It’s a wrap - Tokyo Fringe Festival 2009!
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“Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not…”, Japan’s temperature varies from cool in the north to tropical in the south. With cherry blossom season fluttered to the winds, two fantastic Japanese fringe festivals enjoyed a very successful run. The first of them being…
The THIRD Tokyo Fringe Festival which took place over the last three days of May at the Shakti Studio in Tokyo. With “Collaboration & Communication” as their theme, Shakti was in touch to confirm that all went very well indeed. They received packed houses at each performance with an appreciative audience enjoying the multi-talented local and international artists. The talented line up included:
Marni Rice with her show, De Joux Musique - “Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris”, (New York, USA).
Mikhail Tank – with his show, “Soul Photography”, a theatre of psychological performance art, (Los Angles, USA).
Mika Haka and his dynamic voice in his show, “Timaru”, (Christchurch, New Zealand).
Egiku Hanayagi and her group of creative dancers with their show, “Homage to the Earth”, (Tokyo, Japan).
“Shiva” Belly Dance Dojo with her show, “Oriental Belly Dance”, (Tokyo, Japan).
The massively strong, Fugofugo Yumeji and Munenori Sawa with their exciting underground wrestling show called, “Exit” which was a sell-out at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe, (Tokyo, Japan).
Andrew Bush’s documentary film about the Ninja called “Heart, Sword and Perseverance”, (Alabama, USA).
Groundplay Entertainment’s new short film about a foreigner living in Japan called “My Ex-Girlfriend’s TV”, (UK / Japan).
Mieko Nishimura’s beautiful Buddhist paintings called “Sora”, (Kyoto, Japan).
Mieko Misawa as Jungle Mom with her “BODY” graphic poster artwork exhibition (Tokyo, Japan).
And last but not least we have the two founders of the TFF, Shakti & Dwayne Lawler who not only direct, produce and run the festival but make sure to perform in it too!
Dwayne Lawler and Yoshiko Naruse showcase a 20 minute black comedy called “Clown vs Girl” (Sydney, Australia).
Then there is Shakti with her energy giving show “Kundalini Yoga Workshop” (Japan/India).
And finally, Shakti and her semi-improv show “1001 Nights”, where the audience are invited to bring in their choice of music the night before (Japan/India).
Apparently the weather in Tokyo was terrible during the Fringe - pouring rain! Sadly they were unable to use their rooftop bar to mingle and socialise with members of the public afterwords. Nevertheless, nooks and crannies are always found and the artists mingled and socialised with their very happy audience.
Check out what happened at the Kyoto Fringe Festival tomorrow…
