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DATE
27 OCT 2012, SAT -
28 OCT 2012, SUN
28 OCT 2012, SUN
TIME
27 Oct 2012, Sat, 8pm
28 Oct 2012, Sun, 5pm
(2hrs 10mins including intermission)
28 Oct 2012, Sun, 5pm
(2hrs 10mins including intermission)
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Parts of spoken text are in Japanese and French with English surtitles.
Advisory: This performance contains strobe lighting and mature content. Recommended for 16 years and above.
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Limited concessions for students, NSF and senior citizens: $25*, $45**
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Parts of spoken text are in Japanese and French with English surtitles.
Advisory: This performance contains strobe lighting and mature content. Recommended for 16 years and above.
SYNOPSIS
"Dancers' swishing movements imitating calligraphic brushstrokes; giant pages falling on top of a dancer, or being flicked in and out of view as if on a vast iPad – all this is beautifully done."
– The Telegraph
"A rich, intelligent, sprawling work which communicates – and perhaps, for some, passes on – his deep admiration for his subject"
– Total Theatre Review
– The Telegraph
"A rich, intelligent, sprawling work which communicates – and perhaps, for some, passes on – his deep admiration for his subject"
– Total Theatre Review
Experience the magic of Japanese manga in TeZukA, a visually stunning work by acclaimed Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. A dazzling multimedia homage to the "Godfather of anime" Osamu Tezuka, whose influential works during post-war Japan have made a lasting impact on Japanese culture, Cherkaoui brings to life many of the characters from his comics such as Astro Boy and Black Jack. Using spoken text, calligraphy, song, martial arts and dance, the choreographer recreates Tezuka's vision of a world without prejudice - a reflection that continues to be relevant today.
With an international cast of 11 performers, three musicians and a calligrapher, Tezuka's original illustrations will be projected alongside video art by Taiki Ueda and live brush strokes by Tosui Suzuki, infused with a specially commissioned score from award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney. Using the dancers' movements to trace the physical evolution of Tezuka's drawings - from a line on a blank page to a single Japanese kanji (letter) to a fully-formed manga character – Cherkaoui's TeZukA is a feast for the eyes that celebrates an artist at the very heart of contemporary Japanese culture.
Parts of spoken text are in Japanese and French with English surtitles.
Co-produced by Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore; Parc de la Villette, Par is; de Singel, Antwerp and Movimentos Festwochen der Autostadt, Wolfsburg.
In collaboration with Tezuka Productions.
Co-produced by Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore; Parc de la Villette, Par is; de Singel, Antwerp and Movimentos Festwochen der Autostadt, Wolfsburg.
In collaboration with Tezuka Productions.
For video clips and more information, visit www.dansfestival.com
