Imeka (1997)
1997. Imeka
“Objective self-observation in tracking myself through a labyrinth of different characters
The intention was to allow me to become more independent in Europe, to identify my mirrored image and to strengthen my individuality. The title was my name “akemi” read from right to left. I dedicated this work to my deceased father.
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ℜ Credits
Concept, Idea, Choreography, Dance: Akemi Takeya
Direction: Tschangoe
Light & Stage Design: Gerwich Rozmyslowski
Sound Design: Rupert Huber
Costumes: Eberhard von Knobloch
Photography: Julia Zdarsky
Graphic Design: Natascha Bishofsky
Production: Tschangoe
Supported by: The City of Vienna, Cultural Bureau, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts & Culture
Duration: 50min
Premiere: 1997, dietheater Künstlerhaus Vienna (Austria)
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