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(c)Yuji Arisugawa
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Ushio AMAGATSU
Sankai Juku director
Choreographer
Designer
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Born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1949. Founded Butoh company Sankai Juku in 1975.
He created Amagatsu Sho (1977), Kinkan Shonen (1978), Sholiba (1979) before the first world tour in 1980.
Since 1981, France and the THEATRE DE LA VILLE, PARIS have become his places for creation and work, and that year he created
Bakki for Festival d'Avignon. At THEATRE DE LA VILLE, PARIS, he has created successively Jomon Sho (1982), Netsu no Katachi (1984), Unetsu (1986), Shijima (1988), Omote (1991), Yuragi (1993), Hiyomeki (1995), Hibiki (1998), Kagemi (2000), Utsuri (2003), and Toki(2005).
In 1988 he created Fushi on the invitation of Jacob's Pillow Foundation, in the US, with music by Philip Glass. In 1989, he was appointed the
artistic director of the Spiral Hall in Tokyo where he directed Apocalypse (1989), and Fifth-V (1990) for American dancers. In 1992, he presided over the Jury of the
International Meeting of Dance of Bagnolet, and in this year he was awarded
the "Chevalier de l’Ordre de l'Art et des Letters" by French
Cultural Ministry. In February 1997, he directed Bluebeard's Castle of Bartok, conducted by Peter EOTVOS at Tokyo International Forum. In March 1998, at OPERA NATIONAL DE LYON, France, he directed Peter EOTVOS's opera Three Sisters (world premiere), which received "Prix du Syndicat National de la Critique, France." Three Sisters has been seen in the 2001-2002 season at THEATRE DE CHATELET in Paris, at THEATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE in Brussels, at OPERA NATIONAL
DE LYON, and at WIENER FESTWOCHEN 2002 in Austria. In February 2002, Hibiki won the 26th Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. In March 2004, Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science, and Technology awarded the Geijutu Sensho Prize (Art Encouragement
Prize) to Amagatsu for his outstanding artistic achievement. In January
2007, TOKI won Grand Prix of the 6th The Asahi Performing Arts Awards and Sankai
Juku received KIRIN Special Grant for the Dance.
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(c)Masafumi Sakamoto
HIBIKI - Resonance from Far Away
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Japanese
| 1949 |
born in Yokosuka City, Japan |
| 1972 |
co-founded Dairakudakan |
| 1975 |
founded Sankai Juku |
| 1977 |
created "AMAGATSU SHO" (HOMAGE TO ANCIENT DOLLS) |
| 1978 |
created "KINKAN SHONEN" |
| 1979 |
created "SHOLIBA" |
| 1980 |
the first world tour |
| 1981 |
created "BAKKI" (premiered at Avignon Festival, France) |
| 1982 |
created "JOMON SHO" (co-produced by and premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1984 |
created "NETSU NO KATACHI" (co-produced by and premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1985 |
direction & choreography for the photo book "LUNA" |
| 1986 |
created "UNETSU - The Egg stands out of Curiosity" (co-produced by and premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1987 |
direction & choreography for the photo book "THE EGG STANDS OUT
OF CURIOSITY" |
| 1988 |
created "FUSHI" at Jacob’s Pillow, the U.S., music by Philip Glass
created "SHIJIMA - The Darkness Calms Down in Space" (co-produced by and premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1989 |
Artistic Director of SPIRAL HALL (Tokyo)
created "APPOCALYPSE", a collaboration with Composer TAKASHI KAKO and Dancer ISMAEL IVO at Spiral
Hall, Tokyo |
| 1990 |
created "FIFTH-V" at Spiral Hall (performed by six American dancers) |
| 1991 |
created "OMOTE - The Grazed Surface" (co-produced by Theatre de la Ville, Paris; Ginza Saison Theatre, Tokyo.
Premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1992 |
president of the judge for Les Rencontres Internationales de Bagnolet 1992 |
| 1993 |
created "YURAGI - In a Space of Perpetual Motion" (co-produced by THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS, Paris; Ginza Saison Theatre, Tokyo; CNDC l’Esquisse, Angers. Premiered
at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1995 |
created "HIYOMEKI - Within a Gentle Vibration and Agitation" (co-produced by THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS; Ginza Saison Theatre, Tokyo; Theatre Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Scene
Nationale. cooperated by CNDC l’Esquisse, Angers. Premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 1997 |
directed Bartok’s opera "BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE" conducted by Peter EOTVOS, in Tokyo
directed Takashi KAKO concert "Layers of Colour" in Tokyo |
| 1998 |
directed Peter EOTVOS's opera, "THREE SISTERS" world premiered at OPERA NATIONAL DE LYON
created "HIBIKI - Resonance from Far Away" (co-produced by THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS; University of Iowa, Hancher Auditorium; Biwako Hall Center for the Performing
Arts, Shiga, Japan. Premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 2000 |
created "KAGEMI - Beyond the Metaphors of Mirrors" (co-produced by THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS; Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga, Japan. Premiered at
THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 2002 |
HIBIKI received the 26th Laurence Olivier Awards in category of Best New Dance Production
president of judge for Toyota Choreography Award 2002
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| 2003 |
created "UTSURI - Virtual Garden" (co-produced by TTHEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS; Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga, Japan. Premiered at
TTHEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS)
president of judge for Toyota Choreography Award 2003 |
| 2004 |
president of judge for Toyota Choreography Award 2004 |
| 2005 |
re-created"KINKAN SHONEN"
created "TOKI - A moment in the weave time" (co-produced by THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS; Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center, Japan. Premiered at THEATRE DE LA
VILLE, PARIS) |
| 2007 |
TOKI received Grand Prix of the 6th The Asahi Performing Arts Awards |
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