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Lotus

Lotus

Group piece presented during Part Three of the Second Kazuo Ohno Modern Dance Recital in October 1950. The programme reads 'The heart of a vibrantly growing lotus in the mud is touched by homeless children playing in the lake'.

Casting
Homeless children: Kazuo Ohno, Shinji Kobayashi, Kunihiko Fujii
Swan: Eiko Shimazu
Mizusumashi: Michie Kajigaya
Heart of the lotus: Shinji Kobayashi, Kunihiko Fujii
Reeds: Setsuko Endo, Hiroko Futagami, Ayako Taniguchi, Teruko Yamamoto, Rumi Maebashi, Setsuko Kobayashi, Mitsuko Shoji
Stumps, flowers: Kiyoko Ito, Shuko Iwano, Hisako Nozawa, Kazuko Abe, Naoko Nakayama, Masako Sato, Akeiko Ishizuka, Etsuko Ichikawa

Composition:
a. Parkside
b. Koshin no Yume
c. The Hat Left Behind

Basic Information

ID
WKS27
Title
Lotus
Genre
Modern Dance
Year Premiered
1950
Premiere Venue
Kyoritsu Kodo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Performers/ Production Staff at Premiere
Performer(s)
大野一雄 / Kazuo Ohno, 小林信次 / Shinji Kobayashi, 藤井邦彦 / Kunihiko Fujii, 島津榮子 / Eiko Shimazu, 梶谷道江 / Michie Kajigaya, 遠藤節子 / Setsuko Endo, 他 / others
Production copyright
大野一雄 / Kazuo Ohno

Venues Performed

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