The Jade Castle — Wandering Love: Jo (Beginning)

In 1995, the first edition of TPAM featured two shows, one of which was by the performance troupe TAIHEN (the other was by Bangarra Dance Theatre from Australia). A quarter of a century later, at the first edition of YPAM, TAIHEN’s latest trilogy “Wandering Love: Jo-Ha-Kyu” will be presented in three consecutive nights.

With its philosophical roots in the non-compromising and non-reconciliatory disability liberation movement of the 1970s, TAIHEN has established a unique form of physical theater using leotards as costumes that clearly show the forms of the severely physically disabled. The theme of the trilogy, which was inspired by a mass murder in 2016 at a care home in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, is “love” — a theme that the company had forbidden itself to address for a long time.

The first piece The Jade Castle, premiered in 2018, is based on the motif of the “castle” as a metaphor for both the fortification of the self and a vehicle for an open relationship with others. Five local extra performers will be performing in this piece (names to be announced on the day of the show).

Live streaming will also be available. Professional registrants will be able to watch it on Swapcard. Streaming for non-professional audience will be at ZAIKO.