Choreographed, directed, and performed by Yokko
Lighting Design Robin Dill
Costume Design Deepsikha Chatterjee
CAST (2016 Full-Length Developmental Production at Triskelion Arts)
Jordan Rosin (principle)
Yokko (principle)
Clara Kundin
Lea Beltran
Miles Butler
Byron Hagan
Chris Carlone
ABOUT
SHINKA explores the mystery of living beings. We are born; we grow, struggle, suffer, and finish the cycle. A life cycle. We create, we destroy, and again create. Mankind has developed technology rapidly; and with that development, the pace of life has begun to move with increased speed. Now, everything is realized so quickly by these digital networks. So many things happen at the same time. We swim in a digital ocean in this modern time. With this increased digital connection we have started to lose our personal connections. More and more we disconnect with others, our landscapes, and ourselves. We disconnect from our own bodies, minds, and souls. Through SHINKA, we research how this modern civilization and the development of technology have affected our minds. After all of the destruction, life begins anew. Creation begins again. Evolution continues. By using Japanese Butoh, Trish Arnold Movement, contemporary dance, and other theatrical elements, we express life itself, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually through SHINKA.
SHIN-KA is a Japanese word. The meaning of the word changes depending on the Japanese characters you choose. The meanings include Evolution, Truth, Deepening, Fire in your Heart (Anger, Jealousy, Grudges, Passion), Holy fire, Holy song, and Divinity.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
2016: SHINKA (full length)
2015: SHINKA – evolution- / A green bird
2013: SHINKA – evolution –
