Collective Action
Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference + Nippon Sport Science University
Shudan Kodo (collective action) is a precision group walking exercise/performance practiced at Nippon Sport Science University since 1966. Richard Siegal takes on questions on individual/crowd, discipline/subjectivity and art/sports that it provokes, incorporating a choreographic algorithm developed by Chris Salter, music by Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and hypermodern lighting by Matthias Singer, in collaboration with 70 students of the Yokohama Kenshidai Campus of the University.
Venue
- KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre Hall
- 281 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0023
Date and Time
12.14 Sat 18:30/20:00
Running Time
20 min
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible toilet
- Childcare service
*12.14 Sat 18:30/20:00 Child nursery service available (￥2,000). Please contact us by one week before the show.
Tickets
General ¥2,500
YPAM Registrant ¥1,000
Available at ArtSticker and Ticket Kanagawa (general only)
*Please inquire YPAM Secretariat for tickets for wheelchair seats. (TEL +81 45-264-6514 Email ticket@ypam.jp)
Artist Information
- Richard Siegal
Richard Siegal is a dancer, choreographer, installation artist, and the artistic director of Ballet of Difference. He was a soloist in Ballett Frankfurt under the direction of William Forsythe (1997–2004) and Associated Artist of The Forsythe Company (2006–2015). His first company, The Bakery Paris/Berlin, focused on interactive performances and installations within the emerging field of new media. He served as the Artist-in-Residence of Ruhrtriennale (2016–2018), and in 2017, launched Ballet of Difference in Munich, which has subsequently been housed by Schauspiel Köln since 2019. Siegal's work has been honored with a Bessie Award, the S.A.C.D. Prize, the German Theater Prize “Der Faust,” and the Munich Dance Prize. He is also a MacDowell Fellow and an honorary member of the Bolshoi Ballet's Benoit de la Danse. As of season 2025/26, Siegal will become Ballettdirektor of the Staatstheater Nürnberg.
Staff, Cast and Credits
Choreography: Richard Siegal, in collaboration with Jiro Omi and athletes of Nippon Sport Science University
Light/Video: Matthias Singer
Music: Carsten Nicolai
Dramaturgy: Evan Supple
Algorithmic Systems: Immersive Arts Space / ZHdK (Florian Bruggisser and Chris Salter)
Technical Director: Florian Haderer
Executive Producer: Dietmar Lupfer
Dancers: Karin Honda, Ian Sanford
Performers: Hinano Aoki, Kosuke Izawa, Kokoro Izumi, Yuka Ide, Wakana Inoue, Hinano Inose, Mariko Ueno, Honoka Uchida, Tsubasa Ooaku, Shinya Otsuka, Kazumi Oyama, Saki Ozawa, Aina Odaka, Kotono Kato, Momoi Kanaya, Nina Kamio, Sae Kanshuji, Rimu Kiguchi, Ami Kitano, Sara Kiyono, Marin Kuno, Rei Kurokawa, Marin Sagitani, Takumi Sato, Nonoka Shimizu, Monami Shimokihara, Hinata Suzuki, Himena Sekiguchi, Mizuki Soejima, Aoi Todoroki, Minami Naoe, Hiroto Nakagawa, Nanako Nakazato, Yui Nakajima, Himawari Nakahigashi, Yuzuka Hashimoto, Rai Hattori, Issei Hayashi, Natsu Fukada, Aya Fukahara, Masayuki Fukuoka, Nozomi Fujisaki, Kodai Honda, Naho Matsue, Kaito Matsubara, Yuka Matsumoto, Noe Minagawa, Yuto Minagawa, Yuina Miyahara, Sumire Mukai, Shiina Yamashita, Karen Yamamoto, Rua Yoshida
Collective Action Instructors: Jiro Omi, Kodai Shimada, Shunsuke Tamagawa, Yukiharu Munehira, Ayumi Wada
Technical Director: So Ozaki
Stage Manager: Lang Craighill
Lighting: Go Ueda, Aria Hoashi (RYU)
Sound: Takeshi Inarimori
Stage: Daijiro Kawakami
Construction: Hiroo Nakai (Stage Work URAK Co., Ltd.)
Video: Yoshihiro Yoshida (Edith Grove Co., Ltd.)
Coordination: Keiko Kodaka
Management: Kumi Hiraoka, Nobutaka Nakahara
Traslator: Miwa Monden
Co-produced by Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting, Goethe-Institut Tokyo, Muffatwerk Munich and Synaesthetica
Supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and Kanagawa Prefecture Magcal Deployment Promotion Subsidy
With cooperation of Nippon Sport Science University, Yoshinocho Shimin Plaza and Iwama Shimin Plaza
Organized by Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee
