Minami NAKAYASHIKI: Performance + Installation 2024 'Where Light and Body Meet'

Minami NAKAYASHIKI

Emotions become dance, expanding into space, and touching your senses.

  • Japan
  • Dance
  • Installation/Exhibition
  • World Premiere

A new performance and installation by choreographer Minami Nakayashiki. In previous projects, making use of video technology, she has explored and presented themes of touch and communication, including 'non-contact work,' which involves no physical touch. This time, in collaboration with Shungsuke Nakase (video), Hiroki Tsunoda (music), and dancers, she is elevating the emotions and sensations that arise from interactions with others into the work.

Venue

GALERIE PARIS
Former Mitsui & Co. Building 1F, 14 Nihon Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0021

Date and Time

2024.12.11 Wed
Exhibition 12:00–19:30
Performance A 20:00

2024.12.12 Thu
Exhibition 12:00–18:00

2024.12.13 Fri
Exhibition 12:00–19:30
Performance A 20:00

2024.12.14 Sat
Exhibition 12:00–14:00/16:00–19:30
Performance B 14:30
Performance A 20:00

2024.12.15 Sun
Exhibition 12:00–14:00
Performance B 14:30
(16:00 close)

Please note that the content of Performance A (evening) and Performance B (afternoon) will differ slightly. For the latest information, please visit the website.

Running Time

60-80min

Tickets

*Please note that the following change has been made to the prices (as of 23 October 2024).
*Please note that the following change has been made to the prices (as of 29 October 2024).

Regular Ticket
Student (Student ID required) : Adv ¥2,000 / Door ¥2,500
YPAM Registrant: Adv ¥3,000 / Door ¥3,500
General: Adv ¥3,500 / Door ¥4,000

Viewing Ticket without Headphones
Student (Student ID required) : Adv ¥1,000 / Door ¥1,500
YPAM Registrant: Adv ¥2,000 / Door ¥2,500
General: Adv ¥2,000 / Door ¥2,500

Includes drink (white wine, Perrier)

Available at ArtSticker and 37conte.d@gmail.com

Artist Information

Minami NAKAYASHIKI

Dancer/Choreographer.
She encountered dance during her first year of girl's junior high school. Her experience in school education also influences how she creates her works. With the release of human emotions, sensations, and contained desires, she creates choreography with delicate and expressive movements.

Syungsuke NAKASE

Visual Artist and Dramaturg
Born in Tokyo in 1983. Started working on live concert video direction and corporate advertisements while at university. Traveled around the world in 2009 and 2012, and joined Dance Company in 2017. In addition to his work in visual arts, he collaborates with Wataru Kitao as a dramaturg in the creation of works. He has participated in video direction for works by Yu Okamoto, Akira Kasai, Yo Nakamura, Minami Nakayashiki, and Un Yamada.

Hiroki TSUNODA

He began drawing at the age of three and started exploring techno music at sixteen. His interest in music, art, and games created with computers has continued to this day. In the 1990s, he was deeply impressed by Butoh and began attending "Kamakura Eurythmy Society," where he met Akira Kasai. In 2002, he composed music for Kasai's choreography piece "Akasha-Blume". Since then, he has been involved in various performances organized by Tenshi-kan, handling music, sound, and CG.

Saori Yoneda

She is a member of the dance company "Baobab" and has performed in nearly all of their productions as an original member. She has appeared in works such as "Hatahata" (directed by Yudai Kamisato and Momoko Shiraga), as well as works by Mikuni Yanaihara and Maki Tabata. In addition, she has presented her own works in Tokyo, Beppu, Kitakyushu, and Taipei. Her recent stage appearances include "JAZZ DAIMYO" (2023, directed by Mitsunori Fukuhara), "Bolero - Or Enthusiasm" (2023, choreography and direction by Wataru Kitao), and "Pandora's Bell" (2022, directed by Kunio Sugihara).

Staff, Cast and Credits

Choreography: Minami Nakayashiki
Video: Shungsuke Nakase
Music: Hiroki Tsunoda

Official Website

nakayashiki-minami.com

Contact Information

37conte.d@gmail.com