirensyu-kai, Tokason (The Plum Arcadia), Buyoushigen
kenkyujo |
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Artistic Director |
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Maki Asami |
Production Director |
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Miki Youko |
Sponsored by |
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Kirin_Brewery_Co.,Ltd. |
Produced by |
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New National Theatre, Tokyo |
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PERFORMANCES |
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June 2005 |
3
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19:00 |
19:00 |
Doors
will open 30 minutes before the opening of the performance.
Approximate running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
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ADVANCE TICKETS |
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Available from Wednesday 20 April , 2005
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 (with tax) |
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Seat A |
Seat B |
Price(yen) |
5.250 |
3.150 |
Seat Z (¥1,500) / Same day student tickets (50% off) is sold only on the performance day at the Box Office and a part of Ticket Pia Offices. |
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The crimson light of the setting sun
Fills the air.
The flower field looks distant and dim,
Melting into the light.
From "Shakko", a collection of Saito Mokichi's
tanka poems
Starting out in contemporary dance, dancer Tanaka Min has developed
his own body expression. Amidst broadening his sphere of activity
from solo performances to presentations of choreographies to appearance
in movies as an actor, Tanaka will present solo dance based on Shakko,
a collection of tanka poems by Saito Mokichi. Saito occupies an
important position in the history of modern tanka poetry. Known
for his deep affection towards his hometown, after coming to Tokyo
he produced many excellent tanka poems while living a busy life
as a psychiatrist. Shakko is Saito’s first collection of tanka
poems published in 1913. His poetry in this collection, including
a series of poems entitled “Shinitamau Haha (The mother died)”
and “Ohiro,” which sings the inner life of a human being
through casual descriptions of nature, is full of vitality and moves
the reader’s heart. While active in the global arena, Tanaka
has constantly looked deep into himself and considered tradition
in its profound sense important. What is tradition for those who
live today? This is one of the questions he asks in this work. Tanaka
will dance Shakko using the space of the NNTT’s Pit to its
fullest, drawing upon the power from artists who embody tradition
in their respective fields, such as the taiko drum, flute and calligraphy.
This performance must not be missed.
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Tanaka Min
Born in Tokyo in 1945. Seeking to merge avant-gardism with tradition, Tanaka is active in various areas, including dance, opera, drama, art exhibitions and film, in Japan and abroad. In Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, he runs Dance Resources on Earth, a research organization, and Tokason, a dance troupe and agricultural cooperative society. He has published a large number of works, including the international joint productions, An end-of-20th-century Version of The Rite of Spring (with Russian dancers) and Mori no Bisho (The smile of woods) (with dancers from various countries). In November to December of last year, he performed solo dance in Indonesia.
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Okura
Syonosuke
Born in KobeCity in 1955.Okura is a hand drum player of
the Okura school of Noh musical accompanists and is certified
as a holder of important intangible cultural assets.As the
eldest son of the late Okura Chojuro, the 15th head of the
Okura school, he has established his reputation as an unparalleled
drum soloist and sticks to beating the drum with bare hands,
an art of extreme difficulty.He has performed for ceremonies
and special events in various countries worldwide.Okura is
widely covered by mass media, and recently released compact
disks of his performances, including one entitled Hiten.
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Issou
Yukihiro
Born in Tokyo in 1964.Isso is a flautist of the Issou
school of Noh musical accompanists.He is also active in giving
improvised performances.His powerful performance easily incorporates
classical and contemporary music, making Issou a promising
flute player with unlimited potential.He presides over the
group named Ohiyari, which gives flute concerts.His major
works include Tokyo Daruma Gaeru and Riyari.
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Matsuoka
Seigou
Born in Kyoto in 1944.Matsuoka is the director of the Editorial Engineering Laboratory and the headmaster of the ISIS editorial school.He established his unique methodical view of the world as “editorial engineering” and is active in a wide range of fields from science to art to Japanese culture.His principal writings include Kacho Fugetsu no Kagaku (The science of the beauties of nature), Nihonryu (Japanese style), Nihon Suki (refined Japanese taste), Sansui Shiso (The idea of landscapes) and Yugaku (Studying far away from home). |
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