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Step into the vivid world of Japan, where traditional and modern collide. Through the spirit of samurai and elegance of oiran (historic Japanese courtesans), brought to life with dance, theatre, taiko drumming and acrobatics this non-verbal production delivers striking visual storytelling that transcends language, making it accessible to audiences worldwide.Performed by Asakusa Kaguwa, a Tokyo-based theatre company, the show blends cultural heritage with contemporary stagecraft. Its dynamic, immersive style and flexible omnibus format, means Samurai and Oira is continually evolving, offering a fresh and powerful experience for each different venue and audience.Performed and Directed | Kazumi NemotoPerformers | KAGUWA CompanyStage Manager and Taiko Performer | Shingowww.asakusa-kaguwa.comfacebook.com/AsakusaKaguwainstagram.com/asakusakaguwa Watch Trailer
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A joker assembles a foursome for a game of cards. But the game is not what it seems, and nor are the players, who may turn out to be figments of the joker’s sinister imagination. If there were a story its moral would be: beware what you imagine – it may come back to bite you. A Dangerous Whim is fifteen minutes of cinematic poetry. Through stylised acting, surreal videography, and a quirky soundscape of music, voice and noise it conjures up a strangely compelling world of beauty and suspense.A new short non-verbal piece from tarinainanika, creators of Tokyo Fugue and The Same Boat, also showing on C ARTS.Performed by | Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Masaya Tsujimoto, Shiori, Yura MorihiroDirected by | Tania CokeCinematography by | Tania Coke and Kentaro SuyamaSound and Video Editing by | Tania CokeMusic by | Tania Coke and Kevin MacLeodwww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Ama, a female free-diver, hunts for shells unencumbered by diving equipment. This piece focuses on the 3,000-year-old culture of free-diving in Japan, now threatened by climate change. and and asks us questions. In a time when the climate emergency and oceanic pollution are major issues. Yoriko Maeno Tanztheater’s piece shows the life of the free-divers and their communion with nature – through dance, 360º video projection, and music composed by Thorsten Quaeschning (director of Tangerine Dream). Owing to the pandemic, the work is presented online as a 360° film. Here you will experience new sensations which can be only found through digital technology.Directed and Choreographed by | Yoriko MaenoPerformed and Choreographed by | Sakurako Awano, Mariko Koh and Aya NakagawaMusic by | Thorsten Quaeschning and Jürgen MaenoSet Design Support by | Takaya KobayashiCostumes by | Masayo MotegiVideo by | Yukikoh Okura and Yoriko MaenoLight and Technical Support by | Johannes Schuchardt360 Grad Camera by | Yoriko Maeno360 Grad Video Edited by | Yukikoh Okura and Yoriko MaenoSupported by | Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf Fachbereich Kultur – Dezentrale Kulturarbeit, JaDe-Stiftung, Tanzpraxis Stipendium von Berlin Senate, TanzTangente Berlinwww.yorikomaeno.comwww.facebook.com/yoriko.maenowww.instagram.com/yorikomaeno_dance/ Watch Trailer
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Experience a bold theatrical adaptation of one of Japan’s most powerful war novels: Ōoka Shōhei’s classic Fires on the Plain reimagined for the stage. This solo performance brings to life the harrowing journey of a soldier lost in the chaos of World War II. Through multiple roles, one actor explores the depths of war, solitude, and human survival. Explores themes of faith, dignity and humanity through the loneliness, hunger and moral dilemma of the Philippine front. A visceral, intimate take on Ooka’s classic, confronting the darkness of war with haunting clarity.Original Text by | Ōoka ShōheiAdapted and Directed by | Horikawa HonohPerformed by | Nagai HidekiPhotos by | Igaki Photo Studio (use courtesy of Toyooka Theatre Festival, Japan)www.setagaya-silk.com Watch Trailer
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After death, your soul will be…? In the past, the Japanese imagined the soul was like a fireball floating in the air. Now, they don’t believe it anymore because they know it is superstition. In 1,000 years, can we still believe something invisible in the world of full of information and plastic garbage? From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Butoh Dance Performed by | Emiko AgatsumaProduced by | AgaxartStage Decoration Collaborators | Gökçen Dilek Acay, Hasnaa Fatehi, Peng Chia Yin, Wang Shi Fu, Jonnie Pedersen and Yen-Jen HuangCamera | Yu-Min Huang and Yao-Jun LiuFilm Directed and Edited by | Yu-Min HuangPhotos by | Uncle PhotographyLocation | Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwanagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Gravity from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Gravity’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Trajectories of Transitions’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and A Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Trajectories of Transitions’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A sweaty man runs to a building with a paper full of ideas. This building is a place for those who are lost in life as bartenders, hotel clerks, waiters, performers and more. We have the time and skills to do it, but when and where can we do it? Bathrooms, bar counters, sofas, anywhere can be a great stage. We can all perform together with people living overseas! Always keep on moving. Light a candle with hope. Its flame reaches people and spreads from person to person. Now a new life begins…Cast | Itsuro Suwa, Aya Terasoma, Mai Kagimoto, Kotori Sasago, Katsuki Kakinohana, Ikki, Tamaki Suzuki, Mikarin, Motoi Sano, Miyako, Yui SekiMusicians | Haruna Minato (vocals), Ogaching (bass), Sho (guitar), Shiori Sugaya (keyboard), Ryo Arayama (drums)Directed and choreographed by | YamatoCinematography by | Yu NimiyaoProduction Design by | Masashige LidaSet Design by | Chikako Suzuki (daVinchi)Lighting Design by | Noriyuki MoriMusic by | Nozomated RecordsSet Decorator | Mizuki Yasuda, Tomomi EmoriStylist | Shuhei KaiHair Stylist | Bassy (Number Seven)Makeup | KahoRiAssistant Cinematographer | Ayaka NagakariAssistant Stylist | Noriko KasaiProduced by | Hiromi Kubota (Manohara Co) and Hiroko Sato (Paralleldrive)International Coordinator | Eri NakaneMix Engineer | Akihiro IizukaMastering Engineer | Moe KazumaSound Recording | Akifumi YokotaPublicity Design | Mari TachibanaPhotographer | Mitsuo OtsukaLighting Crew | Hironori ikura, Hiroko Ikura, Yuki MiyazakiProduction Crew | Yumi Fujii, Sue Kim (Sue's Special Effects Makeup), Catherine Hassall (CfAT)Thanks | N-cafewww.facebook.com/marubatsusankaku2020www.instagram.com/m_b_3kaku/ Watch Trailer
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The most advanced Japanese tea party. Break down the prejudice and reconstruct traditional forms. Don't be afraid to go beyond the borderline. Don’t forget the primitive energy that happened in the past. We are walking at the top of history. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Created, Written and Directed by | Emiko AgatsumaCastButoh | Emiko Agatsuma, Tomoshi ShioyaTea Master | Souryou Matsumura (SHUHALLY)DJ | Masaomi Tomomitsu (Kohgen)Guide | Tatsuo Yoshida (Vanryu-ji)Produced by | AgaxartCamera, Film Direction and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotos by | Naoko KumagaiLocation | Vanryu-ji, Meguro, Japanagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A wildly quirky piece of physical theatre from Japan. Watching PeoplePeople is like peering into the minds of its five characters: a professor, a punk, a pierrot, a patient and a pupil. The experience is strangely humanising and somewhat mad. The movements are carefully crafted and highly stylised through the unique theatrical language of Corporeal Mime. The characters speak in their native tongue (Japanese, Chinese, English). There is no story. There is no set. Just five people, being people, in their own surreal way.Created and performed by | Tomoki Nonaka, Ruxun Dai, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto and Harry DeanDirected by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania CokeAssistant Directed by | Yukiko MasuiMusic by | Tania Coke, Henry Morse, DreamylapseLighting Design and Projected Images by | Kentaro SuyamaProduced by | tarinainanikawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Planet Me is a multi-dimensional portrait of eight lives intersecting in a far-flung yet familiar galaxy. The inhabitants are kept in orbit by the activities of their daily lives. As their bodies go through the motions of their daily routine, their souls trace another path, circling endlessly around the suns of their individual desires. Using the unique physical language of Corporeal Mime, as well as four spoken languages (Japanese, English, Chinese and Bengali) the actors bring to life the multiple layers of their existence: the mundane and the magical, the strange and the beautiful, the personal and the universal.Devised and Performed by | Ruxun Dai, Harry Dean, Sadia Jannath Hoque, Mayuka Inoue, Tomoki Nonaka, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto, Maya Watarase Directed by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania Coke Assistant Direction by | Yukiko Masui Music by | Tania Coke Lighting Design by | Kentaro Suyama Video Editing by | Tomoki NonakaProduced by | tarinainanika and the Corporeal Mime School of Performing ArtsFilmed at the Flying Carpet Factory in Osaka, June 2025www.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika/ Watch Trailer
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A drunk, a clown, a disabled soldier, an old crone. A moth, a mirror, a muse. Welcome to the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul. tarinainanika’s latest production shows the artist in his studio, surrounded by the characters from his creations. The drama unfolds without a word, with intricate ensemble-work and breath-taking physicality. It’s a gut-wrenching love song to beauty – the kind worth living and dying for.‘One of the most exquisite pieces I have seen in a long time’ ***** (BritishTheatre.com).‘A tour de force of physical theatre’ ****(*) (Salterton Arts Review).Performed by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Teruya Sugimoto and Masaya TsujimotoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeMusic by | Tania CokeVideo by | Kentaro SuyamaFilm Directed and Edited by | Taro MizunoFilm Planned and Produced by | SCS Osakawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Three solo dance works based on Gibson’s affordance theory performed in three spaces by international Japanese choreographer Akiko Ono. A white classroom is the setting for Gestures; a black room sets the scene for Meditation; in a space among delicate floating sculptures created by Tomoyo Hirairwa, she explores The Bottom of the Sea. Each space evokes a different physical and emotional response in the dancer as she uses her body and original ideas to perform three contrasting solos devised in collaboration with award-winning Canadian choreographer, Takako Segawa. This thought-provoking triple-bill questions the effect of the environment on our well-being.Created, Choreographed and Performed by | Akiko OnoChoreographer | Takako SegawaSculptor | Tomoyo HiraiwaMusician | Michael WallSound Artist | Kouji KawaiFilmographer and Editor | Shigeru Kawaiwww.akikodanceproject.comwww.facebook.com/taichidancewww.instagram.com/akikodanceproject/ Watch Trailer
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What is humanity; what is life? In this world, nothing is certain. Explores the mystery of the human body and soul. Seek the way to leave the world of worries before we die. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to unconsciousness.Directed by Emiko AgatsumaPerformersButoh | Emiko AgatsumaDJ | Masaomi Tomomitsu (Kohgen)Guide | Tatsuo Yoshida (Vanryu-ji)Camera, Film Direction and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotography by | Naoko Kumagaiagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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Original multimedia performance inspired by Kyle Yamada’s play The Fahrenheit Alliance. Actors trapped in their room by Covid-19 organise a secret, invisible alliance on the cloud, transcending walls and distance. The play poses a secret way of gathering during an emergency time when we are forbidden to assemble in one place. One person records a voice for someone else. that someone listens and performs along with the recording. The performer then records their voice for another person, thus passing the baton.First shown in Edinburgh at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this version of the work is also known as The Fahrenheit Alliance IIIA live version of this work is, The Fahrenheit Alliance V, can be also experienced in our Edinburgh Fringe 2025 seasonThe same company perform The Story of the Tower in our digital on-demand programmeThis is a digital on-demand performance available to view online at any time throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 | After the Fringe, the performance will be continue to be available at www.CtheArts.comCreated by | Mitsuko Hirai and Rob MorenoText by | Kyle Yamada (Allergen Theatre)Music by | Mayumi IshidaPhysical Expression by | Mitsuko HiraiVoice and Video Clip by | Tamaki KobayashiStage Design and Video Clip by | Xu WenfeiFilm by | Rob MorenoProduced by | Mitsuko Hiraiwww.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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New physical drama that weaves together the longings and fears of five characters: a witch, a bitch, a goldfish, a sleepwalker and a salaryman. These worlds collide and collapse into one another, painting a picture of both the particular and the universal condition of being human. A rollercoaster-ride of a piece, containing moments of beauty, comedy, surrealism, pathos and passion. The drama is expressed through movement and text (both Japanese and English), accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack that includes original music and soundscapes.Performed by | Nozomi Fujishima, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Kate Montgomery and Yukio TodoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeProduced by | tarinainanikaMusic by | Kevin MacLeod, Victor Dance Orchestra, Mozart, Tania CokeSound Design by | Tania CokeLighting Design by | Kentaro Suyamawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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An avant-garde performance, created from three elements: words, dance, and projection mapping. With the rapid development of technology, we can instantly exchange words with someone far away. How will language change as we confront each other as anonymous bodies with no physical connection? Based on the mythical Tower of Babel, this work uses excerpts from Yasunari Kawabata’s One Arm, Mimei Ogawa’s The Black Tower, and automatic transcription of the breaking news of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Take a peek through the camera at the dismemberment and reconnection of body and words.The same company perform The Fahrenheit Alliance III in our digital on-demand prorgramme, and The Fahrenheit Alliance V in our Edinburgh Fringe 2025 in-person programmeCreated by | Mitsuko Hirai and Rob MorenoPerformed and Choreographed by | Yoshiko ImamuraDramaturgy and Research by | Mitsuko HiraiCinematography by | Rob Morenowww.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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A mesmerising piece of physical theatre, set in the maze-like train system of Tokyo. The scenes unfold like the variations of a fugue, in sequences of meticulously crafted movement. With three bodies and three chairs, the piece conjures up the dizzying experience of life in a modern metropolis. The audience is left breathless and wondering: what is it, after all, that I am chasing? At times poetic, at times comical, at times unsettling, this is theatre that speaks to the soul.Written, Created and Directed by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokePerformed by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke and Toshihiko NishimuraSoundtrack by | Tania CokeAssistant Directed by | Junichi Matsumoto Produced by | tarinainanikaFilm Editing and Subtitles by | Kentaro SuyamaProjected Images by | Katsuyuki MiyabeLighting Design by | Amy Danielswww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Not only dancers but also monks and a tea master are born to dance. This is the story of a tea master who travels to another world within himself, and returns reborn. As he prepares Matcha tea, he meets himself. There is a deep connection between Japanese tea ceremony and Zen. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko Agatsuma’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Performed byButoh Dancers | Emiko Agatsuma and Tomoshi ShioyaJapanese Tea Master | Souryou MatsumuraDancing Monks | Masaomi Tomomitsu and Tatsuo YoshidaDirected by | Emiko AgatsumaMusic by | Kenichirou TsukiyamaVideography and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotos by | Naoko KumagaiProduction Manager | Yeoreum HanProduced by | Team Otera-Orodi-Ocha, AGAXARTSpecial Thanks | Vanryu-ji, Shuhallyagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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A double-bill of two contrasting pieces: In/visible from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Tranquilizer from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming.Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki OkamotoProduced and Directed by | Chiharu KuronumaMusic by | TetoteMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiTechnical Operation by | Takamasa YamadaVideo by | Masahiro Sekiya, Hiroki NoharaProduction by | Kenji MatsumaeScenography by | Octanorm Japan Co, Tokyo Velludo Co)Special thanks | Online Choreographer Workshop Vol 3, Circus Laboratory CouCou, PM Juggling, Tetote, Hello1103www.io-multimediaperformance.comwww.chiharukuronuma.comwww.terukiokamoto.comwww.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59/www.instagram com/terukiokamoto/ Watch Trailer
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Step into the vivid world of Japan, where traditional and modern collide. Through the spirit of samurai and elegance of oiran (historic Japanese courtesans), brought to life with dance, theatre, taiko drumming and acrobatics this non-verbal production delivers striking visual storytelling that transcends language, making it accessible to audiences worldwide.Performed by Asakusa Kaguwa, a Tokyo-based theatre company, the show blends cultural heritage with contemporary stagecraft. Its dynamic, immersive style and flexible omnibus format, means Samurai and Oira is continually evolving, offering a fresh and powerful experience for each different venue and audience.Performed and Directed | Kazumi NemotoPerformers | KAGUWA CompanyStage Manager and Taiko Performer | Shingowww.asakusa-kaguwa.comfacebook.com/AsakusaKaguwainstagram.com/asakusakaguwa Watch Trailer
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A joker assembles a foursome for a game of cards. But the game is not what it seems, and nor are the players, who may turn out to be figments of the joker’s sinister imagination. If there were a story its moral would be: beware what you imagine – it may come back to bite you. A Dangerous Whim is fifteen minutes of cinematic poetry. Through stylised acting, surreal videography, and a quirky soundscape of music, voice and noise it conjures up a strangely compelling world of beauty and suspense.A new short non-verbal piece from tarinainanika, creators of Tokyo Fugue and The Same Boat, also showing on C ARTS.Performed by | Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Masaya Tsujimoto, Shiori, Yura MorihiroDirected by | Tania CokeCinematography by | Tania Coke and Kentaro SuyamaSound and Video Editing by | Tania CokeMusic by | Tania Coke and Kevin MacLeodwww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Ama, a female free-diver, hunts for shells unencumbered by diving equipment. This piece focuses on the 3,000-year-old culture of free-diving in Japan, now threatened by climate change. and and asks us questions. In a time when the climate emergency and oceanic pollution are major issues. Yoriko Maeno Tanztheater’s piece shows the life of the free-divers and their communion with nature – through dance, 360º video projection, and music composed by Thorsten Quaeschning (director of Tangerine Dream). Owing to the pandemic, the work is presented online as a 360° film. Here you will experience new sensations which can be only found through digital technology.Directed and Choreographed by | Yoriko MaenoPerformed and Choreographed by | Sakurako Awano, Mariko Koh and Aya NakagawaMusic by | Thorsten Quaeschning and Jürgen MaenoSet Design Support by | Takaya KobayashiCostumes by | Masayo MotegiVideo by | Yukikoh Okura and Yoriko MaenoLight and Technical Support by | Johannes Schuchardt360 Grad Camera by | Yoriko Maeno360 Grad Video Edited by | Yukikoh Okura and Yoriko MaenoSupported by | Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf Fachbereich Kultur – Dezentrale Kulturarbeit, JaDe-Stiftung, Tanzpraxis Stipendium von Berlin Senate, TanzTangente Berlinwww.yorikomaeno.comwww.facebook.com/yoriko.maenowww.instagram.com/yorikomaeno_dance/ Watch Trailer
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Experience a bold theatrical adaptation of one of Japan’s most powerful war novels: Ōoka Shōhei’s classic Fires on the Plain reimagined for the stage. This solo performance brings to life the harrowing journey of a soldier lost in the chaos of World War II. Through multiple roles, one actor explores the depths of war, solitude, and human survival. Explores themes of faith, dignity and humanity through the loneliness, hunger and moral dilemma of the Philippine front. A visceral, intimate take on Ooka’s classic, confronting the darkness of war with haunting clarity.Original Text by | Ōoka ShōheiAdapted and Directed by | Horikawa HonohPerformed by | Nagai HidekiPhotos by | Igaki Photo Studio (use courtesy of Toyooka Theatre Festival, Japan)www.setagaya-silk.com Watch Trailer
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After death, your soul will be…? In the past, the Japanese imagined the soul was like a fireball floating in the air. Now, they don’t believe it anymore because they know it is superstition. In 1,000 years, can we still believe something invisible in the world of full of information and plastic garbage? From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Butoh Dance Performed by | Emiko AgatsumaProduced by | AgaxartStage Decoration Collaborators | Gökçen Dilek Acay, Hasnaa Fatehi, Peng Chia Yin, Wang Shi Fu, Jonnie Pedersen and Yen-Jen HuangCamera | Yu-Min Huang and Yao-Jun LiuFilm Directed and Edited by | Yu-Min HuangPhotos by | Uncle PhotographyLocation | Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwanagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Gravity from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Gravity’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Trajectories of Transitions’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and A Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.‘Flow’ and ‘Trajectories of Transitions’Created and Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma‘Coordinated Distance’ and ‘A Part of Empties’Created and Performed by | Teruki OkamotoMusic by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki Okamoto, tetote, ArataMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiLighting and Sound by | Takamasa Yamada, SunTechnicalFilming by | Masahiro SekiyaProduction Manager | Kenji Matsumaio-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A sweaty man runs to a building with a paper full of ideas. This building is a place for those who are lost in life as bartenders, hotel clerks, waiters, performers and more. We have the time and skills to do it, but when and where can we do it? Bathrooms, bar counters, sofas, anywhere can be a great stage. We can all perform together with people living overseas! Always keep on moving. Light a candle with hope. Its flame reaches people and spreads from person to person. Now a new life begins…Cast | Itsuro Suwa, Aya Terasoma, Mai Kagimoto, Kotori Sasago, Katsuki Kakinohana, Ikki, Tamaki Suzuki, Mikarin, Motoi Sano, Miyako, Yui SekiMusicians | Haruna Minato (vocals), Ogaching (bass), Sho (guitar), Shiori Sugaya (keyboard), Ryo Arayama (drums)Directed and choreographed by | YamatoCinematography by | Yu NimiyaoProduction Design by | Masashige LidaSet Design by | Chikako Suzuki (daVinchi)Lighting Design by | Noriyuki MoriMusic by | Nozomated RecordsSet Decorator | Mizuki Yasuda, Tomomi EmoriStylist | Shuhei KaiHair Stylist | Bassy (Number Seven)Makeup | KahoRiAssistant Cinematographer | Ayaka NagakariAssistant Stylist | Noriko KasaiProduced by | Hiromi Kubota (Manohara Co) and Hiroko Sato (Paralleldrive)International Coordinator | Eri NakaneMix Engineer | Akihiro IizukaMastering Engineer | Moe KazumaSound Recording | Akifumi YokotaPublicity Design | Mari TachibanaPhotographer | Mitsuo OtsukaLighting Crew | Hironori ikura, Hiroko Ikura, Yuki MiyazakiProduction Crew | Yumi Fujii, Sue Kim (Sue's Special Effects Makeup), Catherine Hassall (CfAT)Thanks | N-cafewww.facebook.com/marubatsusankaku2020www.instagram.com/m_b_3kaku/ Watch Trailer
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The most advanced Japanese tea party. Break down the prejudice and reconstruct traditional forms. Don't be afraid to go beyond the borderline. Don’t forget the primitive energy that happened in the past. We are walking at the top of history. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Created, Written and Directed by | Emiko AgatsumaCastButoh | Emiko Agatsuma, Tomoshi ShioyaTea Master | Souryou Matsumura (SHUHALLY)DJ | Masaomi Tomomitsu (Kohgen)Guide | Tatsuo Yoshida (Vanryu-ji)Produced by | AgaxartCamera, Film Direction and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotos by | Naoko KumagaiLocation | Vanryu-ji, Meguro, Japanagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A wildly quirky piece of physical theatre from Japan. Watching PeoplePeople is like peering into the minds of its five characters: a professor, a punk, a pierrot, a patient and a pupil. The experience is strangely humanising and somewhat mad. The movements are carefully crafted and highly stylised through the unique theatrical language of Corporeal Mime. The characters speak in their native tongue (Japanese, Chinese, English). There is no story. There is no set. Just five people, being people, in their own surreal way.Created and performed by | Tomoki Nonaka, Ruxun Dai, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto and Harry DeanDirected by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania CokeAssistant Directed by | Yukiko MasuiMusic by | Tania Coke, Henry Morse, DreamylapseLighting Design and Projected Images by | Kentaro SuyamaProduced by | tarinainanikawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Planet Me is a multi-dimensional portrait of eight lives intersecting in a far-flung yet familiar galaxy. The inhabitants are kept in orbit by the activities of their daily lives. As their bodies go through the motions of their daily routine, their souls trace another path, circling endlessly around the suns of their individual desires. Using the unique physical language of Corporeal Mime, as well as four spoken languages (Japanese, English, Chinese and Bengali) the actors bring to life the multiple layers of their existence: the mundane and the magical, the strange and the beautiful, the personal and the universal.Devised and Performed by | Ruxun Dai, Harry Dean, Sadia Jannath Hoque, Mayuka Inoue, Tomoki Nonaka, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto, Maya Watarase Directed by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania Coke Assistant Direction by | Yukiko Masui Music by | Tania Coke Lighting Design by | Kentaro Suyama Video Editing by | Tomoki NonakaProduced by | tarinainanika and the Corporeal Mime School of Performing ArtsFilmed at the Flying Carpet Factory in Osaka, June 2025www.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika/ Watch Trailer
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A drunk, a clown, a disabled soldier, an old crone. A moth, a mirror, a muse. Welcome to the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul. tarinainanika’s latest production shows the artist in his studio, surrounded by the characters from his creations. The drama unfolds without a word, with intricate ensemble-work and breath-taking physicality. It’s a gut-wrenching love song to beauty – the kind worth living and dying for.‘One of the most exquisite pieces I have seen in a long time’ ***** (BritishTheatre.com).‘A tour de force of physical theatre’ ****(*) (Salterton Arts Review).Performed by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Teruya Sugimoto and Masaya TsujimotoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeMusic by | Tania CokeVideo by | Kentaro SuyamaFilm Directed and Edited by | Taro MizunoFilm Planned and Produced by | SCS Osakawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Three solo dance works based on Gibson’s affordance theory performed in three spaces by international Japanese choreographer Akiko Ono. A white classroom is the setting for Gestures; a black room sets the scene for Meditation; in a space among delicate floating sculptures created by Tomoyo Hirairwa, she explores The Bottom of the Sea. Each space evokes a different physical and emotional response in the dancer as she uses her body and original ideas to perform three contrasting solos devised in collaboration with award-winning Canadian choreographer, Takako Segawa. This thought-provoking triple-bill questions the effect of the environment on our well-being.Created, Choreographed and Performed by | Akiko OnoChoreographer | Takako SegawaSculptor | Tomoyo HiraiwaMusician | Michael WallSound Artist | Kouji KawaiFilmographer and Editor | Shigeru Kawaiwww.akikodanceproject.comwww.facebook.com/taichidancewww.instagram.com/akikodanceproject/ Watch Trailer
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What is humanity; what is life? In this world, nothing is certain. Explores the mystery of the human body and soul. Seek the way to leave the world of worries before we die. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to unconsciousness.Directed by Emiko AgatsumaPerformersButoh | Emiko AgatsumaDJ | Masaomi Tomomitsu (Kohgen)Guide | Tatsuo Yoshida (Vanryu-ji)Camera, Film Direction and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotography by | Naoko Kumagaiagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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Original multimedia performance inspired by Kyle Yamada’s play The Fahrenheit Alliance. Actors trapped in their room by Covid-19 organise a secret, invisible alliance on the cloud, transcending walls and distance. The play poses a secret way of gathering during an emergency time when we are forbidden to assemble in one place. One person records a voice for someone else. that someone listens and performs along with the recording. The performer then records their voice for another person, thus passing the baton.First shown in Edinburgh at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this version of the work is also known as The Fahrenheit Alliance IIIA live version of this work is, The Fahrenheit Alliance V, can be also experienced in our Edinburgh Fringe 2025 seasonThe same company perform The Story of the Tower in our digital on-demand programmeThis is a digital on-demand performance available to view online at any time throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 | After the Fringe, the performance will be continue to be available at www.CtheArts.comCreated by | Mitsuko Hirai and Rob MorenoText by | Kyle Yamada (Allergen Theatre)Music by | Mayumi IshidaPhysical Expression by | Mitsuko HiraiVoice and Video Clip by | Tamaki KobayashiStage Design and Video Clip by | Xu WenfeiFilm by | Rob MorenoProduced by | Mitsuko Hiraiwww.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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New physical drama that weaves together the longings and fears of five characters: a witch, a bitch, a goldfish, a sleepwalker and a salaryman. These worlds collide and collapse into one another, painting a picture of both the particular and the universal condition of being human. A rollercoaster-ride of a piece, containing moments of beauty, comedy, surrealism, pathos and passion. The drama is expressed through movement and text (both Japanese and English), accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack that includes original music and soundscapes.Performed by | Nozomi Fujishima, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Kate Montgomery and Yukio TodoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeProduced by | tarinainanikaMusic by | Kevin MacLeod, Victor Dance Orchestra, Mozart, Tania CokeSound Design by | Tania CokeLighting Design by | Kentaro Suyamawww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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An avant-garde performance, created from three elements: words, dance, and projection mapping. With the rapid development of technology, we can instantly exchange words with someone far away. How will language change as we confront each other as anonymous bodies with no physical connection? Based on the mythical Tower of Babel, this work uses excerpts from Yasunari Kawabata’s One Arm, Mimei Ogawa’s The Black Tower, and automatic transcription of the breaking news of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Take a peek through the camera at the dismemberment and reconnection of body and words.The same company perform The Fahrenheit Alliance III in our digital on-demand prorgramme, and The Fahrenheit Alliance V in our Edinburgh Fringe 2025 in-person programmeCreated by | Mitsuko Hirai and Rob MorenoPerformed and Choreographed by | Yoshiko ImamuraDramaturgy and Research by | Mitsuko HiraiCinematography by | Rob Morenowww.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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A mesmerising piece of physical theatre, set in the maze-like train system of Tokyo. The scenes unfold like the variations of a fugue, in sequences of meticulously crafted movement. With three bodies and three chairs, the piece conjures up the dizzying experience of life in a modern metropolis. The audience is left breathless and wondering: what is it, after all, that I am chasing? At times poetic, at times comical, at times unsettling, this is theatre that speaks to the soul.Written, Created and Directed by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokePerformed by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke and Toshihiko NishimuraSoundtrack by | Tania CokeAssistant Directed by | Junichi Matsumoto Produced by | tarinainanikaFilm Editing and Subtitles by | Kentaro SuyamaProjected Images by | Katsuyuki MiyabeLighting Design by | Amy Danielswww.tarinainanika.compatreon.com/tarinainanikafacebook.com/tarinainanikainstagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Not only dancers but also monks and a tea master are born to dance. This is the story of a tea master who travels to another world within himself, and returns reborn. As he prepares Matcha tea, he meets himself. There is a deep connection between Japanese tea ceremony and Zen. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko Agatsuma’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.Performed byButoh Dancers | Emiko Agatsuma and Tomoshi ShioyaJapanese Tea Master | Souryou MatsumuraDancing Monks | Masaomi Tomomitsu and Tatsuo YoshidaDirected by | Emiko AgatsumaMusic by | Kenichirou TsukiyamaVideography and Editing by | Ai KatohPhotos by | Naoko KumagaiProduction Manager | Yeoreum HanProduced by | Team Otera-Orodi-Ocha, AGAXARTSpecial Thanks | Vanryu-ji, Shuhallyagaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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A double-bill of two contrasting pieces: In/visible from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Tranquilizer from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming.Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki OkamotoProduced and Directed by | Chiharu KuronumaMusic by | TetoteMix by | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiTechnical Operation by | Takamasa YamadaVideo by | Masahiro Sekiya, Hiroki NoharaProduction by | Kenji MatsumaeScenography by | Octanorm Japan Co, Tokyo Velludo Co)Special thanks | Online Choreographer Workshop Vol 3, Circus Laboratory CouCou, PM Juggling, Tetote, Hello1103www.io-multimediaperformance.comwww.chiharukuronuma.comwww.terukiokamoto.comwww.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59/www.instagram com/terukiokamoto/ Watch Trailer
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