石本華江（ダンサー）
Kae Ishimoto (Dancer)
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I am here to be with you
[Description]
A piece set in a slightly dark room with just one chair
and one bed. When you enter, there’s someone on the bed. You sit down and hold
hands with him/her. After a short time, she goes away. It's your turn to lie
down on the bed. Another visitor comes in and sits on the chair. A certain
amount of time for each visitor. A simple experience between caring and being
cared, about being in presence for someone. A situation designed to feel
presence.
(Written by Gustavo Ciríaco and Kae Ishimoto)
[Artist Statement]
What I want to create is “confusion”. My performance is
based on contemporary and Butoh dance techniques, but I’m interested in
non-genre performance. I prefer art where many elements are unified and blend
together. Normally people think having a specialty is a good thing but I view
it as a limitation. I always try to get performers to try many approaches and
techniques. For me, dance is a way of communication, so I always create dance
using relationships with others as a base.
[Biography]
Since 2002 Kae Ishimoto has been working with Yukio
Waguri. In 2011, she performed “Transformation Girl” in 7 countries
choreographed using the Hijikata method of butoh. She is attempting to
construct an original, genre-less expression that synthesizes various elements
and traditions of dance.
In 2004 she co-created a performance company with 8
musicians called Wangnin Bunmei ("Fool’s Civilization"). She and her
company have been invited to 13 countries in Asia, Europe and US.
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