eltanin – Suzuki Ryu Solo Project: "BU/AFTER RUST" @ Sibiu International Theatre Festival
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- ertanin
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY30 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 1st term
Business Overview
This project was performed at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival by Ryu Suzuki, who is the director of eltanin and works mainly in contemporary dance based in Tokyo. He won the Sibiu International Theatre Award at Yokohama Dance Collection 2017 Competition I. This is Ryu Suzuki's first solo performance of two works; "BU," which Ryu Suzuki performed and won an award at YDC2017, and "AFTER RUST," which was produced during his residency recreation in France just before the Sibiu International Theatre Festival. <BU> is a work that explores his identity from the many words associated with the word "bu" ("bu") (mainly "mai," "bu," "mu," "bu," etc.). The new work "What happens to matter when it rusts?" is based on the question of, and it is a work with the theme of rust in humans both physically and mentally. The duration of the performance is approximately one hour including intermission. After Rust will also be performed at Yokohama Dance Collection 2019 (February 15 – 17, 2019).
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 10th (Sun)
- Venues
- Sala Studio TNRS (Sibiu/Romania)
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Profile
eltanin is a dance company led by contemporary dancer and choreographer Ryu Suzuki. Works as an organization for the performance, management, planning and operation of Suzuki's works and for opening up the possibilities of dance to society. As a "company that exists between people," they search for a way of contemporary dance in modern society, and create works on a project basis with artists who agree with the concept regardless of genres such as dance, theater, music, and art.