Danse butô et musique acousmatique du 1 au 6 avril au Théatre du Temps

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La vie de chateau - Chateau Ephemere, Paris April 18th

On behalf of Re-United Now-Here I would like to invite you to the live music and performance event “La vie de chateau” taking place at the Chateau Ephemere (Château Éphémère WK Vanderbilt Avenue 470 78955 Carrières-sous-Poissy) on April 18^th starting at 18:18.

This is the introduction of two new artists in residency at the Chataeu Ephemere – Phil Von (Von Magnet) and Sakurako (Re-United Now-Here).

Phil Von will present his new solo album “Blind Ballet” and will perform live as well as 4 other invited by him quests: Norscq, Def, Syn-Anton and dj Black Sifichi.

Sakurako presents a dance theatre company Re-United Now-Here (Paris Team) with a series of live performances “Short Stories” to be performed throughout the event with the live music performed by the invited musicians. Re-United Now-Here as an artistic nomadic collaborative initiative was launched in 2012 by Sakurako and various performances live and dance films were created in Amsterdam, Paris, Aurillac, Kyoto, etc. Since March 1^st Sakurako is a long-term artist in residency at the Chateau Ephemere and besides her solo practice and duet project with Phil Von “Not a Love Strory”, she is also an artistic director and the choreographer a newly established dance theatre company Re-United Now-Here (Paris Team). “Short Stories” during the La vie de Chateau event is a the first live performance by the company although the company already created a video works in collaboration with Paris based cinematographer Stefano Forlini. 

Practical Info:  The even is free of charge and will receive a welcoming glass of champagne!

The doors open 18:18 with the possibility to have a drink and talk to the artists enjoying the terrace of the chateau, however the live performances will start 20:00 shparp and will continue until 22:30 with small breaks in between the musicians changing their sets. The food and drinks will be available at the bar throughout the night.

Carrières-sous-Poissy is 30 min drive from central Paris and there is fee parking at the chateau. You can get there by taking RER A to Poissy is also about 30 min from central Paris or a direct train from St. Lazare getting there in 20 min. From the Poissy station it is a 15 walk to the chateau and you could be picked up at the station by the car from the chateau if you will reserve it by mailing to coomunication@chateauephemere.org

Sakurako

Artistic director & choreographer

Dance theatre company

Re-United Now-Here

Château Éphémère

WK Vanderbilt Avenue 470 

78955 Carrières-sous-Poissy

+33752275469

www.chateauephemere.org

www.cholmogorova.com

Somebody-Body-Nobody by Re-United Now-Here at L'Atelier des Vertus, Paris August 30

Live performance Somebody-Body-Nobody by Re-United Now-Here with Sakurako & Thibaut Cora was especially made for an opening of the exhibition Dessein curated by Shahriar Beheshti featuring paintings by the Korean artist Sunim Koh at the gallery L'Atelier des Vertus in Paris on August 30th.

Gina and George interact with the audience (the visitors of the exhibition) during the opening when all of a sudden without prior announcement they just stop in the door frame dividing the audience inside and outside the gallery and start undressing, folding their clothes, shows and wigs in front of them. The bodies liberated from the "social mask" start to move... until they find some pots with black and white paint. They further  each of them keeps on moving apply one kind of  paint on the body  until they meet. They interact applying paint on each other until the stop creating one body our of two balck and white painted bodies for a moment. Then they separate again moving in the space until they come to the full stop.  The performance is created in a dialog with th epaintings by Sunim Koh, where black and white lines abstractly depict distorted human figures together within the representational figurative picture. The theme of yin & yang  is central to the paintings and well as the performance.

Company:Re-United Now-Here

Concept: Inga Cholmogorova

Butoh Dance: Sakurako & Thibaut Cora

Sound:Phil Von 

Photography: Meloman Akram 

Sound & Butoh Night # 4 with KEN MAI at Oostblok Theatre Amsterdam 30/05/14

Yet another successful Sound& Butoh Night edition (4th) with full house took place on May 30th at the Oostblok Theatre in Amsterdam starring a special quest Ken Mai (JP/FI), Sakurako (NL) and duet of  Kristien Sonnevijlle (NL) and Kasia Zejmo (PL). 

A world famous butoh artist Ken Mai (originally from Kyoto based in Helsinki) works world-wide and performs at the top festivals and in various acclaimed venues and teaches his method of body/mind/spirit training. 

During Sound& Butoh Night 4th edition in Oostblok Theatre, Ken Mai was performing live fro the first time in the Netherlands with an Amsterdam premiere of his newest solo Dhyana/Meditation/静慮, which was premiered on May 16th & 17th at the Tenri in Paris. 

Further on the program was the newest creation by Sakurako of her solo "Banzai!" 万歳

and a subbody butoh duet of Kristien Sonnevijlle and Kasia Zejmo presenting their piece "Mudness". 

Overall it was a rich evenning with three interesting and different works in the intimate theatre of Oostblok followed by drinks at the theatre's bar and possibility to meet the artists. 

                                                     Sakurako solo "Banzai!" 万歳

Sound & Butoh Night # 4 with KEN MAI at Oostblok Theatre Amsterdam 30/05/14 and workshop

Sound& Butoh Night 4th edition will take place on May 30th at the Oostblok Theatre in amsterdam with a special quest ken Mai (JP/FI) and other (inter) national artists. 
Tickets are available online at www.oostblok.nl Online 11 eur, at the door 13 eur. Limited places available and therefore the advanced reservations are suggested to guarantee the place during the event. 
A woorld famous butoh artist Ken MAi (originally from Kyoto based in Helsinki) works worl-wide and performs at the top festivals and in varuous acclaimed venues and teaches his method of body/mind/spirit training. 

Ken Mai will be performing in Amsterdam for the first time and on May 30th Ken Mai will present his newest solo Dhyana/Meditation/静慮. (Premiere in Paris May  16th & 17th at the Tenri in Paris) and will lead the intense butoh workshop May 31 - June1. 

Sound& Butoh Night will present Ken Mai's newest solo Dhyana/Meditation/静慮 and premiere  Sakurako's solo Banzai! as well as a duet sub-body butoh performance by Kristien Sonnevijlle and Kasia Zejmo!!! 

May 31st - June 1st there is a unique opportunity to train with the master during an intense 2 days butoh workshop led by ken Mai at the studio at NDSM Amsterdam Noord. This 2 days intense body/mind/spirit training is developed by ken Mai and based on various martial arts and butoh techniques to discover an authentic movement and voice to be able to translate it into a dance. The workshop is open for all levels and no prior dance or singing background needed, however the professionals will be challenged accordingly! Registration at gina.hillberg@gmail.com 

Ken Mai and students during his workshop in Russia.

Sound & Butoh Night 4 with Ken Mai (JP/FI) 30/05/14

After first three editions in 2013 Sound& Butoh Nigh #4 is coming up in Amsterdam at OOSГЫOK (http://oostblok.nl) on Friday Night MAY 30th in 2014. The program will feature some amazing talents in contemporary experimental music and dance, including a newest creation by Sakurako (www.cholmogorova.com) for the first time performed in Europe in 2014 after her return from Japan and a piece by Re-United Now-Here. The special quest this time with a solo performance premier in Amsterdam is a world famous butoh artist and master Ken Mai (JP/FI).  

Ken Mai teaches world-wide and performs in various acclaimed venues and prestigious festivals around the globe. Ken Mai. He is originally from Kyoto and resides in Helsinki. More about Ken Mai  at  www.kenmaibutoh.com.

                                                                    Photo: Alisa Gill

After the performance night there will also a possibility to train with the master! An intensive  weekend workshop led by Ken Mai led will take place at the Dance studio at NDSM, Amsterdam Noord. The body/mind/spirit and dance/voice training is open to all levels of participants, people without any butoh or dance/singing experience as well as experienced dancers/performers are welcome and will be challenged accordingly. The special feature of the intense training by Ken Mai that besides movement there is also emphasis on the voice, so as the participants are encouraged and guided to unlock and find their authentic movement they will also discover the hidden potentials of their voice! Limited places available for the registration please contact gina.hillberg@gmail.com.