Impro Tokyo propose une nouvelle session d’improvisation en français, le 27 septembre, à l’espace OurSpace Hatagaya. Thomas Sagnard emmènera sa troupe dans une suite d’impros qui ne manqueront pas de vous faire rire. Le spectacle régulier francophone le plus drôle de la scène tokyoite. Pour renseignements et inscriptions, s’adresser à improtokyo@outlook.fr
For non French speakers, Impro in French, on September 27…
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On September 27 and 28, Session House will host an international contemporary dance project Dance Bridge 2025 – The Sky is Connected, in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.
#When we look up at the sky, we see no borders and clouds drifting freely. Yet beneath this sky, divisions, conflicts, and human suffering continue to exist.#
Dance Bridge 2025 seeks to explore tolerance and coexistence in contemporary society by learning about diverse cultural backgrounds and sharing a wide range of emotions and values through dance.
The program includes presentations of dance works from Korea, Japan, and the United States—each representing different cultural backgrounds, some focusing on the theme of “laughter.” Dancers nurtured in different cultural environments will use contemporary dance as a common language to place human emotions at the core of their work, proposing the diversity and inclusivity of dance through their performances.
As part of cultural exchange with Korea, two all-female Japanese dance companies will perform pieces inspired by the Bolero , each expressing distinct perspectives on the female body.
Mademoiselle Cinema, re-working Ito’s Her chair choregraphy, portrays the everyday life of working women and bridges to the future, while Magnum☆Madame explores the evolving physicality of women with age, highlighting their unique traits. Yoo Hosik from Korea will bring his signature work Forest to Japan. This collaboration will explore differences and commonalities in female expression between the two countries and reflect on coexistence in modern society. Reservations shall be possible in English
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The Belgian contemporary dance company Peeping Tom will perform Tryptich in Tokyo, at the Setagaya Public Theater from September 27 to 29. A sinister night spent by a group of eccentric men and women in a luxury ocean cabin is depicted with astonishing physical ability and a unique worldview. Don’t miss out on this most scandalous dance entertainment.
https://setagaya-pt.jp/stage/25024/
A gripping, multi-perspective drama that confronts the atomic bomb’s legacy through Japanese, American, and European eyes.
80 years after the dropping of the atomic bomb, through the interwoven stories of a Hungarian physicist, an American pilot, and a resilient Japanese daughter, this play reveals the anguish and moral conflict behind one of history’s most fateful decisions. The use of the diary of a hibakusha makes it all the more authentic and gripping.
Performed by award-winning British playwright and West End actor Michael Mears and bilingual Japanese actress Riko Nakazono (HBO,Hulu’s The Head), the Mistake captivated audiences in London and Off-Broadway before touring in Japan. From September 13 to September 21.
Also check our proposed theater and dance spectacles in September and until December.
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Firebird by Noism2, ballet for kids
Niigata Noism young company, Noism 2, will hold a performance of Firebird specially for kids and their parents in Tokyo Metropolitan Theater (Ikebukuro) on September 14 and 15. It will be followed by a workshop, also for kids. Noism is one of the most famous contemporary dance companies in Japan, and has the experience to work with young and amateur inhabitants in Niigata, where they are based. The choregraphy is from Jo Kanamori, the founder of the company. The workshop will be held in Japanese, for sure, but overall this looks like a wonderful experience with a leading company. The tickets are very cheap (1500 JPY for adults, 500 JPY up to 17).
Noism 0/1 company will also perform the Bolero on September 15th, after it was performed in Saitama in July. Information here.
https://www.geigeki.jp/performance/concert303/c303-4/
About Japanese contemporary dance https://tokyojardin.org/a-short-history-of-contemporary-dance-in-japan/
Through the Aichi Triennale, a number of performances will take place in Nagoya from September to November. In particular the following works caught my attention : Paradise rumour by Black Grace, a Samoan and Pacific Island dance troupe, September 13-15, Brain by the group Taihen, a commissionned contemporary dance work about AI and the body, September 26-28, and in November Bird, dance and performance where birds join the scene, My body my archive, a contemporary dance project and performance questioning the violence of history, from a choregrapher based in Congo, in English with Japanese subtitles. Special distinction in the field of theatre accessible to English speakers (and readers), from November 22 to 24, Human Pavilion, a comedy, around discrimination and Okinawa colonization, which got the Kishida Kunio award. Other works like Eternal labor tackle forced labor in Japan and Korea (October 10-19), and there is even a musical performance in Ainu in Seto city. If you happen to be in Nagoya, do not miss this chance. To be noted, child care service is offered, and the tickets are very affordable.
Some insight on Human pavilion, by Chinen Seishin
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210220/p2a/00m/0na/027000c
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