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Lions Plaza Shinjuku 2nd floor, 2-9-18 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku
Yanagi Miwa
The main artist of "BENTEN 2" will be Miwa Yanagi, an internationally active artist whose work explores themes such as gender, aging, and life and death. She will exhibit on one floor of the Ojo Building and on the Noh Stage in Shinjuku Kabukicho. In addition, on the final day, Monday, November 3rd (national holiday), a special performance created specifically for "BENTEN 2" will be held.
"Yomihirasaka - Exclusion and Play"
[performance]
"Yomotsuhirasaka: Expulsion and Play" is set on the slope of Yomihirasaka, a hill overflowing with peaches, where a goddess and a god confront each other. According to the Kojiki, the god Izanagi pursued the goddess Izanami, who died from burns after giving birth to the god of fire, to the afterlife. Shocked by his wife's changed appearance, he fled, hurling peaches at her to ward off his pursuers. The goddess, who gave birth to all things and ultimately gave birth to fire and minerals, was banished to the land of the dead. Yomihirasaka became the place where the goddess and goddess were separated into the realms of life and death. It is unknown who told this strange "myth," but a highlight of this play is when the exiled goddess Izanami reveals her true form and confronts the god. Yasuda Noboru, a master of the Shimogake Hosho school of waki, will play the male god Izanagi, while Kanazawa Kasumi, a biwa player who has previously played Izanami, and Watanabe Hisashi, a performer with a unique physical talent, will play the goddess Izanami.
Venue: Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage Date and time: November 3rd (Monday, national holiday)
①14:00- (Doors open 13:30) ②17:00- (Doors open 16:30)
Price: Performance ticket 3,500 yen (tax included) + "BENTEN2 ticket"
Tickets for the performance are on sale at ArtSticker
・All seats are free (floor cushions)
- Tickets are limited to 55 people per session. - Preschool children are not permitted to enter.
Performance language: Japanese
Written and directed by Yanagi Miwa.
Cast:
Izanagi the male god: Yasuda Noboru (supporting Noh actor of the Shimogakari Hosho school).
Biwa priest and goddess Izanami: Kanazawa Kasumi (biwa player).
Peach Garden woman and goddess Izanami: Watanabe Hisashi (physical researcher and circus artist).
Music: JanMah Lighting: Takayuki Fujimoto (Kinsei R&D)
Makeup: Yasuhide Ago Stage Director: Tadanori Kurotobi (Happy Construction)
Produced by: Shibata Haruka Cooperation: Isshiki Office
"Yomotsu Hirasaka"
[Exhibition]
Venue: Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage Date and time: November 1st (Sat) 15:00-23:00
November 2nd (Sun) 15:00-23:00
11/3 (Monday/Holiday) 19:00-23:00
Price: BENTEN2 ticket
The exhibition will include a photograph of an orchard taken late at night with a large camera entitled "The Goddess and the God Separate Under the Cherry Trees," as well as sketches and three-dimensional works depicting new appearances of the goddess Izanami, and a video of a Noh performer performing on the Noh stage.
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