Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2013
“Are you…?” is a corporeal mime performance incorporating Japanese and English text, music and video. The piece takes the form of a collage that leaps between genres such as nouvelle vague and classicism to convey the myriad images we see reflected in one another. Performed by Tarinainanika, a duo made up of Kentaro Suyama and Tania Coke and set up in order to teach, create and perform the art of corporeal mime in Japan. Both members trained in London under Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum and are former members of their Theatre de l’Ange Fou theatre company.
After each performance, there will be a mini-workshop introducing the art of corporeal mime. Corporeal mime is a 20th century theatrical art form based on a precise technique of physical expression. It offers the actor a practical means of portraying the full range of human experience through the body.
To reserve a place, email ticket@najomo.jp with the text “tarinainanika” in the subject line of your email. Be sure to include your name, email address, performance date and time, as well as the number of tickets required. Each performance is limited to an audience of 30 people.
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- Nov 23, 5 & 7:30pm; Nov 29, 8pm
- B1 Block House, Jingumae 6-12-9, Shibuya-ku. ticket@najomo.jp
- ¥2,000 (all standing)
- Nearest stn: Meiji Jingu-mae
- tarinainanika
