MESs Concludes No Boundaries Series at Yale

MESs. Photo by SANADA

NO BOUNDARIES, a series of global performances presented by World Performance Project at Yale and Yale Repertory Theatre, concludes its 2009-10 season with MESs, by Yoko Higashino and Toshio Kajiwara, members of the Japanese multimedia performance group Baby-Q, at the Iseman Theatre, 1156 Chapel St., for three performances only on Thursday, March 25; Friday, March 26; and Saturday, March 27, at 8 pm.

Piercing lasers, flashing LEDs, and a pulsing techno beat illuminate choreographer and performer Higashino’s exploration of gender and transformation in a world of constant loss and confusion. Talk backs with Higashino and Kajiwara follow each performance. Additional related programs, all free and open to the public, also have been scheduled.

Tickets for MESs are $35 and are available online at yalerep.org, by phone (203) 432-1234 and in person at the Yale Rep Box Office, 1120 Chapel St., at York Street. $25 senior tickets are available for all performances. Yale faculty and staff tickets are $25. Discounts are also available for groups of ten or more.

Related programs, free and open to the public:

WORKSHOP
Tuesday, March 23 from 6 to 8 pm
Broadway Loft Studios, 294 Elm St., 3rd Floor Dance Studio.

Audiences are invited to engage in an interactive studio session with featured artist Yoko Higashino. Capacity is limited to 30 and spots will be available first-come, first-served.

BABY-Q AND THE BIO-POLITICS OF JAPANESE CHOREOGRAPHY IN THE WAKE OF BUTOH
Lecture by Reginald Jackson, Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Response by Paige McGinley, Assistant Professor in Theater Studies, Yale University
Wednesday, March 24 from 5:30 to 7 pm
Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St., Room 208
Baby-Q’s work will be discussed in relation to broader choreographic trends in Japanese dance since the advent of Butoh in the 1960s.

TALK BACKS
Q & A sessions with the artists will be held immediately following all performances.