Yesterday’s glory is today’s dream
AOI is a superb refutation for those who still think that noh theatre has remained ossified in a centuries-old tradition that cannot be touched without altering it. This 'Nohpera', on a libretto by Zeami (14th century), falling within the post-punk modernity of the heta-uma movement, is a hybrid object that resonates with issues that are still topical: love, the competition between heart and reason, rivalry, jealousy, humiliation, vengeance and the despair of disenchanted youth. Between traditional noh, dance and contemporary music, composer Noriko Baba (1972) and choreographer Mié Coquempot (1971) have reinvented this masterpiece in which all the art, subtlety and intelligence of Ryoko Aoki appear in dazzling fashion.
Duration / 1 h 00
Production 2e2m / Coproduction Le Manège de Reims - Scène Nationale, K622 / With the support of FCL, Fonds de création lyrique et de la SPEDIDAM / Residence at L’Avant- Scène Cognac, Scène conventionnée danse and creative residence at la Comédie de Reims, Centre dramatique national and at Manège de Reims, in conjunction with Opéra de Reims / Thanks to CND, Pantin for provision of studios.
stage direction & choreography 
conductor
Yoshikazu Yamagata
Ryoko Aoki's costume
Ryoko Aoki nô performer
Linda Edsjö, Cyril Hernandez performers
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Akiko Takebayashi other costumes
Jérôme Andrieu direction assistant & video creation
Sylvie Garot light design
Christophe Poux stage management
Friday 25 november 2016 / Reims / 20 h 30
Wednesday 30 november 2016 / Orléans / 20 h 30
Festival Ensemble(s) • opening night
Bagnolet
Festival Ensemble(s) • Trajectoire(s)
Bagnolet
COUR & JARDIN • Trio 2E
Champigny-sur-Marne
Legal notes ©2e2m 2014