"Enthusiastic dance in the graveyard" Performance at ImPulsTanz international Dance Festival

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Ko & Edge Co.

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2013 Phase II Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

"Enthusiastic Dance at the Graveyard" (2013) Photo by Yoichi Tsukada

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Business Overview

It was an overseas performance of "Enthusiastic Dance Danced at the Graveyard," which was choreographed by Ko MUROBUSHI for the students of the WS "School of the Moment" held in Tokyo, and performed on November 19, 2013 at "'1000 Nights and One Night outside' produced by Ko MUROBUSHI" (Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Building 1, 3rd floor). It is the European premiere at the Implestunts International Dance Festival, which has the largest scale and quality in the world, and is expected to attract a lot of attention as it is a choreographed work by Ko Murofushi, who has been presenting mainly solo works at Implestunts. Choreography: Ko MUROFUSHI Performers: Teita IWABUCHI, Ryo NAKAMURA, etc.

implementation period

Monday, July 28, 2014, 30th (Wed) Vienna/Austria

Place of implementation

Volks Theater (Vienna) (planned)

Profile

[Ko Murobushi]
Dancer and choreographer. Founder of Ko & Edge Co. Studied under Tatsumi Hijikata in 1969. Participated in the founding and launch of Dairakudakan in 1972. Edited and published the butoh newspaper "Intense Season" in 1974, while also producing the female butoh group "Ariadone no Kai." In 1976, he founded Hokuryukyo in Fukui Prefecture and led the butoh group "Sebi." Beginning with the success of his Paris performance of "The Last Paradise - The Gate Beyond" in 1978, he has continued to inspire audiences around the world as a wandering, solitary butoh dancer, including in Europe and South America. Recent notable solo works include "Edge," "Quick Silver," "Improvisation No. 2," and, with Ko & Edge Co., "Beautiful Blue Sky" and "DEAD 1."
He has also taught many young dancers at venues such as ImPulsTanz Vienna, the National Centre for Contemporary Dance in Angers (CNDC Angers), and the Venice Biennale.