| Performance Dance and Film improvisation Super 8 and Butoh dance |
Dance,Film |
Riko Murakami & Haruka Mitani |
Riko Murakami,Haruka Mitani |
Riko Murakami studied Image Arts and Science at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. While still a student, she joined the Butoh dance company Kiraza and has appeared in productions 'Hana-Ikusa' (2012) and 'Uzume - The Power to Open a Wind Cave' (2014). She collaborated with art photographer Marco van Duyvendijk on the photobook 'Riko' (2014) and acted the lead role in Takashi Ito's film 'The Last Angel' (2014). She has also regularly contributed to the event series 'Experiments in Art and Technology' organized by Michael Lyons. Haruka Mitani (Film) is an independent filmmaker whose films reflect hands-on processes and a deep interest in the materiality of film. In 2013 she completed a degree in Image Arts and Science at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. Her films have appeared in festivals around the world and she is active in expanded cinema performances at live events in Kyoto, including the “Experiments in Art and Technology” series. She was raised in a Kyoto crafts family and in addition to making films, she is an apprentice lacquerware artist. |
'Dance with Film' An improvised meeting of Butoh dance and hand-made Single 8 films of Butoh dance. Butoh is a journey to the Self. In this performance we explore existence and feeling beyond the mirage of film. There is no beginning and no ending. |
http://haruka.kasrl.org |
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https://vimeo.com/69155527 |
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