Sankai Juku

UMUSUNA (Memories Before History)

Monday, November 9, 2015, 7:30 PM
At the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
$20-$45, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under
Ushio Amagatsu, artistic director, choreography, design
Takashi Kako and Yoichiro Yoshikawa, music
Dancers: Ushio Amagatsu (founder), Semimaru (since 1975), Sho Takeuchi (since 1987), Akihito Ichihara (since 1997), Ichiro Hasegawa (since 2004), and Dai Matsuoka (since 2005)
Kazuhiko Nakahara, stage manager
Genta Iwamura, lighting (world premiere)
Satoru Suzuki, lighting technician
Akira Aikawa and Junko Miyazaki, sound technicians
Tsubasa Yamashita, set technician
Masayo Iizuka, costume realization
Midori Okuyama and Yasuko Takai, administration

"One of the most original and startling dance theater groups to be seen."  —The New York Times

Over the course of the past 35 years, the work of Ushio Amagatsu for his company Sankai Juku has become known worldwide for its elegance, refinement, technical precision, and emotional depth. His contemporary Butoh (a form of Japanese dance theatre developed mid-20th century) creations are sublime visual spectacles and deeply moving theatrical experiences. As one of the premier choreographers at work in the world today, the arrival of a work bu Ushio Amagatsu is a much-anticipated event. Sankai Juku returns to North America in the fall of 2015 with their latest creation Umusuna: Memories Before History (2013). This exquisite new work evokes the essence of duality and unity encapsulated in the Chinese characters for "birth" and "earth" that combine to form the work's title, creating a beautiful landscape that unfolds before our eyes.


PROGRAM NOTES

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This program was made possible in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.





Supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program.