Productions

Throughout the evening, the audience will have the pleasure of enjoying three different performances: *birdname's improvisational short form "1000 cranes", Kyoshiro Oshima's (Japan) solo "Silence is Azure Indignant", and Dongbin Lee's (South Korea) traditional mask dance, Bongsan Talchum.

Improvisational Performance "1000 cranes" by *birdname

The Great Desire of the human heart washes over words… How to express it, how to make your request? A hand finds a paper; a folded crane becomes the messenger bird.Fold one and you are an Artist – you can enjoy the work that you have done; fold a hundred and you are a Master – strong of mind; fold a thousand and you are a Seer – you sense the power of the human heart!

"Silence is Azure Indignant"

Choreographer and dancer Kyoshiro Oshima (Japan)
Author of the original text Shigekichi Yagi
Composer Mari Miyamoto

Choreographed from the poem collection "Autumn Eyes" by Jukichi Yagi (1898-1927). Through the flow of the Japanese four seasons and human life as seen in the poem, we will reconsider the cycle of life.

Bongsan Talchum

Choreographer and performer Dongbin Lee (South Korea)

Bongsan Talchum, a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage site Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea, is a performing art that encompasses dance, music and theater where masked performers humorously explore social issues through dramatic combinations of dances, songs, movements, and dialogue accompanied by an ensemble of six to ten musicians. Talchum conveys its underlying appeal to universal equality and criticism of social hierarchy using caricatures of everyday characters. Talchum has been recognized as a symbol of Korea’s traditional performing arts and intangible cultural heritage reinforcing a sense of community and local cultural identities in the lives of the Korean people.