Sankaijuku Tokyo Performance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- NPO Sankaijuku
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY26 Phase II Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
In March 2015, the world premiere of "New Work" at the Kitakyushu Art Theatre will be introduced in Tokyo, and it will be performed for 2 weeks together with "Memories of History: Umusuna," which has been performed repeatedly overseas since its world premiere at the Lyon Dance Biennale in France in 2012. In addition to post-performance talks by Tenji Gyudai and guests and workshops by members, the company's staff (including composer Yoichiro Yoshikawa) will give pre-performance talks to introduce the company's multifaceted activities on the occasion of its 40 year anniversary.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, May 20, 2015 ~ 24th (Sun), 29th (Thu) ~31 (Sun)
- Venues
- Setagaya Public Theater (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Sankaijuku]
A dance company established in 1975 by head Amagatsu Ushio. They began performing overseas in 1980 and have performed in more than 700 cities in 45 countries. Mainly based in France, they continue to release new works about once every two years.
The works of Sankaijuku are created by Tenjigyudai not only in terms of direction and choreography, but also in terms of space and costume design. Tenji consistently regards dance as a dialogue with gravity, and approaches the universal human nature of birth and death. His creation of a unique art form (form of expression) based on physical language, the universality of his work, and above all, the artistic intensity of his expression have earned him a reputation around the world.
In 2002, he received the most prestigious performing arts award in England, the 26 th Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance. Toki won the Grand Prix of the 6th Asahi Performing Arts Awards and Kirin Dance Support (2007). He received the Japan Foundation Award (2013).