TAKATANI Shiro
TAKATANI Shiro
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Born 1963.
Joined the artist group “Dumb Type” in 1984. Has been involved in the creation of performance and installation works utilizing various media, which have been shown in performances and exhibitions at theaters, museums and art centers around the world. Concurrently with his work with Dumb Type, since 1998 he has been operating also as a solo artist. Stage productions include ”La Chambre Claire” (premiered at Theater der Welt 2008, Germany), “CHROMA” (premiered in 2012 at Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga), and “ST/LL” (premiered in 2015 at Le Volcan – Scène Nationale du Havre, France). Has been involved in performances at the Festival de Marseille and at the National Theater and Concert Hall, National Theater (Taiwan); exhibitions at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], ZKM (Germany), Cité des sciences et de l’industrie Paris, and Sharjah Biennial (UAE); and collaborations with such artists as NAKAYA Fujiko, NOMURA Mansai and RAKU Kichizaemon XV. His latest performance “ST/LL” featuring music by SAKAMOTO Ryuichi is scheduled to be staged at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on February 24 and 25, 2018.
[2017]