Dance Triennale Tokyo 2012

A room gliding towards allegory
<not quite right> is certainly more distorted than that. Legs on one side of a table on stage are easily short 30cm. This implication suggests what is to happen. Distortions make the space gradually lose its banal features, so that it falls into allegories of another time frame. Slidings, and rollings and tumblings and rattlings and flutterings transform work into play, and actions invert into dance. The coquetry of Alice by Lewis Carroll, Balthus‘ girls of “untamed grace”… if you see them on the street enjoying the “Acerola drink”, it makes it an even more sparkling world. (Ryoichi Enomoto, Creative Director)

The Strange Kinoko Dance Company is the contemporary dance company established by the choreographer, director,dancer, Chie Ito and her colleagues. Ito’s company aims at sharing with the audiences various kinds of dance experiences, exploring the possibilities of every space and body of every dancer and participant, and most of all, to enjoy the experience. The company has toured 24 cities around the world. The piece for this festival, <not quite right> has already toured various places including the Sydney Opera House. Chie Ito was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award from Dance Critics Society of Japan in 2001, and the Grand Prize from Japan Dance Forum (JaDaFo) Dance Award in 2011. She recently made an appearance in the Suntory’s very well-known TV commercial “Acerola Gymnastics.”
www.strangekinoko.com/

Choreography and Direction : Chie Ito
Co-direction : Yoko Koyama
Co-choreography : Strange Kinoko Dance Company
Dancers : Satomi Yamada, Memi Shinozaki, Mayumi Chaki, Miyu Kajiwara, Chie Ito
Set design : Justin Caleo
Lighting design : Yuji Sekiguchi（balance, Inc. DESIGN）
Sound design : Norimasa Ushikawa
Music : ammakasie noka
Management : Makoto Oooke, Tomoko Hatta