New performances and images created with constraints

The collaborative work "Hijikata and His Double" was presented at the Plovdiv 2019 (Bulgaria). The Bulgarian artists collective Metheor Association has been working with philosophers Mr Yasuo Kobayashi and Mr Futoshi Hoshino to research and explore new forms of expression for Tatsumi Hijikata, the founder of Butoh. Dr. Boyan Manchev, the head of the Metheor Association, says that the various restrictions have been a catalyst for them to develop new forms of creation. The project, conceived as a stage installation and poetic publication based on Hijikata's essay "Kaze Daruma", has resulted in a new visual philosophical poetry. The experimental installation "Terra Ultima", which incorporates photography, video and digital technology, presents an image of virtuoso beyond the limitation. Lines from the philosophical poetics "Dark Poem" and "The Virtuoso of Life", dedicated to Hijikata and the pianist Glenn Gould written by Dr.  Manchev, were added to this installation to represent the North. In December, they premiered the film "DARUMA," a new work freely inspired by "Kaze Daruma" too. They will perform the works in Japan in 2022 after further research!

 

Date: 1 Apr.2021 ~ 31 Mar.2022
Venue: Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Radio (Plovdiv), Cinema Lumière/ National Palace of Culture/BIAD (Sofia)
Artists: Metheor Association, Futoshi Hoshino, Yasuo Kobayashi

 

1) Premiere of the stage version of “Dark Poem” and the lecture “The Dark Dance and the Upraising of the Body”
Date: 21 ~ 23 Apr. 2021
Venue: Bulgarian National Radio (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Artists: Boyan Manchev, Leonid Yovchev

 

2) Terra Ultima
Date: 13 ~ 20 Nov. 2021
Venue: Contemporary Art Venue Swimming Pool (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Artists: Boyan Manchev, Ani Vaseva, Stefan Donchev, Ivan Nikolov, Leonid Yovchev, Marcus Reinhardt, Christoph Petchanatz

 

3) Premiere of “Daruma” (Film)
Date: 10 Dec. 2021
Venue: Lumière Cinema, National Palace of Culture (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Artists:
Director: Ani Vaseva Camera: Ivan Nikolov Cast: Svetlana Yancheva, Leonid Yovchev, Valentin Ganev, Veselin Mezekliev, Katrin Metodieva, Greta Gicheva, and Rosa Theory: Boyan Manchev Editing: Ani Vaseva, Ivan Nikolov Music: Christophe Petchanatz / Klimperei Sound Design: Angel Simitchiev Post Production: opnnproductions Location Sound: Dobromir Hristoskov, Georgi Valchev, Vasilena Popangelova Special Technologies: Stefan Donchev Costume Maker: Darina Stoimenova First Assistant Director: Nikolay Kamburov Assistant Directors: Mihail Zhekunov, Nataliya Valkova Graphic Design: Monika Vakarelova

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLDmxDljnsM