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Origami and music. A multi-media opera installation. Verity Lane?s two-part project draws on her 10 years' experience of living in Japan, exploring classical Japanese traditions with a uniquely avant-garde twist. A brand-new performance project with music, stories and concept by Verity Lane, Origami Soundscapes: Flower, Bird, Wind & Moon explores ancient symbolism and Japanese birdsong, featuring a large-scale origami performance by Coco Sato, percussion, shakuhachi and storytelling. The Crane reimagines a Japanese folk story about a magical crane that takes human form, set around Hokkaido's Otowa Bridge. This mystical opera installation explores traditional Japanese aesthetics through a blend of Noh theatre conventions, traditional and contemporary dance, avant-garde music and animation.

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Archive listings for Origami Soundscapes/The Crane (2019)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

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Sung in English and Japanese without surtitles.Presented byVerity Lane. Director Verity Lane. Lighting Nao Nagai. Choreographer Stephanie Daw. Choreographer Mirei Yazawa. Other Rowan O'Brien (animation). Performer Kiku Day (shakuhachi). Performer Beibei Wang (percussion). Performer Hester Dart (The Old Couple). Performer Joana Fragata (chorus). Performer Tomoko Komura (The Old Couple / Narrator). Performer Ellie Popham (chorus). Performer Rekkha Ray (chorus). Performer Coco Sato (Origami). Performer Holly Slater (chorus). Performer Yirei Yazawa (The Crane).

23 Aug 19 to 24 Aug 19

Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940
listing details L01177609275

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