Fluid hug-hug presents Chamissa 4℃
Choreographed by Kota Yamazaki
A DNA Commission
November 7-9

Kota Yamazaki’s Chamissa 4℃ is inspired by both the extraordinary landscape of the desert in New Mexico that is filled with yellow chamissa flowers, and Van Gogh’s Sunflower, making a central image of the piece “madness in yellow.” Twisted delusions of characters cross each other and a serene landscape slowly emerges through the accumulation of disrupted images.

Kota Yamazaki (Choreographer) was born in Niigata, Japan and was first introduced to Butoh through the teaching of Akira Kasai. Rosy co., Yamazaki's first company has performed in numerous venues and festivals including Indonesian Dance Festival, Place Theater in London, Biennale Nationale de Danse Val-de Marine, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Buena Center for the Arts, Chicago Columbia College Dance Center, and Yorkshire Dance Festival. In 2002, Yamazaki moved his base in New York and founded his new company, Kota Yamazaki/Fluid hug-hug. In 2007, Yamazaki received a New York Performance Award (Bessie Award) with Germaine Acogny for the choreography of FAGAALA with Senegal-based company Jant-bi.

Kota Yamazaki/Fluid hug-hug was founded in 2002 on the policies; “Traveling, Exchanging and Exploring.” Yamazaki believes that a person is fluid and has to keep flowing, like water, so that exchange between people from different backgrounds can become more easy and free. The name of Fluid hug-hug came from this idea of fluidity and meeting people from all over the world.

November 7-9
Performance Times: Friday at 8:30pm, Saturday at 3:00pm and 8:30pm, Sunday matinee at 3:00pm
Ticket Prices: $20, ($15 members, $17 students)
Performed by Bill Manka, Jean Freebury, Mina Nishimura, Sarah Zitnay
Music Composed by Masahiro Sugaya
Original lighting and set design by Ben Cobham
Lighting design by Amanda K. Ringger
Costumes by Ess-Hoshika Laboratory


Photo by Ryuichi Maruo (YCAM)