SANBASO, divine dance
Mansai Nomura + Hiroshi Sugimoto

Co-presented with and held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  
   

Offsite Event
Guggenheim Museum Rotunda
1071 5th Ave at 89th St.
Location and directions

Star kyogen actor Mansai Nomura performs Japan’s oldest celebratory dance to the live accompaniment of classical noh theater musicians in the Guggenheim rotunda, with stage and costumes designed by internationally renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gutai: Splendid Playground, SANBASO, is a tribute to the performance Ultramodern Sanbaso (1957) by Shiraga Kazuo, one of the leading figures of Japan’s avant-garde Gutai movement.

Running time: 40 minutes

TICKETS
Seated tickets: $50/$45 Japan Society & Guggenheim members/$25 students
Standing tickets: $30/$25 Japan Society & Guggenheim members/$15 students

SOLD OUT.

Standby lines will form outside of the Guggenheim Museum going up Fifth Avenue. After ticket-holders have been seated, standby tickets will be sold as space allows. Each person can purchase only one ticket.

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This program is supported by The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, The Japan Foundation, and Pace Gallery.
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Images: © Shinji Masakawa, courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation.