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“The control of the movement is so fine it can resemble a mirage. […] an overwhelming sensory experience for the viewer.” (The New York Times)
Dense and hypnotic, with an austere, astounding beauty, the works of Ushio Amagatsu are admired the world over. For more than thirty years, his company Sankai Juku has conveyed his very personal vision of butoh and has become Japan’s most renowned dance troupe. After presenting Kagemi at Danse Danse in 2006, the acclaimed company is back with Hibiki (Resonance from Far Away), a splendid piece that received the Laurence Olivier award for best new dance production in London. Dressed in long robes, with shaved heads and bodies smeared with white powder, the dancers are mediums transmitting a faraway resonance, creating a dialogue of consciousness. “Snake-like figures speak of sexuality and androgyny, with portrayals of sadism and gentleness and visions of the fœtus, of birth and death. Entrancing and incredibly magnetic.” (Midi Libre, Montpellier)
Choreographer Ushio Amagatsu.
Music Takashi Kako, YAS-KAZ, Yoichiro Yoshikawa.
Dancers Ushio Amagatsu, Semimaru, Sho Takeuchi, Akihito Ichihara, Taiyo Tochiaki, Ichiro Hasegawa.
Co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (Paris, France), Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center (Fukuoka, Japan), and Sankai Juku (Tokyo, Japan).
Photo © Masafumi Sakamoto.
For more details: www.dansedanse.net
Subscription tickets: available until October 2, 2010.
Regular priced tickets: sales start May 1st, 2010.
Prices for regular tickets are subject to changes without notice.
