- Re Shikichi
Working across choreography, dance, performance, video, and writing, the artist questions the assumption that the human body is self-evident and challenges the notion of the body as private property. Their practice explores anonymous forms of embodiment and examines how bodies are perceived, desired, and politicized. In recent years, their research has focused on strangely sensual, tension-filled wet movements, as well as the concepts of the third hand and the third eye, investigating speculative new nervous systems and representations of pain.
Fringe Selection
“Like the fish that live in the deep sea, if they do not burn from within, there is no light anywhere.”
Re Shikichi
Area
Toyooka
Venue
Date and Time
Sep. 18 (Fri) 15:00／21:00
Sep. 19 (Sat) 15:00／20:30
Sep. 20 (Sun) 18:00
Performance Duration
Approx. 30 minutes
15min before the performance
15min before the performance
Performance Language
Japanse Brielle + Japanese + English (description text)
Admission Fee
Artist Support Ticket:¥5,000 / ¥10,000 (same price for advance purchase and at-the-door admission)
General Admission: ¥3,000 (¥3,500 at the door)
Church Affiliate Ticket: ¥1,000 (¥1,500 at the door)
Toyooka Resident Ticket: ¥1,500 (¥2,000 at the door)
Passport(UZUMAKU PASS)：Free of charge (Advance reservation required)
Like the fish that live in the deep sea, if they do not burn from within, there is no light anywhere.
《Crucified Stars on the Tongue》draws inspiration from tongue-reading, a unique tactile reading technique that emerged in Japanese Hansen’s disease sanatoriums after World War II. Under Japan’s policy of segregation, many residents lost their eyesight and the sensation in their fingertips. In response, some developed a way of reading Braille using the only remaining sensitive parts of their bodies—the lips and tongue—as a means of reconnecting with the outside world.
Taking this attempt to find light within darkness as its point of departure, the work reimagines the body that we ordinarily take for granted. Through pain, absence, and the transformation of touch, the body is reshaped into another kind of body altogether. As language, sensation, and desire intersect, new neural pathways emerge, allowing the body to appear as a poetic and sensual presence.
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Performers
- Osamu Shikichi
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Staff
- Choreography & Direction: Osamu Shikichi
Coordination & Consultation: Tomo Setou
Concept & Produce: Osamu Shikichi
Research Support: TAAP (Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program)
Residency Support: ArtTheater dB KOBE, YAU Zenigame
World Premiere: Queer East, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), London, United Kingdom
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Accessibility
• Japanese and English texts available
• Children of preschool age welcome
• Outdoor venue (a courtyard in the church)
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Access
10min walk from Toyooka sation
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Contact Us
- invited.cats.only@gmail.com
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Credits
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Research Supported by TAAP (Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program)
Residency Support by ArtTheater dB KOBE, YAU ZENIGAME
World Premiere: Queer East, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), London, United Kingdom
- Re Shikichi
Working across choreography, dance, performance, video, and writing, the artist questions the assumption that the human body is self-evident and challenges the notion of the body as private property. Their practice explores anonymous forms of embodiment and examines how bodies are perceived, desired, and politicized. In recent years, their research has focused on strangely sensual, tension-filled wet movements, as well as the concepts of the third hand and the third eye, investigating speculative new nervous systems and representations of pain.
- Re Shikichi
Working across choreography, dance, performance, video, and writing, the artist questions the assumption that the human body is self-evident and challenges the notion of the body as private property. Their practice explores anonymous forms of embodiment and examines how bodies are perceived, desired, and politicized. In recent years, their research has focused on strangely sensual, tension-filled wet movements, as well as the concepts of the third hand and the third eye, investigating speculative new nervous systems and representations of pain.
- Re Shikichi
Working across choreography, dance, performance, video, and writing, the artist questions the assumption that the human body is self-evident and challenges the notion of the body as private property. Their practice explores anonymous forms of embodiment and examines how bodies are perceived, desired, and politicized. In recent years, their research has focused on strangely sensual, tension-filled wet movements, as well as the concepts of the third hand and the third eye, investigating speculative new nervous systems and representations of pain.
