Dance Triennale Tokyo 2012

This work, being born from an exchange of viewpoints between collaborators in this dance troupe, is in a sense documentary. In <All things Young, Poor and Nameless> we find a common scene of a girl taping off sections of the floor next to a girl who is posing, others who are chatting… it is a scene of mutual indifference, which then takes on extraordinary turns. The stage heats up as Ravel’s <Boléro> plays. Even though combinations of dancers are rapidly switched, rather architecturally, the individual characteristics remain. This is a work reflecting the present, rather than a typical celebratory euphoria. (Shigeto Nuki, Dance Critic)

The 21st Century GEBA GEBA dance company was established in February 2011 by eight graduates from Obirin University including Anna Irite, Aki Tsujita, Daisuke Inoue, Chiaki Isa, Ai Totomi, Hideki Natori, Satomi Yajima, and Yu Kitagawa who, since graduation, have been carrying out separate search for their own styles of dance. In November last year, they took part in the “11th YOKO-LAB” with <WAKAKU-MAZUSHIKU-MUMEINARUMONO-NO-SUBETE (All Things Young, Poor and Nameless)>, and this year in April, presented its first original public performance <GEBA GEBA #01>. The group aims at exploring possibilities in the working style in which all the members work equally as choreographers and directors, reflecting their individual ideas and interests in every project.
http://gebageba-21.jugem.jp/

Choreography : 21st Century GEBA GEBA dance company

Dancers : Chiaki Isa, Daisuke Inoue, Anna Irite, Ai Tohtoumi, Satomi Yajima