KabuKlub

In the organizer's words:

"KabuKlub (かぶくラブ)" - Multimedia dance performance

Presented by ELEKTRO KAGURA

19.09. & 20.09. each 20:00, door open 19:00

Open End

20 Euro, Reduced 15 Euro

https://elektrokagura.com/kabuklub/

- Dancing is not for watching, dancing is for dancing -

ELEKTRO KAGURA presents "KabuKlub", inspired by traditional Japanese Kabuki dance and combined with Berlin club culture. Under the direction of Ichi Go, the piece actively integrates the audience and unleashes the raw energy of a Berlin club. Costumes made from second-hand clothes are extravagantly designed by Hibiki Kawahara and Regina Gyr (Kostüm Kollektiv e.V.). Music composed by AXL OTL will beperformedlive with guest musicians.Stage and digital projections: Yukihiro Ikutani. Dancersand visual artists take partboth on stage and as performers.

In traditional Kabuki theater, only men are allowed to perform, playing both male and female roles. But if you look at the origins of Kabuki dance, you realize that the method was originally developed by a woman, Okuni (1572-1613?). Okuni worked in the service of a renowned shrine and performed her style of dance in various places in Japan. Her dance became so famous that it eventually gave rise to the Kabuki dance.

Her dance style broke gender roles in particular: Okuni took on male roles while her partner played female roles. She was inspired by the so-called "kabuki guys" - eccentric and unconventional personalities who dressed extravagantly and displayed rebellious behavior. Okuni integrated this aesthetic and philosophy into her dance by swapping gender roles with her dancers. This breaking of social norms fascinated the audience, and in the end dancers and spectators merged into a community that danced passionately and exuberantly together.

A similar dynamic can be found in Berlin clubs, where social norms and conventions are broken and people dance day and night, often blurring gender roles. ELEKTRO KAGURA highlights these similarities between the Berlin of today and the Japan of yesteryear, creating a cultural and temporal bridge with this piece.