Butoh piece// Die Legenden von Tono
Schedule
Sat Dec 13 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Studio2 & Media Library for Dance and Theatre | Berlin, BE
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//4RUDE 20th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT Programme III//The realm of yōkai—supernatural beings from Japanese folklore—intersects with the human world.
This piece was created in Japan in 2012. Our master, Yukio Waguri, worked with us to create the choreography, and later, 4RUDE refined the details for the Butoh piece to be performed on stage.
It premiered in 2014 at Acker Stadt Palast in Berlin. Subsequently, it was performed four times in Berlin and Paris.
This revival marks its return after nine years.
13 December 19:00
Butoh: Maco, Hikaru Inagawa
Researcher: Julia Kühn
Choreography: Yukio Waguri, 4RUDE
Direction, light & sound design: Hikaru Inagawa
Costume: Maco
Music: Masaru Soga and others
Production assistant: Adina Mohr, Rareș Grozea
Production: 4RUDE
Reservation required: [email protected]
Spots are limited! Please reserve your spot.
Pay at the door; advance payment options are available.
at Kunstquatier Bethanien Studio 2 des ITI
Mariannenplatz 2 10997 Berlin
Further info
https://4rude.com/index.php/20-years/p3
20th anniversary full program Info
https://4rude.com/index.php/20-years
Trailer Video
4RUDE is looking for an ideal form of expression and invents a spectacle without words. From elements of the theater and the butoh arise individual pieces of bodily movements that spring from innermost experiences. They have been developing this way of working and their vision for years, looking for a way into the deep, creating a unique stage language. The home base of the company is Berlin. Founded in Tokyo in 2005, 4RUDE celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025.
Hikaru Inagawa (JP/DE) // 4RUDE
Director, choreographer, and Butoh artist. Artistic director of 4RUDE.
Born in 1974, in Japan. Studied philosophy at Sophia University. From 1998 to 2004, he was a member of the Ku Na'uka Theater Company. With this group he performed all over Japan and worldwide. Under Satoshi Miyagi, he studied the traditional Japanese art of acting based on the Suzuki method. In 2005, he cofounded 4RUDE. Since 2011, he has studied Butoh under Yukio Waguri and worked together. Since 2013, he lives in Berlin.
MACO (JP/DE) // 4RUDE
Choreographer and Butoh artist. Artistic director of 4RUDE.
She began her artistic career in the 1980s. In the 1990s, she received Butoh lessons from Kazuo Ohno and performed as a solo artist in Tokyo. From 1999 to 2006 she is a member of the Ku Na'uka Theatre Company and plays main roles. Since 2005, she studied Butoh under Yukio Waguri. In 2005, she founded the Theatre-Butoh Company 4RUDE together with Hikaru Inagawa. Maco choreographs all productions of 4RUDE and participates in all stages of production.
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