Japanese page is here.
Yuko performs in works, which she herself plans, produces,
and directs, mainly in Tokyo and also in other avant-garde theatres all around Japan.
Yuko has so far exhibited her talent in a wide variety of performances including
Buto as well as telling of classics, folk tales, and contemporary poems. She has
been trained in various forms of physical expression from the classic ballet, the
Japanese traditional dance, Ankoku-buto, up to the Indian dance. She is also skilled
in Japanese traditional chanting called Gidayu. Recently she gives live improvisational
performances with musicians quite often in Tokyo. Yuko continuously challenges diverse
possibilities as an actress and director from the traditional expression up to the
abstract modernistic expression, and from the oldest Japanese classic to the most
contemporary literature.
| HEINER MULLER / The World HEINER MULLER's MIRROR <Four Seasons of the Mirror vol.3> |
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| Yuko Senga present S-Series vol.1 --- from the Greek Tragedies and Contemporary Poems |
date: December 15 (sun) 2:30 door open 3:00 start 17:30 door open 18:00 start venue: Striped House Gallery, Tokyo The new series by Yuko Senga at the Striped House Gallery. Based on her Greek tragedy productions, she presents the new collaborative and experimental performances. music: Shunsuke Mizuno (5 strings base) costume: Taki Okajima performed by: Yuko Senga, Satoru Hirashima ticket: 2,800 yen The number of seats (about 20) is limited. Please make a reservation in advance. For reservation, call 03-3405-8108 Striped House Gallery. Thank you. |
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Renniku Kobo + Kanagawa Arts and Culture Foundation Collaborative Projects
The 21st Century Experimental Theatre III
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Date & Venue: Feb. 23 (sat) 18:00 start Teatre Fonte March 6 (wed) 19:00 start Yokohama Noh Theatre Three tragedies by Garcia Lorca, the most well known Spanish poet and playwrite from the 20th century. Focusing on "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" among the trilogy, Akira Okamoto who has created ultra modern avant-garde theatres/performances in Japan will present the contemporary Noh piece making the best use of his profound knowledge of Noh. Written by: Federico Garcia Lorca Dramatized by: Shion Mizuhara Conceived and directed by: Akira Okamoto Music: Mamoru Fujieda Musician: atsuki Shibano, Kaori Ishikawa, Miki Maruta Performed by: Hideo Kanze, Jun Arai, Rieko Suzuki,Yuko Snega, Kyoko Tomosada, Mizuki Nishiyama, Mari Morishita, Keiko Yokota, Mitsuyo Uesugi Presented by: Kanagawa Arts and Culture Foundation Yokohama Cultural Foundation Yokohama Art LIVE 2002 Committee Organized by: Kanagawa Arts and Culture Foundation 045-633-3762 Ticket: \3,500 advanced \4,000 at the door \5,000 for both performances Ticket sale: Ticket Pia 03-5237-9988 |
| Performance "The Words of Taro Okamoto" |
Date: March 30 (sa) 15:00-16:00 Venue: Taro Okamoto Museum Performed by: Kenichi Kanazawa, Yuko Senga, Sachiko Nagata Capacity: 10 Presented by: Taro Okamoto Museum Reservation: Taro Okamoto Museum 044-900-9898 |
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Yuko Senga present
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Date: April 9 (tu) & 10 (wed) 19:00 door open 19:30 start Venue: Azabu die pratze 1-26-6-2F Higashi-azabu Minato-ku, Tokyo +81-3-5545-1385 Directed by: Yuko Senga Conceived by: Yuko Senga, Toshiya Sekii Music by: Kenichi Takeda Costume & Arts by: Taki Okajima Production Manager: Kyoko Hasegawa (Basta Inc.) Performed by: Noboru Ryu, Taijiro Tamura, Gyu Yonezawa, Satoru Hirashima, Yuko Senga, Natsu Mizuki, Yuko Horiuchi, Yuko Aida Kenichi Takeda (electronic Taisho-goto) Presented by: Yuko Senga Unit Cooperated by: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Supported by: Poland Embassy in Japan Japan Arts Funds ticket: \2,800 in advance \3,300 at the door \2,000 for students Reservation: Yuko Senga Unit +81-3-5343-2370 Basta Inc. +81-3-5365-7851 |
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Poland Tour
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Date: June 29, 2002 (sat) 20:00 start Venue: Theatre Zalenzny Krakow, Poland Director: Yuko Senga Conceived by: Yuko Senga + Toshiya Sekii Music Directed by: Kenichi Takeda Costume & Props: Taki Okajima Set Designed by: Soichi Yoshikawa Performed by: Yuko Senga + Gyu Yonezawa + Satoru Hirashima Kenichi Takeda (Electronic Taisho-goto) Technical Director: Takayuki Tsujino Tour Management: Kyoko Hasegawa (Basta Inc.) Tour Produced by: Yuko Senga Unit Presented by: SteN Supported by: The Japan Foundation Sponsored by: Asahi Glass Company Wacoal Serius Corp. ShiseidoOrion Beer Related Events: 27 June, 2002 (th) workshop 1 28 June, 2002 (fri) workshop 2 30 June, 2002 (sun) The 10th Anniversary of Theatre Zalenzny "The Night of Music and Poems" The improvisational performance by Mr. Andrzej Sadowski, a director and actor, musicians from Krakow and Yuko Senga Unit. Used the texts from "Ryojin-hisho", "Hamlet" etc. |
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Greek Tour |
Date & Venue: 4 July, 2002 (th) 21:30 start Fokea Open Theater, Athens, Greece 6 July, 2002 (sat) 21:30 start Apollo Municipal Theatre, Syros Island, Greece 7 July, 2002 (sun) 21:30 start Apollo Municipal Theatre, Syros Island, Greece Director: Yuko Senga Conceived by: Yuko Senga + Toshiya Sekii Adviser: Yoshio Wada Music Directed by: Kenichi Takeda Costume & Props: Taki Okajima Set Designed by: Soichi Yoshikawa Performed by: Noboru Ryu + Tijiro Tamura + Osamu Naoi + Hitoshi Ikeda + Gyu Yonezawa + Satoru Hirashima +Yuko Senga + Mika Tsuboi + Naomi Saotome + Noriko Takeuchi + Wakako Sato + Natsu Mizuki + Yuko Horiuchi + Yuko Kinoshita +Toko Aita+ Yoshino Kidate + Maiko Kiyohara + Kinuyo Sekine Music by: Kenichi Takeda + Sachiko Nagata Lighting Designer: Takayuki Tsujino Stage Manager: Eiji Torakawa Tour Management: Kyoko Hasegawa (Basta Inc.) Tour Produced by: Yuko Senga Unit Presented by: "Lafcadio Hearn" The Culture-Educational Development & Research Center Co-presented by: P.Fokea City, Ermoupoli City, Kiklades State, Festival "Ermoupolia 2002" Supported by: The Japan Foundation Sponsored by: Asahi Glass Company Wacoal Serius Corp. Shiseido Orion Beer |
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Yuko Senga present |
date & venue: 1. Nov. 13 (wed) 18:30 door open 19:00 start Dorama Studio, Kanazawa Civil Arts Village, Ishikawa 1-16-17 Ishibiki Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0935 tel: 076-264-3390 e-mail: ktpa@mac.com 2. Nov. 20 (wed) & 21(th) 18:30 door open 19:00 start P. Projects Theater, Niigata Puraka 2, 5F 1-2 Sasaguchi Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-0911 tel: 025-243-5680 text: "Oresteia" by Aischylos "Trojan Women" by Euripides "Looking at the Blue Sky" by Shuntaro Tanikawa conceived and directed by: Yuko Senga music by: Shunsuke Mizuno slide performer: TAO props: Taki Okajima performed by: Satoru Hirashima, Yuko Senga lighting design by: Yoko Uchiyama ticket: 2,500 yen advance 2,800 yen at the door 2,200 yen student advance 2,500 yen student at the door |
| TAMAMURA, The Dragon God Legend | Date: April 22 (su) 13:30 door open, 14:00 start Venue: Tamamura-cho Culture Center Nishikino Hall This is the pre-event of "The Dragon Flies in the Heavenly Sky (new edition)", the open-air play by Tamamura civilian for the National Festival in Gunma 2001. The programme contains: 1. Yuko Senga's Storytelling "The Dragon God Legend in Tamamura", 2. Tetsuo Yamaori's Lecture "What Is the Dragon? - in case of the Dragon God Legend in Tamamura", and 3. Symposium "How Should a Community Be in the 21st Century? - To Seek for the New Style of Square" Performed by: Yuko Senga (actress, director), Tetsuo Yamaori (religious scholar), Kami-shinden Inari School for Protection of Ritual Dance with a Lion's Mask, Protection Committee of Minami-tama Yokodaru Dance and Chorus, Nishikino Drams Group Produced by: Tamamura City, The 16th National Festival Tmamura Committee, Tamamura Civic Open-air Play Committee Ticket: free Reservation National Festival Office in Tamamura-cho Cultural Center +81-270-30-6183 |
| Original Theatre Play Created with Yuko Senga "Play with Kenji" |
Date: Aug. 4 (sa) 18:30 door open, 19:00 start Venue: Kawanishi-cho Friendly Plaza +81-238-46-3311 Anybody can participate to create this play together. After taking workshops by Yuko Segna who has created many experimental theatre plays, "Play with Kenji" will be performed in August. Kenji is the famous author Kenji Miyazawa, who left many wonderful stories to children as well as to adults. In this production, many of his stories will be appear. Directed & Performed by: Yuko Senga Music Directed by: Shunsuke Mizuno Perfromed by: YOU! Produced by: Kawanishi-cho Friendly Plaza Ticket: \2,000 adults, \1,000 under 16 Resrvation: Kawanishi-cho Friendly Plaza +81-238-46-3311 |
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Date:Sept. 27 (th) & 28 (f) 18:30 door open, 19:00 start Venue:Komaba Eminence, Tokyo +81-3-3485-1411 "ORESTEIA -Mirror, Eggs of September-" is based on the trilogy by Aischylos: "Agamemnon", "Choephoroi" and "Eumenides". This new piece is going to be on tour from June 2002 to Greece and Poland. Please contact Basta Inc. for the further details.Also, you can enjoy Yuko's interview on this production in Scene4 September Issue. Please visit www.scene4.com Directed by: Yuko Senga Conceived by: Yuko Senga + Toshiya Skii Music Directed by: Kenichi Takeda Scenographer: Souichi Yoshikawa Costume Design and Props: Taki Okajima Costume: Yuki Yamaguchi + Mari Tsujimoto Lighting Design: Takayuki Tsujino Visualist: Tao Nashimoto + Genta Tamaki Sound: Riha Stage Manager: Eiji Torakawa Production Manager: Kyoko Hasegawa (Basta Inc.) + Emiko Yokoyama Performed by: Man Uno + Taijirou Tamnura + Noboru Ryu + Osamu Naoi + Hitoshi Ikeda + Gyu Yonezawa + Akira Hirashima + Tomimasa Kikuchi + Toko Ejima + Mika Tsuboi + Naomi Saotome + Noriko Takeuchi + Yuko Senga + Wakako Sato + Natsu Mizuki + Yuko Horiuchi + Yuko Kinoshita + Toko Aida + Yoshino Kidate + Maiko Kiyohara + Kinuyo Sekine + Rie Takeuchi Music by: Kenichi Takeda + Sachiko Nagata Produced by: Yuko Senga Unit Cosponsored by: The national Pension's Fullfilling Life Project Supported by: Asahi Glass Company, Sirius Corp., Orion Beer, Wacoal Corp. Cooperated by: Poland Embassy in Japan Ticket: \3,800 advanced, \4,000 at the door Reservation: Basta Inc. tel:+81-3-5365-7851 fax: +81-3-5365-7852 e-mail: basta@gol.com |
| World Heritages in Kyoto Tokyo Forum 2001 & the Stroll to Cultural Assets in Kyoto Yuko Senga's Storytelling "Kenreimonnin" |
Date: Oct. 20 (Sa) 14:00 / 16:00 start (2 performances) Venue: Choraku-ji Temple (Kyoto Higashiyama-ku, Yasaka-torii mae hairu, Maruyama-cho) "Kenreimonnin" is a part of "Heike Tale" which is one of the most major classic tales (based on the history) in Japan. Kenreimonnin is the lady from the Heike family who is also the mother of the Crown Prince Antoku. Antoku at the age of six died in the sea during the war which ruined the Heike family, but unfortunately she was survived. Then she entered a convent. Performed by: Yuko Senga Produced by: World Heritages in Kyoto Committee Ticket: free Reservation: Kyoto City Government Cultural & Civic Bureau the Section for Protection of Cultural Assets ;81-75-222-4112 |
| "The Night of Women" - from Greek Tragedies and Modern Poems |
Date: Oct. 25 (th) & 26 (f) 19:00 start Venue: Miso & Shoyu Storehouse, Yurin-kan +81-277-46-4144 Yuko Senga, together with the musician Kenichi Takeda, will present the illusionistic thoughts and movements of harts which women in Greek tragedies have. Conceived by: Yuko Senga + Kenichi Takeda Performed by: Yuko Senga Music by: Kenichi Takeda Costume & Props: Taki Okajima Produced by: Kiryu City's Board of Education, Kiryu City Yurin-kan Committee Managed by: The 3rd Yurin-kan Theatre Festival Committee Ticket: \2,500 in advance, \2,800 at the door Reservation: Yurin-kan +81-277-46-4144 |
| Solo Performance Festival in Inadani, Shinano '01 "The Night of Women" from Greek Tragedies and Contemporary Poems |
Date: Oct. 27 (sat) 18:30 start Venue: Suhara Shrine (Toriihara Shrine) the Dusk day-"Like a mime of Tees Rabbit" by Fusayo Hashimoto evening-"Demon" by Hoichi Okamoto night-"The Night of Women" from Greek Tragedies and Contemporary Poems by Yuko Senga Performed by: Yuko Senga, Kenichi Takeda (Taishogoto) Produced by: Ichinin Geki Honpo Tickets: \3,000 advanced \3,500 at the door Reservation: Ichinin Geki Honpo Officee (c/o Don Doro) tel.0265-86-4270 |
(From: 2002.10.26)
