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September 11 - 22, 2011
Premiere at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on September 17, followed by performances on September 22 at Los Angeles County Museum of Art in conjunction with an exhibition of Kyoko Ibe's work. Click icon for video.
Click here for a blog entry from LACMA curator Hollis Goodale about Kyoko and the performance. |
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March 27 - 29, 2011
Photos by Isaac Bloom documenting workshop culminating in presentations of work-in-progress at New York Theatre Workshop during Japan Festival 2011. (Japan Foundation: Performing Arts Japan Collaboration Grant) Click icon for photos. |
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March 14 - 21, 2011
Photos by Valerie Oliveiro documenting the Creative Residency at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois. (Japan Foundation: Performing Arts Japan Collaboration Grant) Click icon for photos. |
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November 18, 2010
Presentation of an excerpt of the piece at Japanese Ambassador's residence in New York in celebration of Japanese-American cultural exchange with Asian Cultural Council and Japanese Consulate. Click icon for photos. |
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October 27 - November 9, 2010
Kyoko Ibe and Elise Thoron go to Egypt to plan tour of Recycling: washi tales and collaboration with local choreographer to add a "Papyrus Tale". (Japan Foundation, Cairo; Assuit University) |
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August 9-17, 2010
American actor, director in Tokyo to continue work with full company at Saison Foundation studio space. Preparatory work June 15 –July 16 in New York with Karen Kandel, Elise Thoron and puppeteer Caroline Reck in Mabou Mines studio. (Asian Cultural Council Fellowship). Click icon for photos. |
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December 1-7, 2009
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) – initial workshop to begin developing performance, culminating in presentation of work at NYTW. Additional Noh drumming workshop in school. Kyoko Ibe in USA as a Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange Agency of Cultural Affairs Government of Japan, Asian Cultural Council.Click icon for photos. |
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April-May, 2009
Asian Cultural Council Fellowship – writer/director Elise Thoron traveled to Japan for two months to work with paper artist, Kyoko Ibe, developing script and staging. Elise observed paper making in various sites in Japan, and met with a wide range of performers and musicians. |
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| Supported in part by Asian Cultural Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan, Japan Foundation, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, Awagami Foundation. |
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