Left-Right-Left
7:30PM
Japan Society 110th Anniversary Commission Friday, October 13, 7:30 PM—followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception Saturday, October 14, 7:30 PM—followed by an Artist Q&A Aesthetics of the past, present, East and West meld together in Italian director/choreographer Luca Veggetti’s Left-Right-Left, which explores the point of intersection between Japan’s 14th-century noh tradition and today’s efforts in dance. With leading Japanese butoh and contemporary dancers, esteemed noh musicians and a child noh actor reciting text from noh plays Okina and Hagoromo, this production offers a lens into the microcosm of humanity. Performed in English.
Concept/Director/Choreographer: Luca Veggetti Text Translation/Project Advisor: Donald Keene Music Director: Genjiro Okura Dancers: Akira Kasai, Megumi Nakamura, Yukio Suzuki Noh Musicians: Genjiro Okura, Rokurobyoe Fujita Child Noh Actor: Rinzo Nagayama Lighting Designer: Clifton Taylor Costume Designer: Mitsushi Yanaihara Assistant to the Director: Moe Yoshida
Tickets: $35/$30 Japan Society members