At the Vancouver Playhouse
The Vancouver International Dance Festival presents Kokoro Dance - Wabi Sabi
Josef Nadj in OMMA, originally scheduled for this date has been cancelled due to visa issues. Tickets will be refunded please contact VIDF for more info. This replacement event is pay by donation.
Kokoro Dance contemplates transience and imperfection in Wabi-Sabi, a duet choreographed and performed by Kokoro Dance directors, Barbara Bourget, and Jay Hirabayashi.
Kokoro Dance’s butoh expression gives recurring attention to the seven aesthetic principles of Zen philosophy: kanso — simplicity; fukinsei — asymmetry or irregularity; shibumi — beauty in the understated; shizen — naturalness without pretense; yugen — subtle grace; datsuzoku — freeness; and seijaku — tranquility. These terms are encompassed in a world view contained in the words wabi and sabi — the acceptance of transience and imperfection.
The choreography in these Wabi-Sabi performances consists of a structured score within which Barbara and Jay have the freedom to improvise. Each performance will be unique. The music, by Joseph Hirabayashi, lighting by Hina Nishioka and Gerald King, costumes by Tsuneko Kokubo, and projected photography by Jay Hirabayashi, were conceived independently from the choreography. Each collaborator intuitively understands Kokoro Dance’s aesthetic choices through decades of working together on Kokoro’s creative projects.
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