Tehran-Iranian director and choreographer Kamiyal Salehpur will work with Dai Matsuoka, a Japanese Buto artist and member of the Sankai Juku group, on a joint project.
The performance produced by Mohammad Hossein Tutonechian will be performed later this year, according to the play’s media and promotional consultants.
Regarding the joint event, Salehpour said: “The main goal is to bridge different styles of choreography to create new forms of performance in the realm of movement and form, and to provide opportunities for mutual learning and growth.”
The presence and joint workshops of both designers will be held in 16 sessions to select the final performer for this project. The chosen performers are chosen to play a role in this artistic production.
The collaboration aims to convey the world a message of solidarity and cultural exchange between Iran and Japan, and represents the starting point for more artistic collaboration between the two countries.
Kamyar Salehpour’s career as a theatre and film director, choreographer, actor, performer, yoga instructor, and expert in eastern therapy and complementary medicine includes working with notable figures such as Bahman Farmera, Arvand Dashtaray, Iman Afsharian, Mahan Heidari, and Hamidreza Naeimi.
He also teaches institutions such as the 8mm Film School, the Karname Institute, the Mahan Institute, the Samandarian Academy, and the Simatilanders Academy. He took part in training courses in Poland, Germany, China, Lebanon, India, Tibet, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Bulgaria, and other places, and held various workshops in cities in Iran, Poland, Lebanon and Turkey.
Dai Matsuoka is a Tokyo-based Butoh master and choreographer. He holds degrees from Sofia University’s Kwasawa School of Design and Faculty of Culture. He has been a member of the famous Buto Dance theatre company Sankai Juku since 2005 and has travelled with the company to over 30 countries.
He also runs the organization’s Land FES in Tokyo, creating site-specific choreographic events and filming content online.
Photos: Kamyar Salehpour (L) and Dai Matsuoka
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