Orpheus
by Shakti
Adelaide Fringe - 14-16 March
Avignon OFF Festival - 5-16 July
Tokyo Fringe Festival - 26 - 27 October
Pressance Legend -Lake Biwa - 3 November
26-27 October at Shakti Studio Tokyo
3 November at Pressance Legend Biwako, Otsu
The myth of Orpheus has captured the imagination of people throughout the ages. The passage to death and back to life is sought after by various cultures and races. Orpheus symbolises the bridging of the 2 worlds through art. Life and death cannot be separated. One must accept both to start the journey to descend into the underworld to search for life.
Le mythe d'Orphée a captivé l'imagination des hommes à travers les âges. Le passage vers la mort et le retour à la vie est recherché par différentes cultures et races. Orphée symbolise le pont entre les deux mondes par le biais de l'art. La vie et la mort ne peuvent être séparées. Il faut les accepter toutes les deux pour commencer à descendre dans le monde souterrain à la recherche de la vie.
Adelaide
The Descent
Sacred Rite
Storm
Graveyard
Crossing the River
The Ascent
Tokyo and Otsu
Avignon
La Descent
Rite Sacré
La Tempête
Cimetière
Traverser la Rivière
L'Ascension
The Descent
Sacred Rite
Storm
Burial
Cremation
Graveyard
Crossing the River
The Ascent
Choreography by Shakti
Original poetry recited by
VasantaMala
Danced by
Shakti
Kumiko Takayama
Fumiko Inamori
Fumiko Shimayama
Reiko Sakai
(Otsu only)
Mayura Matsui
Naoko Mochimaru
Lighting Design and Sound by
Jorg Hacker