Ren Gyo Soh to Explore Humanity Through Movement in SHINKA

Ren Gyo Soh will bring SHINKA to Triskelion Arts' Muriel Schulman Theater (106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn - Greenpoint) on Friday, July 15th at 8pm.

SHINKA explores the mystery of living beings. We are born; we grow, struggle, suffer, and finish the cycle. A life cycle. We create; we destroy, and again create. Mankind has developed society rapidly. Where are we going? What do we want? Fear for death, hope for life; anger, jealousy, grudges, ambition, dreams and love. Why do we fight? We are all part of this eco-system; we are one. We are an aggregate of conscious energy, evolving every single day, every single moment, together.

By using Japanese Butoh, Trish Arnold Movement, contemporary dance, and other theatrical elements, we explore and express life itself, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually through SHINKA. Lighting Design by Derek Van Heel, Costume Design (A Green Bird) by Deepshikha Chatterjee, Costumes by The Ume Group, Stage Managed by Annie McCoy, The cast features Jordan Rosin, Chris Carlone, Byron Hagan, Leah Marie Beltran, Clara Kundin and Yokko.

SHIN-KA is a Japanese word. The meaning of the word changes depending on the Japanese characters you choose. The meanings include Evolution, Truth, Deepening, Fire in your Heart (Anger, Jealousy, Grudges, Passion), Holy fire, Holy song, and Divinity.

Yoshiko Usami (Director / Choreographer) hails from Japan and is the artistic director of Ren Gyo Soh. This is her directorial debut of a full-length piece. She has created short pieces internationally and nationally. Her first work, Blue Sky - there is a way; there is a will- received the International Understanding Award from the University of Oregon. Her first short dance theatre pieces, KIZUNA-connection-, and Hope from the Chaos were reviewed in New York Daily News in 2011. Her first short film, The Big Hand of A Japanese cheddar tree was nominated for an award at the International Image Forum Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan. As the artistic director of Ren Gyo Soh, she hosted the Butoh Festival in 2015, and the UNFIX NYC Festival in 2016. She has been carrying the idea of SHINKA for many years, and is thrilled to be presenting it. (Her stage name is Yokko: www.yokko-online.com)

Ren Gyo Soh (Producer) is a multi-award winning New York-based theatre group. It was founded by Japanese artist, Yokko in 2014. Ren Gyo Soh produces works collaborating with other artists using Butoh, contemporary dance, movement, acting, yoga, and voice. Ren Gyo Soh hosts seasonal workshops 4 times annually. Yokko created Ren Gyo Soh to be her KAI, a Japanese word, meaning group, to broaden her training, and create new works to share, and to collaborate with other artists. Ren Gyo Soh produced touring production Butoh Medea in 2014. www.butohmedea.com

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