- Title: GAKA
- Instrumentation: hulusi & percussion
- Year: 2018
- Duration: 60′
- Number of players: 9
- Commissioner: Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation with financial support of Fonds Podiumkunsten
- Premiere: 5 June 2018, Oerol Festival, Friesland, NL
- First performer: Co. Un Yamada, Ema Yuasa & Tomoki Kanzaki
- Remarks: musical theatre
- Buy Score: Donemus Publishing
PROGRAM NOTE
GAKA is the Japanese word for ‘noble song’. GAKA is a ritual performance in which dance, music and set design, together with the location, contribute to an aesthetic experience. The performance speaks to the value of ritual in contemporary life: ritual is a pillar of civilisation and spiritual life, and GAKA pays homage to this given. GAKA is a theatrical prayer performed by 20 Japanese dancers who dance, sing and play instruments. GAKA is an exploration of the borderland where performance and nature are actively connected and separated.