January 20, 2011
Long Vacation
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011 Famed for performing in gakuran high school uniforms, all-male dance troupe Condors are that rarest of beasts—a commercially successful contemporary dance group. Chalk it up to South America-bred leader Ryohei Kondo’s loving send-ups of some of Japan’s favorite cultural archetypes, from salaryman to schoolgirl, and the Broadway song-and-dance […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011
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Famed for performing in gakuran high school uniforms, all-male dance troupe Condors are that rarest of beasts—a commercially successful contemporary dance group. Chalk it up to South America-bred leader Ryohei Kondo’s loving send-ups of some of Japan’s favorite cultural archetypes, from salaryman to schoolgirl, and the Broadway song-and-dance shtick that characterizes his productions. Kondo’s long-running association with the Saitama Arts Theater continues with the debut of his latest piece, Long Vacation. Imagine, he says, if every day were Sunday…
The Long Vacation
Jan 29, 2pm & 7pm; Jan 30, 4pm, ¥4,500 (adv)/¥5,000 (door). Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theater. Tel: 048-858-5511
