“To dance is to play with air,” observes Tokyo-born choreographer Teshigawara. In Japanese, ‘Kaza’ means ‘wind’, and ‘hana’, ‘flower’. The conjunction of the two words poetically captures Teshigawara’s approach to dance as a hybrid art form in which movements of the conscience and the senses are just as important as any physical motion. Dance becomes fluid, transparent, as the body merges with its environment.
Choreography, scenography, light and costumes,
Saburo Teshigawara
Artistic Collaboration, Kei Miyata
Choreography Assistant, Rihoko Sato
Music, Neil Spencer Griffiths
Light, Sergio Pessanha
Sound, Neil Griffiths
Dancers, Kei Miyata, Rihoto Sato, Azusa Yoshida, Chisato Ohno, Christophe Dozzi, Vaclav Kunes, Bruno Péré, Jose Tirado, Junaid Jemal Sendi
Production Karas / Tokyo
Coproduction Lille 2004 – European Capital of Culture / Opéra de Lille
New version created at the New National Theater Tokyo in February 2005
With the support of the Cultural Agency for the Governement of japan
The Karas Company is supported by Fondation BNP Paribas
Arte :
Saburo Teshigawara, Documentary of Élisabeth Coronel : November 19 / 10.30PM in Musica.
In Pages, choreography of Saburo Teshigawara, Production Élisabeth Coronel : November 20 / 8.30PM in Danse
November 17 to November 19
