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OCTOBER 25 – 28
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MALTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS THE
PREMIERE OF
Created AND Choreographed by Kota Yamazaki
and Lucy Guerin
CHAMISA 4C:
Choreography Kota Yamazaki
Performed by Phoebe Robinson,
Lee Serle, Nick Sommerville
and Joanne White
Composition Masahiro Sugaya
Lighting Design Ben Cobham
Costume Design Ess-Hoshika Laboratory
SETTING:
Choreography Lucy Guerin
Performed by Michiyo Akamatsu
and Jun Mori
Composition Haco
Lighting Design Masakazu Itoh
Japan’s Kota Yamazaki and Australia’s Lucy Guerin are
both contemporary
dance choreographers whose work is increasingly recognised on the
world
stage. Both have their own companies in their respective homelands
and
subscribe to their own distinct aesthetic. The different training
and background
of these two leading dance figures will be apparent in this exciting
dance
exchange double bill.
In July 2005 Guerin travelled to Kyoto, Japan for a one-week workshop/auditio
to select dancers she wanted to work with. At the same time Yamazaki
came to
Melbourne for a similar process. As a further element to this exchange,
Guerin’s
choreography has been set to a score by Japanese composer Haco,
whilst
Yamazaki has worked with Australian designer Ben Cobham to create
his new
work. Following its world premiere in Kyoto in August, Chamisa
4C / Setting
has its Australian premiere on Wednesday 25 October at the Beckett
Theatre,
the CUB Malthouse.
Lucy Guerin’s Setting is a dance work that accumulates
around two people.
Their personal histories, interactions, first impressions, communications,
possessions, desires and details of daily life resolve into a concrete
visual
diagram of what they have in common and what sets them apart. It
addresses
the challenges of translation, not only through language, but also
through the
interpretation of ideas between the maker, the performer and the
viewer of the
work.
Kota Yamazaki’s Chamisa 4C has been inspired by the
idea of finding life in
the desert. This floating, fluid dance work endeavours to express
through the
body the beauty, sadness and strength of the human spirit. This
dance double
bill offers audiences a unique opportunity to experience a true
cultural and
choreographic exchange and to appreciate and celebrate the similarities
and
differences in the work of these artists.
As one of the most prolific choreographers in the Australian contemporary
dance scene, Guerin has been commissioned by both local and international
companies including Dance Works Rotterdam and Mikhail Baryshnikov’s
White
Oak Dance Project, and her works have toured extensively throughout
Europe
and the USA. Guerin also brings to the Melbourne International Arts
Festival the
world premiere of her latest work, Structure and Sadness.
Originally from Nigiita, Japan, Kota Yamazaki graduated from Bunaka
Fashion
Institute in Tokyo. He studied Butoh under Akira Kasai and danced
for his
teacher’s company Tenshi-Kan. He was later invited to join
Daniel Larrieu at
Centre National de Danse Contemporaine in Angers, France and received
an
award at the 1994 Platform of Bagnolet competition. He formed his
own
company in 1996 Rosy Co. and Kota Yamazaki / Fluid hug-hug in 2001
based
on the tenets of "travelling, exchanging, exploring".
Since that time he has
toured extensively and his work has been presented by festivals
around the
world. Kota Yamazaki / Fluid hug-hug will also be performing Rise:
Rose at this
year’s Melbourne International Arts Festival.
This double bill has been brought together as part of the Australia
Japan Dance
Exchange (AJDX), comprising ten separate events that will be performed
in both
Australia and Japan. The AJDX is co-ordinated by Hirano Productions
(Australia
and Japan Contemporary Dance Network (JCDN), who have also co-produced
this performance.
Supported by Japan Foundation, Bunka-cho, Australia Council through
its Community Partnerships and Market Development Division and Dance
Board, Arts Victoria and 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange
Presented as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival
Venue: Merlyn Theatre
Season Details: October 25-28,
2006
Performance Times: Tuesday–
Saturday 6.00pm
Tickets: $19 - $35 + booking fee
Bookings: Malthouse Box Office
9685 5111/ www.malthousetheatre.com.au
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Prue Bassett, Publicity Manager
03 9652 8641
p.bassett@melbournefestival.com.au
Kate Shannon, Senior Publicist
03 9652 8618
k.shannon@melbournefestival.com.au
Lisa Montague, Publicist
03 9652 8656
l.montague@melbournefestival.com.au
Claire Butler, Publicist
03 9652 8639
c.butler@melbournefestival.com.au
Michaela Hall, Publicist
03 9652 8654
m.hall@melbournefestival.com.au
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