2009 Tokyo, Japon

Zone Nomadic - Dance Set

In 2009, the RYUTOPIA (Niigata City Performing Art Center), and the new National Museum in Tokyo presented a joint production of “ZONE”, a contemporary drama by artistic director Jo Kanamori.

The opposite of 'nomadic' is ‘academic’, so the scenography could not be descriptive. Indeed, it did not belong to a specific place or time. Instead, one thousand eight metre long chains were suspended to create a dynamic sense of movement, emphasized by the lighting, in order to create an abstract place of possibility, the ‘space of phenomenon’. 

The music and costumes represented a patchwork of different ethnicities pieced together. A point of light gave the illusion of stage, a transient illusion, which through differing projection and reflection, became visible or invisible. The space was not set, but rather the uncertain expression of the 'nomadic' notion - an absence of presence, where particles  behave flexibly to crate a range of scenarios through this ‘space of phenomenon’.

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Project information

Status
Completed
Location
Tokyo, Japon
Date
2009
Area
200 m²
Commission type
Public
Client
Ryutopia City Performing Arts Center, Niigata – Tokyo national theatre
Program
Scenography for contemporary dance

Project team

Architect
Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane Architects, Paris
Choregraphy
Jo Kanamori / Noism09, Niigata
Music
J.S.Bach and World Music
Costume designer
Yasuhiro Mihara, Tokyo
Dancers
Noism09 Emi Aoki, Izumi Fujii, Takuya Fujisawa, Sawako Iseki, Jo Kanamori,Yoshimitsu Kushida, Nobuko Takahara, Megumi Mashimo, Aiichiro Miyagawa,Ayako Nakano, Akihiko Nagano, YukiYamada
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_01
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_02
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_05
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_06
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_04
Zone Nomadic - Dance Set Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture JP02_03