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Asobu
Asobu means “game” in Japan. This piece is a tribute to Henri Michaux’s literary work.
“Asobu” is again about my land of origin (…). It’s a point of departure for me to travel to that elsewhere that Michaux is talking about. Basically, this evocation of a distant one takes place on two fronts: my universe and the one of the writer. More precisely, Asobu is organized around the East, which Michaux and I have explored. The composition of the troupe also reflects this distant world as I surrounded myself with six Japanese dancers in addition to the dozen interpreters of my company. The orchestra, present on stage, is made up of musicians from Eastern countries. Among the writings of Michaux which evoke this other world, there is, of course, “A Barbarian in Asia”, and the tiny stories in which he narrated the customs of tiny peoples who do not exist. We want to generate a kind of imaginary tribe that elaborates its own rites.”
Josef Nadj
Source : Interview with Rosita Boisseau (french)
Credits
“Asobu” (2006) Choreographer : Josef NadjComposers : Akosh Szelevenyi et Szilárd MezeïDancers : Guillaume Bertrand, Istvan Bickei, Damien Fournier, Peter Gemza, Mathilde Lapostolle, Cécile Loyer, Nasser Martin-Gousset, Josef Nadj, Kathleen Reynolds, Gyork Szakonyi, Ikuyo Kuroda (Compagnie BATIK), Mineko Saito (compagnie Idevian Crew) et Ikko Tamura, Pijin Neji, Tomoshi Shioya, Yusuke Okuyama (compagnie Butô « Dairakudakan ») Coproduction : Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, Festival d’Avignon, Setagaya Public Theatre (Tokyo), Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (Modène)Duration : 90 minutes
