{"id":3895,"date":"2015-11-24T16:29:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T07:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2015-11-24T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T07:29:38","slug":"opening-performance-of-new-production-chaos-by-nobuyuki-nishimura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20151124_3895.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Opening Performance of New Production &#8216;Chaos'&#8221; by Nobuyuki Nishimura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20151124_3895.html\" layout=\"button_count\" action=\"recommend\" width=\"100\" share=\"false\" show_faces=\"false\" ><\/fb:like><\/div>        <div class=\"wsbl_twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20151124_3895.html\" data-text=\"&#8220;Opening Performance of New Production &#8216;Chaos'&#8221; by Nobuyuki Nishimura\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Performance of New Production &#8220;Chaos&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/chaos_1015-p-ss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8645\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/chaos_1015-p-ss-680x452.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Takashi Okamoto\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After four years of ideas and creation, at long last we held the premiere of &#8220;Chaos.&#8221; The first\u00a0performance here on Sado Island, where Kodo is based, precedes a nationwide tour with this new work. On Sado, there are many people who have watched Kodo for decades since the very beginning, so when we present new programmes here we are nervous to see if they will be accepting of our latest work.\u00a0We set up in the\u00a0theater, add lighting to the new production, and welcome its first audience. I have come to\u00a0realize that as the performance begins, I find myself thinking about the next production as I watch it. I wonder how far we can broaden the scope of the Kodo group. When I think about the possibilities, I get excited and know I will lose sleep for days with that on my mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/chaos_2567-p-ss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8646\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/chaos_2567-p-ss-680x452.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Takashi Okamoto\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20151123oet_en.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/246b04eefa729b35047e4e12d6a2f18c-340x385.jpg\" alt=\"ILL-OET\u6df7\u6c8c-A4-150526\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25b6<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20151123oet_en.html\">About \u201cKodo One Earth Tour: Chaos\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25b6<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/oet\/index_en.html#schedule20a\">\u201cChaos\u201d Tour Schedule (Nov.\u2013Dec. 2015)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25b6<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/tag\/chaos\" target=\"_blank\">Kodo Blog | Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening Performance of New Production &#8220;Chaos&#8221; &nbsp; After four years of ideas and creation, at long last we held the premiere of &#8220;Chaos.&#8221; The first\u00a0performance here on Sado Island, where Kodo is based, precedes a nationwide tour with this new work. On Sado, there are many people who have watched Kodo for decades since the very beginning, so when we present new programmes here we are nervous to see if they will be accepting of our latest work.\u00a0We set up in the\u00a0theater, add lighting to the new production, and welcome its first audience. 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