Sengiku Bando
Sengiku Bando has studied Japanese Traditional Dance since her early childhood and inherited the name of "Sengiku"(fan, chrysanthemum), at the age of 15, in the School of Bando-Ryu, one of the most prestigious family-school of Japanese Traditional Dance. Sengiku has been performing traditional dance in countless occasions, at the same time, her interests in other forms of theatrical expressions led her to join in the contemporary performance. Already, in her early career, she had performed in "Roman Gekijo", a theatre troupe founded by Yukio Mishima, novelist-dramatist.
On 1999, her collaboration work with contemporary dancer Ryohei Kondo, which was based on a Bunraku (Japanese traditional marionette theatre) piece, "Yume no Yume" had a great success. Sengiku was invited to the "2000 Showcase of International Theatre" in Beijing, China, for the performance of "Yume no Yume". This piece has also been performed in Paris and Moscow, on 2003.
Project Ryohei Kondo + Sengiku Bando: Collaboration work
| 1999-- | The Chikamatsu―Yume no Yume from “Sonezaki Shinju” (of Chikamatsu) Theatre X, Tokyo |
| 2000-- | Onmaeni, from Kyogen theatre play, “Boshibari” Itoawareni natsukashiu okashi, from theatre Noh play, “Aoi no ue” Tessenkai Nohgaku Kenshujo, Tokyo. The Chikamatsu―Yume no Yume, 2000, Showcase of International Theatre, Beijing. |
| 2001-- | An Insane Plan, from “Macbeth” of Shakespeare, Wakeijuku, Tokyo. The Chikamatsu―Yume no Yume, Theatre Landmark Hall, Yokohama. |
| 2002-- | L'Invitation au NOHGAKU . [Onmaeni, Itoawareni natsukashiu okashi, ]Festival d’Avignon(7/5-27) Woyzeck, from B_chner, Theatre X, Tokyo |
| 2003-- | The Paris performance Maison de la culture du Japon aParis The Japanese cultural festival 2003 in Russia in Moscow “GENJI” Yusima Saintly hall, Tokyo. |
| 2004-- | “Manatu no Tyushingura” Session House, Tokyo. Monaco Dance Forum 2004-----in Monaco |
| 2005-- | SIBIU International Festival --- in Rumania “TENKA” in Kyouto KOUDAIZI Third Asia Pacific Arts Forum (APAF), 2005---Taiwan "SAGIMUSUME" ---in Taipei National University of Arts |
| 2006-- | The National Theatre of Iceland----in Iceland Scene USF Bergen-----in Norway "GENJI" "Three" Bank ART 1929 in Yokohama Monaco Dance Forum 2006-----in Monaco |
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