DasSHOKU SHAKE! 27 September - 7 October, 2012
A Japanese Australian Butoh Cabaret Extravaganza
By Yumi Umiumare with Theatre Gumbo & local and international Artists.
27 September - 7 October 2012
"Wild extremes in fearless performance shock, fascinate..."The AGE (DasSHOKU Hora!)
WHERE & WHEN
fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane Melbourne Wednesday - Saturday 8pm, Sunday 5.30pm $27 Full / $22 Concession $18 Preview (27 Sep) / $18 group of 6 people
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BOOKINGS
www.fortyfivedownstairs.com (03)9662 9966 - Click here to book. www.melbournefringe.com.au (03)9660 9666
ABOUT DASSHOKU SHAKE
Be ready to get lost in this funky cross cultural emo shake up! DasSHOKU SHAKE! is the fourth work in the award winning DasSHOKU repertoire - the unique culture-crushing dementia, which has been recognized by audiences in sell-out seasons nationally and internationally since 1999. Dasshoku means ‘to bleach’.
Butoh Punkess Yumi Umiumare ignites her next infamous DasSHOKU Cabaret, bursting from the shaking earth. Osaka's legendary Theatre Gumbo, international guest artists from Japan plus four of Melbourne’s shock-toy acolytes bring things of darkness out into footlights. Jap-pop and white mysticism assault Buddhist Heart sutra! Comic! Bizarre!
Does devastation transform us, cleanse us or bleach us?
Photo by : Vikk Shayen
★★★★ "This is a riot... black humour, absurd juxtapositions and occasional poignancy with skills for thrills."THE ADVERTISER (Theatre GUMBO)
Photo by Masami Kikuchi
PERFORMERS
AUSTRALIA Yumi Umiumare Matt Crosby Helen Smith Willow J Harrison Hall
THEATRE GUMBO Kayo Tamura Kenichi Mabuchi Ryo Nishihara Nono Miyasaka
FROM OSAKA Hiromitsu Oishi Chizuru Misaki (intere-P) Tomomi Nakayama (joli ma coeur) AYA (Osaka Shinsengumi)
PRODUCTION
Co-Director Yumi Umiumare & Kayo Tamura Dramaturgy Matt Crosby Set Design Ellen Strasser Sound Design Dan West Costume Design Kiki Ando and Theatre GUMBO Lighting Design Tom Willis Stage Manager Rita Khayat Front of House Ballerina Masami Sato
Photo & Design Vikk Shayen Photo Masami Kikuchi (Japan)
Photo by : Vikk Shayen
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Photo by Masami Kikuchi