La MaMa Presents

Company EAST "Buddha"

March.2 thru March.11 2012

Seven deadly sins, Tokyo version! Dance&Spectacle defines the world of "Buddha". Aggressive, scandalous, gay,spiritual journey based on the Buddhist ideas of love, death and the spirit of Zen.

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Greek tragedy by poet Euripides

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Seven deadly sins, Tokyo version.

Dance &Spectacle defines the world of "Buddha".

Aggressive, scandalous,gay,
Spiritual journey based on the Buddhist ideas of love, death and the spirit of Zen.

Dance drama "Buddha" from the Orient presented by Company EAST.

First performance in @March.2  thru  March.11 2012 at La MaMa ,

a world premiere in New York

ŸAbout "Buddha" of Company EASTŸ
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Kenji's Buddha-unique mixture of Oriental@and Continental elements.

œknown for playing female roles, Hiro takes on the leading part 'Buddha" for the first time!

At the beginning of Hiroshi Jin is scene, is the birth of buddah, just like a devilish baby. @

The large evil spirit of the universeiSho Tohnojtries to kill the baby "Buddha".

And the scene changed , The grown-up young prince Siddhartha Gotama —throws away his Imperial Family's status.

Soon the darkness of the human heart, - The soniYuji Koidej of a battlefield, The father of a farmeriYoshifumi Seoj who thinks of his son, darkness of a returned soldier's heartiMutsutaka Jin j - appears in the argument, and of a war like a painting of the inferno. @

Furthermore, the three bodies of angry Buddha statue appears to dance.

The scene changes@again, there was the young HIRO of a country sanatorium.
EEHiro who fights with illness, was looking at the dream.

Dreams continues still more.EEEHomosexual erotically temptation etc. EEEE

Hiro which has a nightmare.
@@@Life is a dream... This world is a dream... The next world is also a dream...

Soon ... The priest of one person who shines to crepuscular rays emerges.

šTHis story is based on a part of the true story of Hiroshi Jin, who did inspections of hospitals at Christmas 2010.
Kenji Kawarasaki hit on an idea, Hiro’s tale was not told to Hiro in an exercise stage.
Hiro himself who is looking at the hallucination, is the hallucination.
It hits on an idea from the truth of Buddhism said "All are nothing."
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Hiroshi Jin of CompanyEAST, inspection hospitalization at the X'mas in 2010

šHiroshi Jin's performance

@@@@- transcending gender with individualism and creativityš

@Hiro's femaleroleyœMedeaiScotsmanjœ the New York Times "Medea"œThe GuardianœMacbethiThe StagejœMacbethiReviewjz"Salome"yœSalomeiThe Stagejzin a production at the Edinburgh Festival also prove@to be a success with his imaginative, individual interpretation that@transcends the boundaries between gender and sexuality.
œHiroshi Jin Profile

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ŸAbout “BUDDHA”-  Siddhartha Gotama -Ÿ

@Siddhartha Gotama was born into a royal family in Lumbini, now located in Nepal, in 563 BC. At 29, he realised that wealth and luxury did not guarantee happiness, so he explored the different teachings religions and philosophies of the day, to find the key to human happiness.
@After six years of study and meditation he finally found 'the middle path' and was enlightened.
@After enlightenment, the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching the principles of Buddhism — called the Dhamma, or Truth — until his death at the age of 80.

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ŸBUDDHIST PHILOSOPHYŸ

šWho was I?šWhere do I come from?š Who am I?
š Why am I here?
šWhere do I go after death?š What will I be?

What is the purpose of life?

In Buddhism, the primary purpose of life is to end suffering.
The Buddha taught that humans suffer because we continually strive after things that do not give lasting happiness.
We desperately try to hold on to things - friends, health, material things - that do not last, and this causes sorrow.
The Buddha did not deny that there are things in life that give joy, but pointed out that none of them last and our attachment to them only causes more suffering.
His teachings were focused entirely on this problem and its solution.
This is done by recognizing the impermanence of all things and freeing oneself from attachment to these things.
This will lessen suffering and eventually end the cycle of rebirth.
@Whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind.
Therefore, if we want to be free from problems we must learn to control our mind.

@"Company East " bring their own unique style, dynamic and flamboyant direct and choreograph by " Kenji Kawaraski", Suitable for all ages.

@Company East toured Greece in 1996 and became the first Oriental company to perform at the ancient ruins of Cyprus,Kourion in 1997.It won the popularity vote in the Rarunaka Festival in 1997 and was once again invited to perform for the Japan Greece Friendship centennial in 1999.iTESTIMONIALj

The company created a stir at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2001 when their show, Medea, was awarded the Scotsman 5 stars,The Guardian 4stars.The show was also highly acclaimed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2002 and the Avignon Festival 2002,and also Montreal Festival 2003.

@Powerful acting, innovative direction, and exotic costumes awed the audience. @

Company East's first performance in New York was an interpretation of@the Greek tragedy "Medea", reviewed prominently in major newspapers such as the New York Times and the Financial Times.

@ The second performance in New York was "Hamlet. " written@by@Shakespeare.

@Hamlt Company EAST:BackStage/nytheatre,com/ newyorkcool

@Company East will be returning to New York's La Mama Theater with Dance drama "Buddha".

@ A total of 8 performances are scheduled between 2th March and the 11th of march 2012.

@The choreography and artistic direction by Kenji Kawarasaki is unique.

@He combines traditional eastern techniques of Noh with modern western dance to produce a culturally rich, revolutionary dance-drama that's unlike any existing form of dance or musical theater production.

@This time a new dimension will be added to the drama by the introduction of moving graphical images generated by projectors,brought over from Japan.

@The visual display will show words and images, making the experience truly multicultural and open to interpretation for Japanese and English speakers alike.

@Hiroshi Jin is an internationally acclaimed dancer and actor who has played female roles in his recent performances, showing off his sensitivity and dynamism simultaneously.

@Jin, who has proved himself even in provocative female roles will take on the male role of gay taste "Buddha" this time, and there's much anticipation as to how he'll express himself this time through this famous character.

@Company East's "Buddha" is based on the Buddhist ideas of love and death and the spirit of Zen.

It is a spiritual and fantastic experience.

Kenji Kawarasaki and Hiroshi Jin jointly presents "Buddha" - A must-see.

Company East's "Buddha" is their first performance in New York.

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Choreographed & Directed by Kenji Kawarasaki

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Hiroshi Jin : Buddha & Hiro

Sho Tohno: The large evil spirit of the universe

Yuji Koide : The son of a battlefield

Mutsutaka Jin :darkness of a returned soldier's heart

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Chorus :YUMIEKoichi NakayamaEChako

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Staff

Video Composer:Yoshiaki Takano

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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Production ManagerFYoshifumi Seo @@


@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@œPost card Designer :Mika
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Company EAST"Buddha"

March. 2 thru March. 11 @2012

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