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      .JAPANESE PERFORMANCE ARTISTS  
      FRIDAY 7 MAY
CATALYST ARTS 8.30PM & 9.30PM
 
   
   
Osamu Kuroda (Japan) will make a performance entitled Chinpunkanpun (I can not understand anything) at 8.30. Born in 1931, Osamu became involved in the avant-garde after the 2nd World War. At the bottom of Japan’s social ladder, in 1988 he was found by Donchan, a Butohist and Mr. Kogawa Tetsuo, a media critic. He follows the Butoh idea of making performances and as a way to live in the present.

At 9.30 Seiji Shimoda will make a performance entitled Action Poetry. Born in 1953 in Nagano, Seiji is the most active performance artist in Japan who performs his work at Festivals, theatres and Museums throughout the world. For his performance in Belfast, Seiji will use everyday objects in a poetic way to open up resonances that lie deep within us.