Groovy Grave
Program Information
| Genre | Dance |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May 17:10, 4 May 17:10, 5 May 17:10 |
| Venue | Sumpu Castle Tower Ruins, Sumpu Castle Park |
| Duration | Aprox. 60 minutes |
| Language | In Japanese |
| Seat | Standing-only with a walk-around layout |
| Choreography | NAKAMA Ayaka |
| Productionn | NAKAMA Ayaka |
For more information, please visit “STRANGE SEED SHIZUOKA” website.
Introduction
Groovy Grave is a new dance piece by NAKAMA Ayaka, a Kobe-based dancer active internationally. The work centers on the following themes: “the end of the body” and “the ideal imposed on a space where such finality occurs”.
Staged at the excavation site of the base of Sumpu Castle keep, where it changed its shape continuously amidst the turbulence of the ever-changing times, such grand themes shall emerge from a dance that embodies a groovy space-time as a phenomenon. In addition to butoh dancer IMA Tenko and actor YAMADA Kota, this piece welcomes an ensemble of dancers selected from applicants. The very moment when their diverse physical expressions connect the past and present, the self and the Other—the bodies of the audiences, who are living the moment, shall together take roles in the phenomena unfolding on the stage.
Director’s profile
NAKAMA Ayaka
NAKAMA Ayaka is a dancer based in Kobe, Japan. She has worked with KUROSAWA Mika, contact Gonzo, and OKADA Toshiki (chelfitsch), among others. She has recently pursued her own practice, in which she seeks out phenomena impossible to call anything but dance, and makes “mechanisms” for sharing the moments when such phenomena arise with others. Her previous works include Freeway Dance, a four-hour solo dance in which she dances in a garden to reenact the memories of others, and The Odoriba Legend, in which she ran a temporary theater built in an empty lot and witnessed its demolition. From 2018 to 2020, she was an associate artist of Dance Box (Kobe). Since 2022, NAKAMA has been a fellow of The Saison Foundation (Tokyo). She was awarded the 16th Kobe Nagata Cultural Award.
Notice
*The performance is subject to cancellation if there is a possibility of damage to the excavation site due to rain or bad weather on the day or the day before the performance. Please check Strange Seed Shizuoka’s official website (https://strangeseed.info/) for the decision on whether the event will be held.
*This performance is held outdoors, so we recommend you bring layers for different kinds of weather.
*This is a no-seating, standing-only performance that allows you to walk freely in the audience area. No chair seating is available.
*The audience area has unpaved places so please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
The ground may be muddy. Please bring shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
*Please note that the tour route of this performance is narrow. For physically disabled people, we recommend you visit the venue with a companion if possible.
*If you are a wheelchair user, please note that there are places in the audience area you cannot enter due to the nature of the venue.
*If you are a wheelchair user who might require help to attend the performance, please contact the SPAC Ticket Center (Tel:054-202-3399) in advance.
*You need tickets to enter the audience area. You may not view the performance from outside the designated audience area.
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