PERFORMER
Mina Nishimura: Bladder Inn (and X, Y, Z, W)
2018,
Dancespace Project, Movement Research, Judson Church
Bladder Inn (and X, Y, Z, W ) was created in conversation with an original text of the same title, developed by Nishimura with the intention of finding language evocative of internal landscapes. Blurring the boundaries between inner and outer space, visible and invisible presences, and images and abstract forms, the work hosts a slippery journey and fleeting fantasy of wandering bodies. The work invites both audiences and performers to consider peripheral spaces of architecture, perception, and sound specific to the architecture of St. Mark’s Church.
Commissioned by Danspace Project
Performed by Martita Abril, Jonathan Burklund, Lydia Chrisman, Samuel Hanson, Mina Nishimura, Maho Ogawa, Ilana Stuelpner and Niko Tsocanos
Music Composed by Masahiro Sugaya
Lighting Design by Kathy Kaufmann
Costume Design by Kota Yamazaki
Photo: Hazuki Aikawa