17th Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia
DANCE
Fri., Jan. 6, 7:30 PM (Followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception)
Sat., Jan. 7, 7:30 PM
The 17th installment of this wintertime favorite event places a focus on duos! The evening features the following artists:
In JJbro’s Jimmy & Jack, narration guides this kinetic story of two boys coming into their own. [Korea, North American Premiere] | ||
Co. Un Yamada offers an original interpretation to Igor Stravinsky’s famed composition Les Noces (The Wedding). [Japan, North American Premiere] | ||
B DANCE‘s muscular and fluid Hugin/Munin, choreographed by Po-Cheng Tsai, draws inspiration from Norse mythology. [Taiwan, North American Premiere] | ||
In Theatre‘s Tschüss!! Bunny, choreographed by Yen-Cheng Liu, offers a whimsical perspective on themes of death and rebirth. [Taiwan, North American Premiere] | ||
Movements by choreographer/dancer Akiko Kitamura morph under the audiovisual architecture of media alchemist Navid Navab (Canada). |
TICKETS: $30/$25 Japan Society members.
APAP Presenters: Please call (212) 715-1220 for industry reservations. Tickets are limited and not guaranteed until confirmed.
17th Contemporary Dance Showcase sneak preview
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MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception support is provided by MetLife Foundation.
Images, top to bottom: © OK Sangheon; © Naoshi Hattori, courtesy of Aichi Arts Center; © Yi-shu Chen; © Chang-Chin Chen; © Horiyasu Daido.
- Friday, January 6, 2017
- 7:30 pm