Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl
Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl touches on the shadowy life of Japan which many would never encounter. DasSHOKU (to bleach) strips off the colour of the superficial to reveal the reality behind the happy face of consumerism, bleaching away the commonly held views of Japanese women as kawai, or cute, polite and submissive.
Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl touches on the shadowy life of Japan which many would never encounter. DasSHOKU (to bleach) strips off the colour of the superficial to reveal the reality behind the happy face of consumerism, bleaching away the commonly held views of Japanese women as kawai, or cute, polite and submissive. In Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl Yumi pays homage to the roots of Butoh as an anarchic dangerous and at the same time beautiful dance form.
Choreography and Directed by Yumi Umiunare
Collaboration with Matt Crosby and Ben Rogan
Music Mixed by Tatsuyoshi Kawabata
Costume by Hoshika Oshimi and Yumi Umiumare
Lighting Design/ Operation by Dori Dragon Bicchierai
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
March 2004 – National Multicultural Festival, Canberra
July-August 2003 – Kultour, Fremantle, Adelaide, Tasmania, Lismore (funded by the Australia Council)
May 2001 – Adelaide Cabaret Festival
February 2000 – Gasworks (return Season)
October 1999 – Czech House, Melbourne Fringe Festival
1995 – Melbourne
REVIEW
“….Umiumare’s inventiveness and physical discipline were in evidence in the way she could almost redesign her physique to embody her different characters.”.
THE AGE 1999 (Hilary Crampton)
“….Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl is a tequila slammer – it is a shocking, sprawling, comedic assult of a cabaret. Umiumare and off-siders Ben Rogan and Matt Crosby unearth some of Japan’s most extreme culture, from cults and the vending of school-girls’ panties to karaoke. ….(it) is daring and exceedingly entertaining.”.
THE AGE 2000 (Fiona Scott-Norman)
In-compatibility
In-compatibility is a powerful new dance performance which creates a unique devotional space that is a synthesis of Asian shamanistic trance-dance, Butoh and contemporary western traditions. This pushes the boundaries of Yap and Umiumare's ongoing investigation into the separate but interdependent natures of yin and yang - of moments compatibility and incompatibility.
Melbourne based internationally acclaimed dancers/ choreographers Tony Yap and Yumi Umiumare, are launching their company “-“. and premiere a season of their new work, in-compatibility at this year’s Melbourne Festival 2003.
In-compatibility is a powerful new dance performance which creates a unique devotional space that is a synthesis of Asian shamanistic trance-dance, Butoh and contemporary western traditions. This pushes the boundaries of Yap and Umiumare’s ongoing investigation into the separate but interdependent natures of yin and yang – of moments compatibility and incompatibility.
This arresting new work features an original live musical score composed and performed by this years Green Room awards winners Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey, with a visual realization by acclaimed stage designer Michael Pearce.
Yap and Umiumare bring in three other performers to upset and stretch the boundaries of their well established duo working relationship in ongoing How could you even begin to understand series.
Yap and Umiumare are leading lights in the Butoh dance community, frequently invited to participate in international festivals and conferences. Last year they featured at the Beyond Butoh Program at the JADE Festival in Tokyo, where their performance was greeted with great enthusiasm from critics and audience.
The premiere of this piece will further challenge the dance community’s perception of what is beyond Butoh.
Choreography Yumi Umiumare & Tony Yap
Performers Yumi Umiumare, Tony Yap, Tom Davies, Nic Hempel, Meredith Elton
Composition / Music Tim Humphrey composer/musician & Madeleine Flynn
Set & costume design Michael Pearce
PERFORMANCE TIMELINE
2003 October – Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival
REVIEWS
“In a stunningly compelling performance, they shift from one meditative state to another, the dynamics changing from quiet composure to frenzied ecstasy”.
THE AGE, MELBOURNE
いのり IN-VISIBLE
１９９６年の阪神大震災後、の鎮魂の踊りとして創作された作品で、宝塚市阪神大震災５周年メモリアル・イベントとメルボルン・ダンスハウス公演（２０００年）、またデンマーク、コペンハーゲン、ポスト舞踏フェスティバルにも招聘された。作品にはアンソニー・ペルケンによるシンプルな舞台美術が効果的に盛り込まれている。
１９９６年の阪神大震災後、の鎮魂の踊りとして創作された作品で、宝塚市阪神大震災５周年メモリアル・イベントとメルボルン・ダンスハウス公演（２０００年）、またデンマーク、コペンハーゲン、ポスト舞踏フェスティバルにも招聘された。作品にはアンソニー・ペルケンによるシンプルな舞台美術が効果的に盛り込まれている。
批評抜粋
“ゆみうみうまれは舞台上で動物になっていたのではなく、まるで不思議に歪んだ人間のようになっていた。キット・ジョンソンと同様（同じ日に踊ったデンマークのダンサー）彼女達はその究極の肉体を消し去り、それを舞踏パワーに変容してゆくことのできる力がある。いや、もしくは地面ですら消し去る力かもしれない。” （コペンハーゲン インフォメーションマガジン）
パフォーマンス,映像公演歴
TimePlace
2003年Traces ポスト舞踏フェスティバル、コペンハーゲン、デンマークに招聘されソロ公演
2000年メルボルンダンスハウスにてシーズン公演
DasSHOKU Cultivation!!
Dancing between two contrasting cultures (Osaka and Melbourne), Umiumare tactically manipulated two languages and smoothly proceeded with the whole show. The balance of the contexts and the sense of timing in each scene change was incredible.
Performers
Performers (from Australia)
Matt Crosby
Yumi Umiumare
(from Japan – Theatre GUMBO)
Kayo Tamura Kenichi Mabuchi Yuko Nishimura Seiichi Oda
In Collaboration with Theatre Gumbo & Matt Crosby Osaka, Japan (Arts Victoria Cultural Exchange program)
DasSHOKU Cultivation!!
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2003 July Sun Hall Osaka
Reviews
脱・ＳＨＯＫＵ・色 カルチベーション！！
批評
Umiumare は、この相対する地域文化の間で身を翻しつつ、ふたつの言語を操りながら巧みに作品を進行していった。諸要素のバランスと場面を切り替えるタイミング、観客を作品世界に巻き込む戦略はすばらしく、客席も大いに盛り上がった。
…. 脱色」プロジェクトは、 Yumi Umiumare の活動と移動にともない改訂されていくだろう。その改訂版の一つが大阪で制作・上演されたことの意義は、実は少なくない。
カルチャーポケット vol 25 カルチャーポケット 2003 年月
“.Dancing between two contrasting cultures (Osaka and Melbourne), Umiumare tactically manipulated two languages and smoothly proceeded with the whole show. The balance of the contexts and the sense of timing in each scene change was incredible. Her strategy to include the audiences was great and I could sense the audience being extremely livened up.
…DasSHOKU Project would evolve with Yumi Umiumare’s activities and movement. It is very significant event to have this DasSHOKU Project produced and performed in Osaka.”
Culture Pocket vol 25 Naoko Kogo Oct 2003
