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What is appearance? Outward manifestations like make-up, colour, light and shadow... A transient, ›empty‹ surface which allows people not only to notice one another, but also identify one another and even fall in love. In her solo ›Die Scheinwerferin‹ visual artist and performer, Naoko Tanaka, employs light and shadow to reveal new dimensions of ›appearance‹ and ›reality‹. Carrying a torch, Tanaka departs on a fictive journey into her inner self. Using simple means, she thus creates fascinating imaginary images - images of suppressed memories, of a rampant forest that appears to grow under a simple dining table. Her powerful ›illusory world‹ of light and shadow takes over the whole space, flows, disappears and reappears again. Naoko Tanaka studied visual arts in Tokio and came to the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf on a scholarship in 1999. There, she went on to become a cofounder of the artist’s collective Ludica., with which she has since developed numerous stage performances and dance installations. Among other accolades, Ludica. were among the invitees of the Tanzplattform Deutschland 2010. |
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Concept, visual creation, sound creation, performance: Naoko Tanaka Dramaturgical assistance: Mariko Harigai Management: Christine Peterges Photo: Naoko Tanaka Duration: 30 minutes www.naokotanaka.de A production by Naoko Tanaka. Coproduced by: PACT Zollverein Essen, TANZTAGE BERLIN/Sophiensaele, Supported by: POLA Art Foundation , Japan Foundation. |