The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1994) was a production by Min Tanaka produced by Black Box Theatre and Looc. The Dance of Life was shown during the cultural program of the Lillehammer Olympics, and was later performed at the Ultima festival and Tokyo International Performing Arts Festival in 1997.
Information
(Objekt ID 25590)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 17, 1994 |
| Produced by | Black Box Teater, |
| Audience | All, Adults |
| Keywords | Butoh, Dance |
| Running period | February 17, 1994 — October 26, 1997 |
| Last changed | 16.01.2026 |
| Create date | 27.04.2012 |
Requirements to venue
| Last changed | 16.01.2026 |
| Create date | 27.04.2012 |
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Source:
E-mail from Monica Emilie Herstad, 9.12.2011
Contributors (30)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Min Tanaka | – Concept/Idea |
| Min Tanaka | – Direction |
| Min Tanaka | – Choreography |
| Min Tanaka | – Stage design |
| Min Tanaka | – Costume |
| Minour Noguchi | – Musical arrangement |
| Jean Vincent Kerebel (from October 4, 1997) | – Lighting design |
| Henning Winger (from February 17, 1994 to 1994) | – Lighting design |
| Lise Eger | – Performer |
| Anne-Sophie Erichsen | – Performer |
| Henning Farner | – Performer |
| Karen Foss | – Performer |
| Anne Gjems | – Performer |
| Monica Emilie Herstad | – Performer |
| Fredrik Hossmann (from February 17, 1994 to 1997) | – Performer |
| Siri Ingul (from October 4, 1997) | – Performer |
| Anne Hedevig Ly | – Performer |
| Runa Rebne | – Performer |
| Hilde Rustad | – Performer |
| Marja Skogland (from February 17, 1994 to 1997) | – Performer |
| Martin Slaatto | – Performer |
| Anne Stray (from February 17, 1994 to 1994) | – Performer |
| Yasunari Tamai (from October 4, 1997) | – Performer |
| Min Tanaka | – Performer |
| Niels Peter Underland | – Performer |
| Monica Emilie Herstad | – Casting/Casting Director (rådgiver) |
| Marit Anna Evanger | – Photo |
| Inger Buresund | – Production manager |
| Saskia Wieringa (from October 4, 1997) | – Production manager |
| Monica Emilie Herstad | – Choreogreographic Assistant |
Performance dates
Festivals (2)
| Tokyo International Performing Arts Festival | October 19, 1997 |
| Ultima | October 4, 1997 |
Press coverage
Gilles Kennedy, 1997, Tokyo Times:
"A new star in the Zodiak is born (...) She [Monica Herstad] comprehends Butoh and presents the movement as an end in itself."