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Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks: POOM²

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Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks: POOM²

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:30 PM
Friday, May 16, 2008, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:30 PM

In the middle of a driving rainstorm on a red-saturated stage, dance, live music, video projections and commentary collide.

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Contemporary Dance Showcase Phase 2: Japan and East Asia

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This annual favorite displays the most cutting-edge dance from Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

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Hiroaki Umeda

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Minimal and radical, subtle and provocative, Umeda’s extraordinary butoh/street dance-inspired choreography appears within an environment of sparse, dramatic lighting, flashing cyber-imagery, electronic beats and crackling digital soundscapes.

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A spectacular collision of dance and technology, true is an extraordinary collaboration between three remarkable artists.

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ARICA Performance Company: Kiosk

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ARICA Performance Company presents its critically acclaimed, highly conceptual and visually arresting one-woman show, Kiosk.

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Awaji Puppet Theater Company

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For the first time in 10 years, Awaji Puppet Theater Company, designated an Intangible Folk Asset by the Japanese government, returns to New York with a stunning program.

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chelfitsch Theater Company: Five Days in March

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The prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award-winning play by Toshiki Okada, the ground-breaking works of chelfitsch Theater Company have made them the most talked-about theater company in Japan.

Multimedia: Video

Performance from Butoh America

In collaboration with five emerging U.S.-based performers, Akira Kasai, one of the co-founders of the butoh movement, created this performance as part of a new piece commissioned by Japan Society.

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Contemporary Butoh

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As these images demonstrate, contemporary interpretations have expanded the meaning of butoh far beyond the white body paint and microscopic movements typically associated with the form.