In KABUKI theater, the KUROKO are “characters” dressed entirely in black and without faces who essentially have the roles of assistants or puppeteers.
We have several “selves” in our daily lives. I use many faces in my life. I select one of these faces depending on the occasion, a bit like in a game of cards. But the “me” in relation to the world is only a small part of who I am. The attitudes and feelings I express to others hide many layers of feelings and thoughts. I don’t think I fully grasp and understand the great variety of characters that inhabit me. Some of these may be hidden by fear or deliberately ignored. The more I try to get to the bottom of myself, the less sure I am of my own form. I am not a fixed character, but a collection of many characters.
I believe that I have, like everyone else, KUROKO inside me. They are “there without being there”. In Japanese < kuroko ni tessuru > means “to work for someone, arrange their affairs, solve their problems, without anyone knowing, always staying behind.” It’s an attitude that expects no reward. Normally KUROKO is not the center of the story. He is in the service of another. In this room, my hidden efforts and fears to be here are revealed by the appearance of KUROKO. I would like to show how violent we are with ourselves, how hard we work to be here, how KUROKO never gave up on me. It will be a solo but with several presents from KUROKO.
Distribution
Choreography, performance: Ikue Nakagawa
Light: Ryoya Fudetani
Lighting management Matthieu Vergez
Scenography: Camille Panza and Léonard Cornevin
Musical composition, DJ: Patrick Belmont
Artistic advice: Lorenzo De Angelis, Taka Shamoto et Salomé Genès
Delegated production : La Balsamine
Executive production and diffusion : Météores
Administration, production : Charlotte Giteau
Tour management, production : Anaïs Guilleminot
Coproductions : Charleroi Danse, Bruxelles ; Cndc Angers ; La Balsamine, Bruxelles ; Atelier de Paris / CDCN ; La Place de la danse CDCN Toulouse Occitanie ; La coop asbl and Shelter Prod
With the support of : Montpellier Danse ; Grand Studio ; Materiais Diversos ; AD Lib’s Residencies ; Le BAMP ; La Bellone ; Centre Wallonie Bruxelles Paris ; taxshelter.be, ING and Tax Shelter from the Belgium federal government
With the support of Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, Wallonie-Bruxelles International and Wallonie-Bruxelles Théâtre Danse
Tour
March 14 & 15, 2025: Conversations Festival /CNDC Angers: French premieres
April 09 & 10, 2025: Charleroi Danse, Brussels: Belgian premieres
June 17, 2025 : June Events Festival / Atelier de Paris CDCN
March 19 and 20, 2026: Balsamine Theater, Brussels
March 24 or 25, 2026: Le Vivat SCIN Art et Création d'Armentières in partnership with Le Gymnase, CDCN in the frame of Festival Le Grand Bain 2026
