"Seeking the Field" -Min Tanaka ＋ Rin Ishihara ＋ Hirokazu Taniguchi and Marihiko Hara-
- Gifu
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Event Details
This special performance brings together artists who earned high acclaim for their work on the film Kokuho (National Treasure): Min Tanaka, a dancer internationally acclaimed for his ongoing exploration of the origins of dance through the body; his sole disciple, Rin Ishihara; Hirokazu Taniguchi, a nihon buyo (traditional Japanese dance) artist born in Takayama City and recipient of the Gifu Prefecture Arts and Culture Commendation; and Marihiko Hara, a musician active across a wide range of fields including film music.
Each of these artists brings a distinct physical philosophy and expressive world, and their works will unfold in dialogue with the space of the Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum (Kusakabe Mingeikan), a designated Important Cultural Property. By keeping stage design to a minimum and embracing the building's structure and materials — along with the layers of history and time embedded within them — as part of the expression itself, the performance offers a singular experience that no conventional theater can provide.
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The film Kokuho (National Treasure) was released on June 6 last year, and over the past year it has received acclaim I can only describe as miraculous. Carried by the momentum of the precious experiences that Kokuho has brought me, I will hold a dance performance in Hida Takayama. Our stage is the Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum, a residence celebrated as a pinnacle of machiya (traditional townhouse) architecture — a space where the subtle traces and lingering presence of generations of human life still drift in the air. This announcement may come a little early, but I sincerely hope you will make the journey to witness a performance laid bare — one that will exist only on that single day, never to be repeated.
Together with Hirokazu Taniguchi, Marihiko Hara, and Rin Ishihara, I look forward to welcoming you.
— Min Tanaka
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●Tickets *All seats unreserved
・General admission: ¥10,000
・Ticket with exclusive merchandise: ¥20,000
*Bonus items Include: an original Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum tenugui (Japanese hand towel) autographed by the performers, and an original Kyomaru uchiwa (traditional Japanese round fan) created for this performance.
●Schedule ※Tickets on sale from Jul 16
Oct 16 (Fri) 1:30pm ／ 5:30pm
Oct 17 (Sat) 1:30pm ／ 5:30pm
Oct 18 (Sun) 1:30pm ／ 5:30pm
Organizer
Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum Foundation
Notice
Please read the notice carefully before purchasing.
Please read the following carefully before purchasing tickets.
The building is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
The venue has no parking and is not wheelchair accessible.
Children aged 6 and under will not be admitted.
All seating is unreserved, and seats have no backrests.
As the venue is located in a residential area, please refrain from gathering or making noise outside the venue.
Anyone who disturbs other audience members during the performance may be asked to leave.