Japan Dance Now
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Thu, Feb 19–Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | 8:00PM
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"Nibroll is a zany/serious experimental dance group from Japan...playful and refreshing."—New York Times
Presented back-to-back with chelfitsch, this showcase of three dance companies offers additional insight into the latest developments in Japan's performance scene. See how a new generation of choreographers and dancers there are seeking fresh forms to echo their experience of Japan's accelerated culture.
Nibroll, a Tokyo collective, works in movement, new media, visual art, and fashion. Its members offer excerpts from Coffee, a visually rich work where everyday actions—like drinking a cup of java—trigger sudden aggressive outpourings that represent the societal and behavioral boundaries we often cross. Yoko Higashino, founder of the multimedia performance group Baby Q, performs E/G-Ego Geometria, a stylized and emotionally charged solo that has been a highlight of BABY-Q’s video-enlivened repertoire. Based in Osaka, Sennichimae Blue Sky Dance Club is an all-female ensemble whose work retains traces of influences from butoh but with a pop edge and feminist undercurrents.
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