Kinkan Shonen (The Kumquat Seed)

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Event Kinkan Shonen (The Kumquat Seed)
Venue Everest Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1988
First Date 15 February 1988
Last Date 27 February 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A unique performing arts phenomenon evoking powerful images of creation and evolution, life and death, it's home grown blend of experimental theatre and modern dance, called butoh, borrows from a variety of sources ranging from sculpture, German Expressionism, to the centuries-old kabuki, noh and traditional Japanese folk dance.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Butoh
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ushio Amagatsu Artistic Director
Toru Iwashita Dancer
Keiji Morita Dancer
Atsushi Ogata Dancer
Sho Takeuchi Dancer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Japan
Production Nationality Japan
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Magazine New Theatre: Australia No. 5 May – June 1988
Australian Theatre Record February 1988
Programme Sydney Festival
Event Identifier 474