Details

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. Sung in English and Japanese without surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Kiku Day (shakuhachi), Beibei Wang (percussion), Hester Dart (The Old Couple), Joana Fragata (chorus), Tomoko Komura (The Old Couple / Narrator), Ellie Popham (chorus), Rekkha Ray (chorus), Coco Sato (Origami), Holly Slater (chorus), Yirei Yazawa (The Crane)

Creatives/Company

Presented by: Verity Lane
Director: Verity Lane
Lighting: Nao Nagai
Choreographer(s): Stephanie Daw, Mirei Yazawa
Other: Rowan O'Brien (animation)