The John F. Kennedy Center for the Perforning Arts

Michael Kaiser, President
Charles L. Reinhart and Stephnie Reinhart, Artistic Directors for Dance

presents
DAIRAKUDAKAN / TEMPUTENSHIKI

in
"KAIIN-NO-UMA"

2/１-3,　Washington,DC / Kennedy Center

2/6,7, Durham,NC / American Dance Festival

2/10, Iowa City,IA  / University of Iowa, Hancher Auditorium

2/12, Columbus,OH  / Ohio State Univ, Wexner Center

2/15, Ann Aarbor,MI  / Unversity of Michigan, University Society

2/18, Austin, TX-UT  / Austin Performing Arts Center

2/21, Minneapolis, MN  / Northrop Auditonum

2/24, Newark,NJ  / New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Choreography and direction
Akaji Maro

Dancers
Akaji Maro

Zengoro Mamiana

Jun Wakabayashi

Takuya Muramatsu

Kumotaro Mukai

Masatora Ishikawa

Ikko Tamura

Kenji Tamura

Atsushi Matuda

Hiroyuki Hatakeyama

Kin Tokuhisa

Rie Yasuda

Tamami Nanjo

Reiko Yaegashi

Ryo Yamamoto

Yuko Kobayashi

Eiko Kanesawa

Atsuko Imai

Ayumi Ogoshi

Emiko Agatsuma

Music
Osamu Goto

Costume Design
Kyoko Domoto

Stage Manager
Kazuhiko Nakahara

Assistant stage manager
Seiichi Otuka and
Toshiharu Nakamae

Lighting Design
Kiyokazu Kakizaki

Sound Design
Shinya Kaneko

Interpreter
Ichi Omiya

Manager
Yoko Shinfune

Kennedy Center Staff for Dairakudakan

President
Michael Kaiser

Artistic Directors for Dance
Charles L. and
Stephanie Reinhart

Artistic Advisor for International Program
David Eden

Artistic Programming
Jason Palmquist and
Kristen Brogdon

Natinal Tour Press
Paul Bilyeu

Technical Director
Andrew Kranis

Lighting Supervisor
Michal Daniels

Tour/Company Manager
Jonathan Willen

photo by hiroto yamazaki

"Visionary theater...powerful...performance art at its ultimate!."
“visionary theater—powerful, largely grotesque, as much a nightmare as a dream.”
-The New York Times

"We're not in Kansas anymore..."
-The Washington Post

"Mr. Maro expresses it all.
Anger, vulgarity and sensitivity are pitted against one another,
controlled by his razor-sharp sense of timing."
- The New York Times

"Mr. Maro's theater is "performance art" at its ultimate."
- The New York Times

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