Antigones

LEIMAY

The Greek myth is rendered in leimay-butoh to illustrate the experience of absence, as with families/friends of los Desaparecidos, the ‘Disappeared Ones’ of Colombia’s political upheavals. Antigone takes a stand, sacrificing her life to be buried alive. This transgression becomes a means of self-transformation and impacts society. Oppressors often make victims “disappear” so they will be absorbed by the vacuum of oblivion. LEIMAY’s Antigones is an act of remembering, gathering force in silence: a body condition, which apprehends all that has perished, multi-faceted and difficult to decipher.

Documentation

Documentation Images All (Private)

Performance Instances:

2007 New York Butoh Festival – Japan Society

2008 – Joyce SoHo

2009 – Festival de la Ciudad

2009 – Bogotá, Colombia

Object Identifier

AMP.XSW.2006.1000.1

ID number

2006.1000.1

Year Created

2006

Performance dates

2007-10-27 00:00:00

2008-09-18 00:00:00

2008-09-19 00:00:00

2008-09-21 00:00:00

2009-01-07 00:00:00

2009-01-08 00:00:00

2009-04-03 00:00:00

2009-04-04 00:00:00

Language

English

Curated Filters

Dance/Theater/Opera
Bodies

Space / Location

Theater

Premiere Venue

Japan Society
2007/10/27
336 East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Aves

Other Venues

Joyce SoHo
155 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012

18/09/2008

19/09/2008

20/09/2008

21/09/2008

Teatro José Peón Contreras
Mérida, Mexico

07/01/2009

08/01/2009

Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño
Calle 10 # 3-16, Candelaria, Bogotá-Colombia

03/04/2009

04/04/2009

Main Credits

Conceived by Ximena Garnica and Juan Merchan

Choreography and Dance by Ximena Garnica

Direction and Co-Choreography by Juan Merchan

Video-Lighting by Shige Moriya

Music by Roland Toledo and SUIT

Set and Costumes by Ximena Garnica

Lighting by Juan Merchan

Documentation Credits

2007 – Shige Moriya

Presenting/Producing Credits

2007 – Presented by Japan Society

2008 – Produced by CAVE Organization INC. and Garnica LEIMAY

2009 Festival de la Ciudad – El Ayuntamiento de Mérida a través de la Dirección de Cultural en el marco del Festival de la Ciudad presenta

2009 Bogotá – La Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño-Alcadia Mayor de Bogotá Presenta

Development/Funding Credits

2007 NYBF – NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council for the Arts, Japan Foundation, The Saison Foundation, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Materials for the Arts, Officially endorsed by The Consulate General of Japan, Uniqlo, Taiyo Pacific Partners LP, Kirin Beer, Voice

Additional Credits

2007 NYBF
CAVE NY BUTOH FESTIVAL TEAM
Director: Ximena Garnica
Managing Director: Parker Pracjek
Producer: Gabriele Schafer
Curators/Founders: Ximena Garnica, Jeff Janisheski, Juan Merchan, Zachary Model, Shige Moriya
Intern: Fave Lim
TechnicalDirector/Lighting Designer: Federico Restrepo
Master Electrician: Juan Merchan
Sound Manager: RolandToledo
Stage Manager: Susan Lange
WebMaster: Joshua Weiner
Photographer: DolaBaroni
Publicist: Audrey Ross
Workshop Manager: Bryan Camphire
Box OfficeManager: Claire Duplantier
Festival Bookkeeper: Mariko Endo
Merchandise Coordinator: Pei Lee
Graphic Design: Kendra Thomas
FestivalVideographer: ShigeMoriya
Theater for the New City Production Manager: Marc Marcante
Technical Director: Richard Reta

CAVE STAFF

Artistic Directors: Shige Moriya, Ximena Garnica
Assistant of the Directors/Editor/Grantwriter: Kristin Narcowich
Dance Studio Manager:Irem Calikusu
Bookkeeper / General Assistant: Mariko Endo
Web Manager: Honeyghan

Partnering Venues:
Thanks to the partnering venues and their staff who have helped make this 2007Festival a sucess:
AnthologyFilms Archives: John Mhiripiri, Jonas Mekas and staff
Japan Society: Yoko Shioya, Dawn Eshelman, Futoshi,Aya Ogawa and staff
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center: Frank Hentschker and staff
Noguchi Museum: David DiVincenzo Heather Brady
P5122:Vallejo Gantner CarleighWelsh
NYPublic Library for the Performing Arts: Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
SAFE-T-GALLERY: DonBurmeister, Michael Philip Manheim
Theater for the New City: Crystal Field, Marc Marcante, Richard Reta and staff

2008 Joyce SoHo

Production Staff: Production and Stage Manager: Kaitie Griffler / Assistant Lighting Designer: Solomon Weisbard / Running Crew: Kristin Narcowich, Kakeru Asai / Still Photography: Pamela Matsuda-Dunn / Resident Photographer: Yana Kraeva / Documentation Videographer: Eva Barnett / Company Administration and Editor Grantwriter: Kristin Narcowich