Beyond Boundaries:
Genre-Bending Mavericks

2008-09 Season

true © Ryuichi Maruo, provided by YCAM

Whether melding new technologies with age-old performance techniques, marrying the classical with the ultra-modern, or weaving text into dance and the fabric of space itself, there is much to discover beyond boundaries. This year, Performing Arts celebrates the Japanese artists whose works have reached beyond conventional expectations of disciplines and categories to define their parameters on their own terms, offering unparalleled surprise as well as true artistry.

12th Annual Contemporary Dance Showcase Phase 2:
Japan + East Asia

An Evening with Toshiki Okada & Dan Safer

chelfitsch Theater Company
Five Days in March

Awaji Puppet Theater Company

Hiroaki Umeda

Meet the Artists:
Workshops & Lectures

Inside the Mind of Basil Twist

Overview

Dogugaeshi Puppet

Established in 1953, the Performing Arts Program has introduced audiences to Japan's contemporary performance scene as well as its traditional dance, music and theater through more than 500 individual programs. Highlights include premiere presentations of the Grand Kabuki to the popular annual Contemporary Japanese Dance Showcase. A recent commission, the Bessie Award-winning Dogugaeshi by puppet master Basil Twist, toured Japan in 2007 as part of Japan Society's centennial celebration.

Major support for Japan Society 2008-2009 Performing Arts Programs is provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund, The Starr Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Additional support is provided by The Globus Family, Dr. John K. Gillespie, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.



Plasma display provided by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.