| Osorezan gJourney of the Lost Soulsh In the northern part of Japan in Aomori Prefecture is the gOsorezanh, the mountain of terror. There live the gItakosh the Shamans who open the door and show the passage between the world of the living and the dead. There are many people who have left things undone in this life. They have attachments and cannot let go. Their bodies may be dead but their souls hover between the living and the dead forever lost in perpetual motion. The Shaman opens the door and enters the passage, the corridor between the two worlds. She lights the ritual candle and creates the magic circle protecting her from being lost in eternity. She then allows herself to be possessed by them and then starts the dangerous journey to the world of the dead where she finally sets them free. The spirits depart. The Shaman is lifeless. The door closes. The magic circle of flames shows her back to this land where the process continues. 2. Passage 3. Possession 4. Exit and touched the hearts of many who felt the pain and the sorrow of having lost loved ones. It then was performed in the Adelaide Fringe 2008 and Tokyo Shakti Studio 2009. Cast: The Shaman Shakti The Lost Souls @VasantaMala Dance Company (Reiko Sakai, Kumiko Takayama, Fumiko Inamori, Fumiko Shimayama, Mayura Nishimura) |
