MEDIATHEK

In the tenth century Japanese story Kaguyahime a bamboo cutter discovers a tiny creature — a girl of radiant beauty — in a bamboo stem. Enchanted, he takes her home and raises her as his own daughter. She grows quickly into a young woman. Soon tales of her great beauty attract many suitors who try in vain to catch a glimpse of her. Five particular young men persist. She sets each of them an impossible task. Their failure ensures that she remains untouched.

The villagers hold a feast to celebrate the girl’s “coming of age” and give her the name Kaguyahime — “she who shines through the night”. The peace of the village is suddenly disturbed by  noblemen curious to see the famed beauty of Kaguyahime. Fighting breaks out between the villagers and the noblemen. The Emperor (Mikado) is informed of the increasing violence. In order to see for himself the cause of so much unrest amongst his people, he arranges to meet Kaguyahime. Moved by her beauty, the Emperor asks her to live at his palace. She refuses, and finally explains that she has been sent down from the moon to spend only a short time on earth. At the next full moon, Kaguyahime knows she must return. The Emperor refuses to accept this, and orders a guard of  his men to prevent her escape.

However, as the full moon rises, its light is so powerful that the Emperor and his guards are blinded, thus enabling Kaguyahime to ascend, unharmed, back to the moon.

/ CAST & CREDITS /

DIRECTED BY: Hans Hulscher, Jirí Kylián
DANCE: Paul Lightfoot, Fiona Lumis
MUSIC BY: Maki Ishii
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Michael Simon
COSTUME DESIGN: Ferial Simon
LIGHTNING: Michael Simon
MUSICIANS: Michael de Roo, Katsuji Kondo, Sukeyasu Shiba, Satoru Yaotani

/ CAST /

MUSICIANS:
Michael de Roo, Katsuji Kondo, Satoru Yaotani, Sukeyasu Shiba, Mami Tsunoda, Mayumi Miyata 

DANCERS:
Fiona Lummis (Kaguyahime)
Paul Lightfoot (Mikado) 

SUITORS:
Martin Muller, Ken Ossola, Johan Inger, Patrick Delcroix, Glenn Edgerton 

VILLAGE GIRLS:
Karine Guizzo, Brigitte Martin, Lisa Drake, Susan Laraghy, Carolina Armenta 

KNIGHTS OF MIKADO:
Jorma Elo, Bruce Michelson 

NOBILITY:
Sol León, Nancy Euverink, Cora Kroese, Philippa Buckinham, Lorraine Blouin, Bruce Michelson, Jorma Elo, Owen Montague, Ivan Dubreuil, Zane Booker

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