Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0900 hourly 1 /release/201902223452 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0900 1928 Managed by theater operator and event planner 1928, Ltd., the Kyoto Butoh-Kan is the world's first d... 1928, Ltd.
Kyoto Butoh-Kan: World's First Dedicated “Butoh” Dance Theater, Winning Global Praise as Highly Distinctive Attraction for Tourists from Abroad
Managed by theater operator and event planner 1928, Ltd., the Kyoto Butoh-Kan is the world's first dedicated theater for “Butoh” dance. The theater continues to welcome more and more visitors from around the world, and has won their enthusiastic support.

Butoh is a form of avant-garde dance theater unique to Japan that arose in the late 1950s. Expressing Japanese physicality and spirituality, its unique style overturned the established dance aesthetics of the time, and is said to have revolutionized concepts of dance worldwide.

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Kyoto Butoh-Kan, the dedicated Butoh theater that 1928, Ltd. manages, celebrated the second anniversary of its opening on July 7, 2018. Around 70% of visitors to the theater are from abroad. So far, people have visited from 68 countries around the world ( 36 countries in Europe, 13 in the Americas, 4 in the Middle East, 2 in Oceania and 13 in Southeast Asia ). The intimate theater space, housed in an earthen storehouse in the Edo period (1603-1867) and seating a maximum of 9, is also part of the appeal, with 93% of visitors rating it as "good" ( as of June 26, 2018, surveyed by questionnaire ).

In May last year, Kyoto Butoh-Kan was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2018 by TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel review site.
*Certificates of Excellence attest that given spots earn consistently high reviews on TripAdvisor, and they are awarded only to certain chosen facilities.

Furthermore, in September 2017, the theater began holding performances of "Antigraviton, Lovely Face" (choreography and Butoh by Yasuo Fukurozaka) every Saturday. It is scheduled to run alongside "Hisoku" (choreography and Butoh by Tenko Ima), which began in July 2016, and "Underworld Flower" (choreography and Butoh by Masami Yurabe), which has been showing since February 2017, with two performances of each of the three pieces every week.

Testimonials (quoted from the travel review site TripAdvisor):
"Words cannot describe the feeling of experiencing this amazing performance." (Woman, 50s, California)

"Haunting, ethereal performance in intimate Kyoto space" (Woman, 30s, Canada)

"Gorgeous, intimate, and evocative dance performance"

"An experience I will never forget" (Woman, 20s, Australia)

"Wonderful show in smallest of space" (Woman, 30s, Israel)

"Ancient Japanese soul wrapped in modernity" (Woman, 30s, Indonesia)

Kyoto Butoh-Kan works to provide opportunities to appreciate Butoh, to protect and develop Butoh culture through the ongoing training of dancers, and to create an environment where anyone visiting Kyoto can watch authentic Butoh at any time.

1928, Ltd. boasts wide-ranging experiences and achievements, including the production of “GEAR,” which is enjoying a long run unprecedented for a small-scale theater production in Japan, as well as projection mapping events that light up Kyoto's nights. Look out for the further development of the Kyoto Butoh-Kan, a compelling attraction for visitors to Japan brought to you with pride by 1928, Ltd.

About the Venue
Built in the late Edo period, the venue for this theater is an old earthen storehouse that also bears a fascinating history, emerging unscathed from the 1864 Hamaguri Gate Rebellion. Putting on the project in this building was made possible through the cooperation of Mr. Kunihiko Ukifune, Chairperson of the Jikei Group of Colleges. Enjoy the world of Butoh in this intimate space, sitting a maximum of nine people per show.

“Hisoku” Summary
-Choreography and Butoh by Tenko Ima; Music by Okaeri Shimai (Nagauta Shamisen and other instruments); Lighting Design by Genta Iwamura
-Performance schedule: Every Thursday at 18:00 and 20:00 (two performances, duration approx. 50 minutes)
-House opens and reception begins 20 minutes before the start of the performance.
*First performance was on July 7, 2016 (Kyoto Butoh-Kan opening), currently enjoying a long run.

“Underworld Flower” Summary
-Choreography and Butoh by Masami Yurabe; Additional Dance by Miwako Inagaki
-Performance schedule: Every Tuesday at 18:00 and 20:00 (two performances, duration approx. 50 minutes)
-House opens and reception begins 20 minutes before the start of the performance
*First performance was on February 14, 2017, currently enjoying a long run.

“Antigraviton, Lovely Face” Summary
-Performance by Yasuo Fukurozaka; Art by Jiro Fukunishi; Mask created by Yasuo Fukurozaka
-Performance schedule: Every Saturday at 18:00 and 20:00 (two performances, duration approx. 50 minutes)
-House opens and reception begins 20 minutes before the start of the performance
*First performance was on September 9, 2017, currently enjoying a long run.

Venue: Kyoto Butoh-Kan
Tickets: Adults 3,800 yen, students 3,000 yen
Produced by: 1928, Ltd.
Hosted by: 1928, Ltd.
With the cooperation of Butoh Company Kiraza
With the support of Jikei Group of Colleges

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3yHXjsVuWKA
URL: http://www.butohkan.jp/
]]> /release/201710056535 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:00:00 +0900 一九二八 ART COMPLEXグループが手がける、京都で上演中の‟日本発・日本初”のノンバーバルパフォーマンス『ギア-GEAR-』は、本日10月6日（金）19時公演で、公演回数2000回を達成いたしました「日本オリジナルコンテンツ」かつ「同一会場での無期限ロングラン」での2000回達成は日本初の偉業となります。 ART COMPLEX
国内演劇史上初！小劇場ロングランという新たな発想。
日本オリジナルコンテンツで無期限ロングラン２０００回突破！
今年12月、劇場型アミューズメント施設『千葉ポートシアター』の
こけら落とし公演として『ギア-GEAR-』イーストバージョン上演。
ART COMPLEXグループが手がける、京都で上演中の‟日本発・日本初”のノンバーバルパフォーマンス『ギア-GEAR-』は、本日10月6日（金）19時公演で、公演回数2000回を達成いたしました。日本国内では、劇団四季の「ライオンキング」など海外作品や、故・森光子氏主演舞台「放浪記」などの公演記録の事例がありますが、「日本オリジナルコンテンツ」かつ「同一会場での無期限ロングラン」での2000回達成は日本初の偉業となります。
本場ブロードウェイでも、数ある作品のうちロングランを続けられる作品はごくわずかと言われるほど。加えて、日本国内では、観劇の習慣が定着していないこともあり、優れた作品であっても、その評判が行き渡るまでに時間を要することが多く、無期限ロングランの実施は日本では不可能とさえ言われてきました。そこで、あえて100席限定の会場で公演を行うことで、リスクを最小限にし、まずはロングランを継続すること、さらには作品をブラッシュアップすることに注力してまいりました。
おかげさまで5年半に及ぶロングランの実績が認められ、国内外のガイドブックへの掲載、また世界最大の旅行口コミサイト「トリップアドバイザー」をはじめ口コミでも話題に。最近では、国内で熱望されるナイトカルチャーとしての期待も集めるようになりました。
また、今年12月には初の関東進出が決定。場所は千葉に新設される劇場型アミューズメント施設『千葉ポートシアター』。その記念すべきこけら落とし公演として『ギア-GEAR-』イーストバージョンを上演いたします。
今後もさらなる改訂を重ね、より永く、皆さまに愛される作品を目指して邁進してまいります。

▶『ギア』とは？
日本発×日本初のノンバーバル（＝言葉に頼らない）パフォーマンス『ギア-GEAR-』。　
光や映像と連動したマイム、ブレイクダンス、マジック、ジャグリングによる迫力のパフォーマンスで感動のストーリーを描くと共にセリフを使わない “ノンバーバル”という演出により、小さなお子さまから大人まで、そして外国の方までもが、言葉の壁を越えて楽しんでいただけます。『ギア-GEAR-』は大きさや形、色の異なる歯車が噛み合い、大きなうねりを生み出す日本独特の和の文化である「調和」をテーマとし、公演を開始。2017年4月に京都ロングラン6年目に突入、同年7月には100席限定の劇場で観客動員数14万人を突破しました。

　【主な実績】
・「第6回京都文化ベンチャーコンペティション」 近畿経済産業局賞受賞
・「TED×Kyoto 2013」でスペシャルパフォーマンス実施
・「文化庁 劇場・音楽堂等活性化事業」採択（ 2014-2016年）　
・世界最大級旅行口コミサイト「トリップアドバイザー」　エクセレンス認証を3年連続獲得（2015年・2016年・2017年）
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