Photo: Herman Sorgeloos
A Louer
2.17 Mon 19:30
2.18 Tue 19:30
2.19 Wed 19:30
Adv ¥4,800
Pair Adv ¥8,000
Under 18 ¥2,000
and other prices
TPAM Registrant Benefit: ¥4,000 or an invitation to the dress rehearsal (on 2.16 Sun, availability limited, by lot) *Details will be informed to TPAM registrants
The stage appears to be a palace of an aristocrat that had once prospered, or an old theater. Red curtains are hung on the walls of the hall, and the furniture is covered with white cloth — probably it is going to be put up to auction — as if it is quietly waiting for “the ultimate.” The butler tells the chatelaine that guests have arrived. In the flows of the guests, familiar faces flashback. At that moment, the time that had been suspended starts to move slowly — distorted, and toward the future and the past…
Contact: Setagaya Public Theatre 03-5432-1515
Formed by Gabriela Carrizo and Franck Chartier, who had been the central members of one of the best dance companies in Belgium, Les Ballets C. de la B. Their performances that are created by dancers from different backgrounds, actors and opera singers are said to be the contemporary Pina Bausch. Even the cruelest scenes are full of affection, beauty, humor and acrobatic movements; the company has been a cult and regarded as legendary.
