Productions

Choreographer Ichi Go
Set and video designer Yukihiro Ikutani
Costume designers Hibiki Kawahara ja Regina Gyr (Kostüm Kollektiv e.V.)
Sound designer AXL OTL
Starring Ryota Maeda

"Dance is not something to watch ― it’s something to dance."

ELEKTRO KAGURA presents "KabuKlub", a performance inspired by traditional Japanese Kabuki dance and merged with Berlin’s club culture.

While traditional Kabuki was performed only by men, its origin traces back to a miko (shrine dancer) named Okuni of Izumo, who overturned gender roles and broke social conventions to create a new form of performance.

Her work emerged between the chaos of the Warring States period and the stability of the early Edo era ― a time when people sang: "Why live so gloomily? Life is but a dream ― so go mad while you can."

Kabuki, born from this rebellious kabuku spirit, became wildly popular among the common people, celebrating freedom and transformation amid uncertainty.

In today’s unstable times, that spirit still resonates.

Choreography by Ichi Go and starring Ryota Maeda, the piece actively involves the audience, releasing the raw, primal energy of a Berlin club. Costumes, redesigned from secondhand clothing, are created by Hibiki Kawahara and Regina Gyr (Kostüm Kollektiv e.V.). Music is composed by AXL OTL and performed live. Stage and video design by Yukihiro Ikutani.

ELEKTRO KAGURA builds a cultural and temporal bridge between past Japan and the contemporary world, where tradition and club culture meet in dance. The audience is invited to take part in the performance ― and to dance.