Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2012

The lord of manga meets a don of contemporary dance when Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui re-envisions the work of Osamu Tezuka. A coproduction of Shibuya’s Bunkamura theater with London’s Sadler’s Wells and Antwerp’s Eastman, Tezuka brings the manga-ka’s career to life via dancers’ movements and the clever work of video artist Taiki Ueda and calligrapher Tosui Suzuki. Ranging from Tezuka’s Astro Boy to his Buddha, the work is set to music by Nitin Sawhney with screens from Willy Cessa and costumes by designer Sasa Kovacevic.

Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Feb 23-26 (listing).