© Akihito Abe
Show
Waltz
Saburo Teshigawara, Rihoko Sato
March 8 – 9, 2025
ITALIAN PREMIERE
Running time: 60'
The notes of waltzes from different countries and eras accompany the new work by Saburo Teshigawara, one of the most remarkable choreographers and performers in international dance and winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale 2022. Waltz is the encounter between the joy of the classical waltz and the ritual gesture that sculpts space, combining gracefulness and discipline: a whirlwind of euphoria and freedom that pulses in a rigorous flow. Teshigawara’s waltz, performed with his longtime collaborator Rihoko Sato, tells a new story that challenges the limits of movement and expression. An enchanting and imaginative world in which dance is the central element of a larger visual and sensory experience, showing the power and enchantment of bodies in motion.
Through his ability to imagine and construct entire artistic ecosystems in which dance is the central element of a larger visual and sensory experience, Saburo Teshigawara has inspired several generations of artists. Also a painter, draftsman, opera director, and author of installations and films, Teshigawara was born in Japan in 1953 and began his career in Tokyo after studying the plastic arts and classical ballet. To date, the artist is regarded as one of the leading contemporary choreographers and dancers internationally. Over more than four decades of activity, his many prestigious awards include the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale and the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the French Republic.
A dancer and choreographer, Rihoko Sato is one of the central figures in Teshigawara’s creative universe. She joined his company KARAS in 1996 and has since participated as a performer and artistic collaborator in all of the Japanese choreographer’s productions. Over the years, she has received the Ballet 2000 Award as best dancer, the Japan Dance Forum Award, and the Japanese Ministry of Culture’s Art Encouragement Prize.
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Due to ongoing works in Triennale, the theater is not accessible by lift. To avoid the stairs, enter through the gate in the park, in Viale Alemagna. The entrance is also accessible to people with disabilities.
Credits
Direction, Lighting design, Costume: Saburo Teshigawara
Artistic Collaborator: Rihoko Sato
Dance: Rihoko Sato, Saburo Teshigawara
Technical coordination, Lighting assistant: Sergio Pessanha
Premiere: 16 Jul 2023, Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Nagoya (JP)
