Performing Arts
Beyond Boundaries:
Genre-Bending Mavericks
2008-09 Season
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Whether melding new technologies with age-old performance techniques, marrying the classical with the ultra-modern, or weaving text into dance and the fabric of space itself, there is much to discover beyond boundaries. This year, Performing Arts celebrates the Japanese artists whose works have reached beyond conventional expectations of disciplines and categories to define their parameters on their own terms, offering unparalleled surprise as well as true artistry.
ARICA Performance Company
KIOSK
U.S. Debut – One Woman Show with Live Music
Thursday–Saturday, September 18–20 at 7:30 PM
Gagaku Revolution: New Sounds of Ancient Bamboo
World Premiere Commissions
Friday, October 10 at 7:30 PM
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Takayuki Fujimoto (dumb type) x Takao Kawaguchi (dumb type) x Tsuyoshi Shirai
Thursday–Saturday, November 13–15 at 7:30 PM
Tribute to Teiji Ito
Tzadik Music Label Series IV
Featuring Guy Klucevsek & Steve Gorn
Friday, December 12, 7:30 – 11 pm
12th Annual Contemporary Dance Showcase Phase 2:
Japan + East Asia
Friday, January 9 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 10 at 5 & 8 PM
chelfitsch Theater Company
Five Days in March
Written & directed by Toshiki Okada
Thursday–Saturday, February 5–7 at 7:30 PM
Awaji Puppet Theater Company
Thursday–Saturday, March 5–7 at 7:30 pm
Family Matinee on Saturday, March 7 at 2:30 pm
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Play Reading Series: Contemporary Japanese Plays in English Translation
by Toshiki Okada
Monday, April 13 at 7:30 PM
Hiroaki Umeda
Solo dance, light, sound & video
Thursday–Saturday, May 14–16 at 7:30 PM
Meet the Artists: Workshops & Lectures
Gagaku Workshop for Composers
Presented in association with the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University.
Wednesday, October 8 at 1:30-5:30 PM
Gagaku Salon Concert
Members Only
Wednesday, October 8
Session I: Concert 7 pm, Sake reception 7:45 pm
Session II: Sake reception 7:45 pm, Concert 8:30 pm
An Evening with Conductor Alan Gilbert
In conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s new production Dr. Atomic
Monday, October 27 at 6:30 PM
Inside the Mind of Basil Twist
Frank L. Ellsworth Performing Arts Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Overview
Dogugaeshi Puppet
Established in 1953, the Performing Arts Program has introduced audiences to Japan's contemporary performance scene as well as its traditional dance, music and theater through more than 500 individual programs. Highlights include premiere presentations of the Grand Kabuki to the popular annual Contemporary Japanese Dance Showcase. A recent commission, the Bessie Award-winning Dogugaeshi by puppet master Basil Twist, toured Japan in 2007 as part of Japan Society's centennial celebration.