http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/ ja Copyright 2010 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:17:45 +0900 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Special event illustrating the history and fascination of dance in conversations and rare footage of Pina Bausch

This special program consists of three documentary films and a talk event recapitulating the achievements of the world-renowned choreographer who suddenly passed away in June 2009. In various rare footage, and a conversation with her former manager and supporter for 16 years, the event portrays a unique artist whose continuous impact exceeded by far the boundaries of dance, theatre and art, since the 1970s, and even after her death. While looking back on the transition of performing arts from modern to contemporary, visitors will be invited to surrender to the irresistible charm of Pina Bausch as a choreographer and as a person, and explore the possibilities of the human body as captured on video.


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This performance series was installed with the aim to showcase next-generation performing arts as represented by specially invited budding young artists from all corners of the globe. This year, we are happy to introduce Hofesh Shechter, a choreographer who relocated to the UK after working with Israel's own Batsheva Dance Company, and in recent years has won high acclaim as an internationally awarded choreographer and creator of pieces commissioned by leading theatres around the world. Also outside the realm of dance, Shechter has been attracting attention for his choreographies for popular TV plays among other things. On his visit to Japan, Shechter will unveil his latest production that is set to define a new set of values in contemporary dance through a compelling mixture of amazing high-tension dance and groovy live percussion.
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This dance/theatre program is designed for children at pre-school age and their parents. Instead of difficult lines telling a complex story, the piece created in Italy immediately communicates the fun of performing arts through music, dance, and various gimmicks that appear as the story unfolds. Built with elements of contemporary dance and theatre, and a little box that keeps spitting out all kinds of colorful gadgets, this performance is sure to fascinate young and old alike.


]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2010/04/2010-theatre-dance-family-prog.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2010/04/2010-theatre-dance-family-prog.html announce Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:59:35 +0900 Precious moments to focus on family ties and human love

Based on the story of the Korean War in the 1950s, this piece is not directly about the war itself, but illustrates the earnest attempts of a family to overcome all kinds of hardships. Korean traditional music, glamorous sets, and a uniquely vivid combination of human performers and puppets make for an exciting performance that appeals to both children and their parents. Look forward to a topical piece that graphically conveys the magnificence and importance of love between human individuals and family members.


]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2010/04/2010-theatre-dance-family-prog-1.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2010/04/2010-theatre-dance-family-prog-1.html announce Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:58:57 +0900 Artistically and technically distinguished dancers from Japan and abroad provide hints for defining contemporary dance and its fascination

This performance focuses on the technically advanced and artistically diverse skills of physical expression of dancer/choreographer Megumi Nakamura and dancer Yasuyuki Shuto. Building their careers on a solid foundation of Classical ballet under such internationally renowned masters of choreographers as Jirí Kylián and Maurice Béjart respectively, both Nakamura and Shuto have vaulted their acquired techniques into spheres of truly unique art. Their works highlight the beauty of dance itself while hinting at the diversity and potential of artistic expression, inviting the viewer to explore the creative nature of studying and experiencing dance and other forms of body expression, and ponder the meaning of originality, stringency and reality in the realm of dance. Here are two artists who have come to make something as seemingly unintelligible as contemporary dance accessible to a broad audience.
* A talk session with the performers is planned as related event.


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A new experience that defies the conventional idea of "theatre"


Masataka Matsuda (playwright/director, Marebito-no-Kai) and photographer Keiko Sasaoka (photographers' gallery) unveil their new theatre piece "PARK CITY" at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media. This YCAM original production is a result of Matsuda's stay in Yamaguchi as part of the "Work-in-residence" program exploring the possibilities of artistic expression together with the Center's expert staff -YCAM InterLab-. "PARK CITY" experiments with temporal, spatial and physical sensation by combining stage art with photography and media technology.

"PARK CITY"website


]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/marebito-no-kai-park-city-new-1.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/marebito-no-kai-park-city-new-1.html finished Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:25:11 +0900 A very special, colorfully dream-like story for Japanese children

Italian stage director Teresa Ludovico creates highly ingenious pieces with simple stage sets and rich colors. Her newest production tells the story of a boy who falls in love with a girl that appears in his dreams, and embarks on a journey with the aim to find her. The piece was made in collaboration with a variety of performers, including actors, dancers and musicians. The boy in his fantastic adventure symbolizes human love, and inspires our courage to face life. ]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/the-traveling-companion.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/the-traveling-companion.html finished Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:39:11 +0900 Next-generation Hip Hop Dance from Brazil
Highlighting the overwhelming energy and tension of the human body

Taking hip hop, a movement that keeps affecting dance, music, art, fashion and other aspects of cultural and social life, and catapulting it to the level of performing arts, "H3" is an ambitious piece that introduces a fresh current to the realm of dance.
Witness nine trained street dancers as they knock down stylistic stereotypes with breathtaking speed and energy, to make way for novel forms of expression that unfold in an impressive demonstration of flexibility and potential.

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Support: the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2009


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Inspired by completely artificial confined spaces that exist in reality, this piece dealing with such actual environmental issues as global warming, atmospheric and radioactive pollution depicts a future scenario of the world based on a "global environment, man, nature and civilization" theme. Different from the usual method, where a director would adapt a finished script written by a playwright for the stage, this piece is the result of a new type of collaboration, created by the director together with his staff and cast from the playwright's incomplete, fragmentary texts.



Support: the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2009


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]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/keiko-sasaoka-park-city-photo.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/06/keiko-sasaoka-park-city-photo.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:33:39 +0900 Experience an ad-lib dance battle when YCAM turns into a club for one night only!
Yoko Higashino is a dancer/choreographer who usually takes charge of everything from direction to scenic art and costumes, to charge each of her pieces with a unique world-view. Together with world renowned DJs and musicians, this time she presents a special club event style performance under the alias of Yoko Kemumaki. Look forward to a stage spectacle with artists from various fields beyond the realm of dance, aiming to carve out fascinating new aspects of physical expression.


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The performance of The Rainy Table is the final event held in celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM].
This new performance piece is the result of the first ever collaboration between Strange Kinoko Dance Company and media are unit plaplax (Motoshi Chikamori, Kyoko Kunoh, Yasuaki Kakehi), created over the period of approximately one month during the artists' residency at YCAM.
The fruit of the challenging endeavor of Strange Kinoko Dance Company and plaplax to create a full-fledged piece of dance performance piece, The Rainy Table announces an intriguingly new work in YCAM's continuing exploration of new territories in art, media and physical expression.



]]> http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/02/strange-kinoko-dance-company-plaplax-the-rainy-table.html http://www.ycam.jp/en/theater/2009/02/strange-kinoko-dance-company-plaplax-the-rainy-table.html finished !!"Megane" !!"While the clock ticks for the world premiere: a peek behind the scenes!" !!"YCAM Chat vol.7 - How to achieve the 'never seen anything like this' effect on stage" Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:03:09 +0900 YUDA ART PROJECT Opening Events
- Lighting ceremony for Array
- Opening special performance "lost"

YUDA ART PROJECT website


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