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The project I developed in Tokyo consisted of researching and experimenting with the notions of visibility and invisibility within the context of a highly-structured and codified manifestation of Japanese culture, and the oldest form of performance alive today: the traditional No and No Kabuki theater. The focus was put on the figures of Kōken and Kuroko, which are supposed to be invisible while performing on stage in plain sight. This is related to a core question that underlies my practice, concerned with the potential ambiguity or polyvalence of a given quality, role, or function. The figure is a vessel that also brings an opportunity to question the organizational categories of centrality/periphery, and value, and how this impacts the perceptions and behaviors that articulate the construction and experiences of our functional-oriented reality.

The residency allowed me to have a first contact with the Japanese culture and art forms. I trained with specialists, conducted interviews with scholars, and learned specific skills, while also establishing a net of collaborators for further development of the project, which will imply a group endeavor of multiple performative aspects.

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  • Residency excerpts

    Training and interview with Tatsushige Udaka

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    Training and interview with Noh actor Tatsushige Udaka

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    Training and interview with Noh actor Tatsushige UDAKA

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    Interview with Noh specialist professor YOKOYAMA

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    Noh mask course with Mitsue NAKAMURA

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    Still from study video "exercises for a Kuroko"
    b&w video, 2'50",
    Tokyo, 2022

  • Residency excerpts