On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the "AY 2025 Keio University Freshman Welcome Event: Tenko Ima Butoh Performance 'Suisei' (Comet)" will be held.

—A comet arrives, shining brilliantly and trailing a flame-like tail. When I encountered Butoh, I thought it was just like a comet. I jump on. Grabbing the tail of the vigorously swimming comet, I circle the universe. Time is ripe. The comet returns once more. Carrying creativity drawn from the source and imagination that celebrates the future to the earth—

This project is supported by the FY 2025 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) for "Empirical Research on the Archive of Movement: International Collaboration in the Creative Use of Archives."

[Date and Time]

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 18:00 start (Doors open at 17:30)

[Venue]

Raiosha Event Terrace, Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University

4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama

Get off at Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line, or Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line

[Target Audience]

Keio students (freshmen are especially welcome), Keio University alumni, and the general public

*Please note that seating is limited.

*The organizers will be taking photos and videos inside the venue.

Audience members may be captured in the footage along the performers' paths.

Please be aware that recorded videos may be published on YouTube.

[Admission Fee]

Free

[Advance Registration]

Not required

[Speakers / Performers]

Choreography and Butoh: Tenko Ima

Music Composition and Performance: ryotaro (midi-accordion)

Sound and Lighting: Suguru Soga

[Organizers / Co-organizers, etc.]

Organizer: Hiyoshi Art and Performance Project (HAPP), Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts, Keio University

Keio University Art Center (KUAC)

In cooperation with: Keio Senior High School, Portfolio BUTOH

Coordinator: Hayato Kosuge

[Inquiries]

Keio University Art Center (KUAC)

2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345

TEL: 03-5427-1621

hy-happ[at]adst.keio.ac.jp

Please see here for details.