Dance, Music and Movie will be performed in one at a beautiful autumn temple.
Perfect way of enjoying this pretty season with autumn leaves and art!
"ASYL"
the new performance
-DANCE×MUSIC×MOVIE!-
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Imaginative film projected on paper doors, Edo songs and the sound of the shamisen, and dance, surrounded by burning red autumn leaves in an eerie temple will bring you through a labyrinth of entertainment impossible to experience in a theater.
It is about two weeks before the Kyoto performance. Seats are limited!! You better make a reservation now.
A filmmaker Naoto Iina is the director/writer/film director for this creation, layers of film images gives you the clue of the mysterious story.
Dance is by Misako Terada who has an excellent reputation for her technique and originality in movement.
Music is by Fuei Nishimatsu whose shamisen plying and singing is in wide range from traditional to avant-garde.
This best combination of the three artists will open a new page in the history of performance art.
Vol.5of the JCDN Contemporary Dance Creation Series.
This time with a filmmaker.
DANCE×MUSIC×MOVIE! will bring a totally new and fascinating art piece to you.
"ASYL"- a new performance-
An en-kiri temple was a shelter for women who had to run away from their men during the Edo period. = ASYL.
The past and the present of a woman who came to this ASYL.
Her visionary story will be presented in layers accompanied by shamisen, singing, dance and motion pictures.
Written, directed, and filmed by: Naoto Iina
Shamisen and singing by: Fuei Nishimatsu
Choreography and dance by: Misako Terada
Date and Time
KYOTO performance at Eiun-in:
November 18th (Fri) 7;30 pm
19th (Sat) 5:30 pm
TOKYO performance at Ikegami Jisso-ji:
December 10th (Sat) 5:30 pm
11th (Sun) 5:00 pm
*Post performance talk will be held after every performance.
Special guest speaker Mr. Tadashi Takagi, manager of the
museum in the Mantokuji en kiri temple on the 11th only.
Ticket: 3,500 yen (adv) 4,000 yen (door)
*There are only 80 seats available every show.
Tickets at the door may not be sold when the advanced
tickets are sold out.
Please make your reservation soon!
For reservation, telephone or e-mail to JCDN.
For inquiries, please call JCDN at 075-361-4685
Japan Contemporary Dance Network (JCDN)
503 Opasu Shijo, 241 Shinmei cho, Shimo gyo ku,
Kyoto city, Kyoto, 600-8092
TEL075-361-4685 FAX075-361-6225