RAIN｜Dance｜New Vision Arts Festival 2023 Show Introduction

• Aichi Prefectural Art Theater | Dance Base Yokohama

What if the sky never clears after the storm?

Shadows on the ground are cast by dark clouds in the sky. As people probe their way along a narrow crack, can they surpass the shadows they cast themselves?

Choreographer Ryu Suzuki adapts English writer Somerset Maugham’s short story into a dance work that reflects our times. In Maugham’s original, people at odds with each other are trapped under one roof waiting for the onslaught of torrential rain, emotionally tangled while suffocating in the limited space.

The literary metaphor of rain turns physical and overwhelming as contemporary artist Shinji Ohmaki brings an adaptation of his installation Liminal Air – Black Weight to the stage. What remains are dancers entwined in a sea of suspended black strands. Sound artist evala transforms musical tones into raindrops that touch our hearts. Even after a downpour, shadows linger on.

In the upcoming edition, the Japanese cast is joined by two young dancers selected by audition organised by New Vision Arts Festival and the School of Dance, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Show Details

• RAIN｜Dance｜New Vision Arts Festival 2023
• Date & Time:
• 10-11 Nov 2023, 20:00
• 12 Nov 2023, 15:00
• Venue: Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
• Address: 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Ticket Details

• Tickets are available at URBTIX from 18 Aug onwards
• Price: HKD 420 / 280

Remarks

• Approx 1 hr 20 mins with no interval
• Please arrive on time. Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break
• Meet-the-artist session after 10 Nov performance

Credits

Direction / Choreography | Ryu Suzuki (Dance Base Yokohama)

Scenography | Shinji Ohmaki

Music | evala

Dancers | Hana Tsuchimoto, Inoru Toda, Mano Hatanaka, Nana Horikawa (Dance Base Yokohama), Geoffroy Poplawski, Reo Yamada, Ray Cheung, Zhang Yutong

Artistic Director | Eri Karatsu (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater / Dance Base Yokohama)

Technical Director | Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater)

Lighting Director and Designer | Masayoshi Takada (RYU)

Lighting Operator and Designer | Go Ueda (RYU)

Sound System Designer | Jiro Kubo (ACOUSTIC FIELD)

Stage Manager | Daijiro Kawakami, Marie Moriyama

Stage Crew | Stage Work URAK

Costume | Shinya Watanabe

Research / Composition | Haruto Niwa (Dance Base Yokohama)

Producer | Hiromitsu Katsumi (Dance Base Yokohama)

International Coordinator | Marika Niko (Dance Base Yokohama)

Administrator | Nozomi Tanaka (Dance Base Yokohama)

The source of the above information: New Vision Arts Festival official website