Compagnie DCA / Philippe Decoufl_
"Nouvelles Pi_ces Courtes"

Jun.29.2018 / 7:00pm

Jun.30.2018 / 3:00pm *Post-performance talk by members from Company DCA

Jul.1.2018 / 3:00pm

*The door opens 30mins before the show starts.
*Please make sure to arrive in time – latecomers may not be able to enter once the show starts. 

Approx. 1hour and half without intermission

Saitama Arts Theater / Main Theater

Philippe Decouflé

CHOREGRAPHER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

«As a child, I dreamt of becoming a comic book artist.  Drawing is usually the start of my creative process. I just throw out ideas and sketch out pictures that pass through my head. My culture is comics, musicals, nightclub dancing, and also Oskar Schlemmer, the Bauhaus choreographer. Discovering photos of characters from his Triadisches Ballett was a revelation for me. I had always wanted to work with simple geometric shapes like cubes and triangles. I liked seeing how these lines and volumes behaved with each other. Alwin Nikolaïs taught me the importance of light and costume, and the confidence you need to mix everything together. Technically, it was Merce Cunningham who taught me the most about dance. I was taking video courses he was giving in New York. It was fascinating. That's where I learned how to solve problems of distance and geometry, and the basic principles of optics and movement. Tex Avery inspired me a lot in thinking up gestures that are almost impossible to do. I've always kept something of that desire to create something strange, extreme or crazy in my movements. I'm looking for a dance style that's off-balance, always on the verge of toppling over. With influences like the Marx Brothers, for example, and in particular Groucho Marx, I've developed a taste for naughty risk-taking, and comic repetition of mistakes.»

Compagnie DCA

Saitama Arts Foundation

Embassy of France / Institut français du Japon

The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2018｜Japan Arts Council / Japan Motorboat Racing Association / Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

Childcare services for 2 year-old and older children are available during the performance presented by the Foundation. Reservation is necessary by one week before the performance. Please contact COMAAM.
Tel: 048-256-1666 (9am-6pm except Sat, Sun, and Holiday)
1,000 yen / a child

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