Antigones

LEIMAY

The Greek myth is rendered in leimay-butoh to illustrate the experience of absence, as with families/friends of los Desaparecidos, the ‘Disappeared Ones’ of Colombia’s political upheavals. Antigone takes a stand, sacrificing her life to be buried alive. This transgression becomes a means of self-transformation and impacts society. Oppressors often make victims “disappear” so they will be absorbed by the vacuum of oblivion. LEIMAY’s Antigones is an act of remembering, gathering force in silence: a body condition, which apprehends all that has perished, multi-faceted and difficult to decipher.

Documentation

Documentation Images All (Private)
Antigones - Performance
Antigones – Performance
30 photos
Antigones - Performance [Archive]
Antigones – Performance [Archive]
388 photos
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Performance Instances:

2007 New York Butoh Festival – Japan Society

2008 – Joyce SoHo

2009 – Festival de la Ciudad

2009 – Bogotá, Colombia

Object Identifier

AMP.XSW.2006.1000.1

ID number

2006.1000.1

Year Created

2006

Performance dates

Array

Language

English

Curated Filters

      Space / Location

        Premiere Venue

        Japan Society
        2007/10/27
        336 East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Aves

        Other Venues

                        Conceived by Ximena Garnica and Juan Merchan

                        Choreography and Dance by Ximena Garnica

                        Direction and Co-Choreography by Juan Merchan

                        Video-Lighting by Shige Moriya

                        Music by Roland Toledo and SUIT

                        Set and Costumes by Ximena Garnica

                        Lighting by Juan Merchan

                        2007 – Shige Moriya

                        2007 – Presented by Japan Society

                        2008 – Produced by CAVE Organization INC. and Garnica LEIMAY

                        2009 Festival de la Ciudad – El Ayuntamiento de Mérida a través de la Dirección de Cultural en el marco del Festival de la Ciudad presenta

                        2009 Bogotá – La Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño-Alcadia Mayor de Bogotá Presenta

                        2007 NYBF – NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council for the Arts, Japan Foundation, The Saison Foundation, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Materials for the Arts, Officially endorsed by The Consulate General of Japan, Uniqlo, Taiyo Pacific Partners LP, Kirin Beer, Voice

                        2007 NYBF
                        CAVE NY BUTOH FESTIVAL TEAM
                        Director: Ximena Garnica
                        Managing Director: Parker Pracjek
                        Producer: Gabriele Schafer
                        Curators/Founders: Ximena Garnica, Jeff Janisheski, Juan Merchan, Zachary Model, Shige Moriya
                        Intern: Fave Lim
                        TechnicalDirector/Lighting Designer: Federico Restrepo
                        Master Electrician: Juan Merchan
                        Sound Manager: RolandToledo
                        Stage Manager: Susan Lange
                        WebMaster: Joshua Weiner
                        Photographer: DolaBaroni
                        Publicist: Audrey Ross
                        Workshop Manager: Bryan Camphire
                        Box OfficeManager: Claire Duplantier
                        Festival Bookkeeper: Mariko Endo
                        Merchandise Coordinator: Pei Lee
                        Graphic Design: Kendra Thomas
                        FestivalVideographer: ShigeMoriya
                        Theater for the New City Production Manager: Marc Marcante
                        Technical Director: Richard Reta

                        CAVE STAFF

                        Artistic Directors: Shige Moriya, Ximena Garnica
                        Assistant of the Directors/Editor/Grantwriter: Kristin Narcowich
                        Dance Studio Manager:Irem Calikusu
                        Bookkeeper / General Assistant: Mariko Endo
                        Web Manager: Honeyghan

                        Partnering Venues:
                        Thanks to the partnering venues and their staff who have helped make this 2007Festival a sucess:
                        AnthologyFilms Archives: John Mhiripiri, Jonas Mekas and staff
                        Japan Society: Yoko Shioya, Dawn Eshelman, Futoshi,Aya Ogawa and staff
                        Martin E. Segal Theatre Center: Frank Hentschker and staff
                        Noguchi Museum: David DiVincenzo Heather Brady
                        P5122:Vallejo Gantner CarleighWelsh
                        NYPublic Library for the Performing Arts: Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
                        SAFE-T-GALLERY: DonBurmeister, Michael Philip Manheim
                        Theater for the New City: Crystal Field, Marc Marcante, Richard Reta and staff

                        2008 Joyce SoHo

                        Production Staff: Production and Stage Manager: Kaitie Griffler / Assistant Lighting Designer: Solomon Weisbard / Running Crew: Kristin Narcowich, Kakeru Asai / Still Photography: Pamela Matsuda-Dunn / Resident Photographer: Yana Kraeva / Documentation Videographer: Eva Barnett / Company Administration and Editor Grantwriter: Kristin Narcowich