Tooboe (Howl)
cokaseki
NEW YORK BUTOH FESTIVAL 2005: PERFORMANCE
Based on a Japanese short story, this solo dance explores the journey from reality to surreal fantasy.
“From high above water falls on my head- this is not normal. Falling water -like a bolt from the blue. The body reacts quicker than the head. In the short moment it is only existence, then after will come the thought: now what? As a matter of fact – people cannot escape from their own body;people have to live with it. Water will come through their clothes, their skin, their flesh.The water is laughing, whispering, crying, howling- the water never lies.
Shall I wait or shake the body like a dog to dry out? During the thinking the water becomes fog and then concentrates to be the first drop of the new water. In this circulation appears my figure in a moment.”
Documentation
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(U.S. Premiere)
Object Identifier
AMP.PRG.2005.4002.1xID number
4002.1xYear Created
2005Performance dates
2005-10-21 00:00:00
2005-10-22 00:00:00
Language
EnglishCurated Filters
Space / Location
Premiere Venue
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY10/21/2005, 10/22/2005
155 First Avenue - NY, NY
Premiere Venue specific dates
- 21/10/2005
- 22/10/2005
Choreographer/Performer: Yuko Kaseki
Choreographer/Light Designer/Stage Designer: Marc Ates
Costume Designer: Yuko Kaseki
Sound Designer: Marc Ates
Photograph by: Soren Do
Music: Claude Debussy
Special Thanks to Berlin Senat Kultur Exchange and Anzu Furukawa.
Festival Videographers : Shige Moriya and Catalina Santamaria
CAVE NY BUTOH FESTIVAL TEAM
Directors
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Jeff Janisheski
Producer
Zachary Grace Model
Associate Producers
Gabriele Schafer
Audra Lang
Curators/Founders
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Jeff Janisheski
Juan Merchan
Zachary Grace Model
Fundraising Associate/Panel Coordinator
Tanya Calamoneri
Publicist
Aaron Rosenblum
Box Office Manager
Kristin Narcowich
Festival Bookkeeper
Shiho Kondo
CAVE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Artistic Director/Founder
Shige Mariya
Executive Director
Ximena Garnica Gomez
CAVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Shige Moriya
Vice President
Zachary Grace Model
Treasurer/Secretary
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Officer
Juan Merchan
Thanks to the partnering venues and their staff who have helped to make this 2005 festival a success:
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Production Manager·
Marc Marcante
Technical Director
Richard Reta
Special Thanks to Berlin Senat Kultur Exchange and Anzu Furukawa. CAVE NY BUTOH FESTIVAL TEAM
Directors
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Jeff Janisheski
Producer
Zachary Grace Model
Associate Producers
Gabriele Schafer
Audra Lang
Curators/Founders
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Jeff Janisheski
Juan Merchan
Zachary Grace Model
Fundraising Associate/Panel Coordinator
Tanya Calamoneri
Technical Director/Lighting Designer
Scott Bolman
Web Master/Festival Photographer
Joshua Weiner
Publicist
Aaron Rosenblum
Workshop Manager
Christine Coleman
Box Office Manager
Kristin Narcowich
Festival Bookkeeper
Shiho Kondo
Merchandise Coordinators
Hiromi luchi
Michelle Danna
Graphic/Web Designers
Yumi Asai (postcard and brochure)
Leila Cardenas (festival logo and website)
Hiromi luchi (festival T-shirt)
Sean Zwier (poster and program cover)
Festival Videographers
Shige Moriya
Catalina Santamaria
Stage Manager
Fred Hemminger
Assistant Stage Manager
David Boylan
Stage Crew
Tanya Calamoneri
Scott Piscitelli
David Slaza
Translators/Assistants
Tara Hassel
Chie Otsuka
CAVE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Artistic Director/Founder
Shige Mariya
Executive Director
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Executive Assistant
Audra Lang
Bookkeeper
Shiho Kondo
CAVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Shige Moriya
Vice President
Zachary Grace Model
Treasurer/Secretary
Ximena Garnica Gomez
Officer
Juan Merchan
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Production Manager·
Marc Marcante
Technical Director
Richard Reta
Thanks to the partnering venues and their staff who have helped to make this 2005 festival a success.
Thanks to the following individuals for their assistance:
Anna Belous; Dance Theater Workshop and Megan
Sprenger; Kurt Gottschalk; Johanna Mochidome;
Allen Model; and Teiko Seki and Bob Guthrie.
We extend our deepest thanks to our box office staff,
technical staff, and all CAVE volunteers, without whom
the festival and CAVE’s programs would not be possible.
And to Shige — thank you!Special Thanks to Berlin Senat Kultur Exchange and Anzu Furukawa.