もつれる水滴 / tangled drop
Jörg Müller & Tabaimo
In July 2019, after getting to know each other's works and universes, the Japanese visual artist tabaimo and Jörg Müller decide to start a creation project about adult fears.
"It took several miracles to create this intercontinental work over the last 3 years. Working simultaneously while being 10,000 km apart was new experience for me! Part of the creative process consisted in finding solutions to deal with uncertainty persistence of the pandemic; but the difficulties have opened up new paths which have fueled our creative engines. Everything fell into place in a generous and unexpected way.
For me Juggling is simply working with objects or with what you make an object. I like to challenge myself with new approaches and Tabaimo's work has pushed me towards a fantasy animated world. We have created new objects and ways to animate them [..] For me, Tangled drop is a bit like a music album, in which each piece expresses different atmospheres and universes, it is an intimate and emotional journey... " Jörg Müller
by & with Jörg Müller and Tabaimo
Japanese premieres : april & may 2022
French premieres : november & december 2022
The team for touring
Conception : Jörg Müller et Tabaimo
Tabaimo, direction and visual art
Jörg Müller, direction and jugglin & manipulation
Chiharu Mamiya, dancer and direction assistant
Sophie Borthwick, dramaturgy
Kenji Osumi, voice and daxophone
Keisuke Tanaka, sound and video technician
Asako Miura, light design and technician
Nicolas Barraud, general technics manager in France
Yutaka Takei, stage technician, coordination and translations
Mathieu Délangle, set up for stage
The team for creation
Pedro Prazeres, outside eye
Emmanuelle Grobet & Superfactory, collaboration research on systems
Takashi Kawachi, general tech manager in Japan
Imoimo (IMO studio, LLC. / Tabaimo Theater Projects), coordination
Futoshi Miyai, French touring preparation
Koichiro Tagaki, production in Japan
Communication images and photos : Kazuto Kakurai/watsonstudio
Production : Compagnie Wasistdas & Tabaimo Theater Projects
Coproduction: General Incorporated Association HIWOOD; Institut français (programme Cirque export); Maison des Jonglages -scène conventionnée de La Courneuve, dans le cadre d’un résidence de territoire dans le Département de Seine-St-Denis; Tandem, scène nationale d'Arras-Douai; l'Avant scène -scène conventionnée de Cognac; Plateforme des pôles cirque de Normandie : La Brèche, pôle national cirque de Cherbourg.
Tangled Drop is supported in Japan by Culural Affairs Agency, and Government through Japanese Council for the Arts and Fondation franco-japonaise Sasakawa and Saison Foundation
Tangled Drop is supported in Franceby DRAC Occitanie, la Région Occitanie and Département du Gard
Additional supports and residencies : Château de Monthelon, atelier de Fabrique artistique ; l'Albarède Théâtre de Ganges; La Brèche, pôle national cirque de Cherbourg; Morishita studio –Tokyo; Maison des Jonglages -scène conventionnée de La Courneuve; Tandem, scène nationale d'Arras-Douai; l'Avant scène -scène conventionnée de Cognac ; Compagnie 1 Watt
by & with Tabaimo and Jörg Müller
and :
Chiharu Mamiya, performer
Kenji Osumi singer
Keisuke Tanaka, sound creation and sound tech
Asako Miura, light design and light tech
Nicolas Barreau, technical manafer for French tour
Yutaka Takei, technician, touring coordination and translation
Japanese premieres : May 2022
French premieres : December 2022
Production : Compagnie Wasistdas & Tabaimo Theater projects
Coproductions: Tokyo Metropolitan Theater; Institut français (programme Cirque export); Maison des Jonglages -scène conventionnée de La Courneuve, dans le cadre d’un résidence de territoire dans le Département de Seine-St-Denis; Tandem, scène nationale d'Arras-Douai; l'Avant scène -scène conventionnée de Cognac; Plateforme des pôles cirque de Normandie : La Brèche, pôle national cirque de Cherbourg.
Tangled Drop is supported in Japan by the Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan through the Japan Arts Council, Foundation Franco-Japonaise Sasakawa, and The Saison Foundation and in France by DRAC Occitanie, Région Occitanie and Département du Gard
Residencies and additional supports : l'Albarède –Théâtre de Ganges; La Brèche, pôle national cirque de Cherbourg; Morishita studio –Tokyo; Maison des Jonglages -scène conventionnée de La Courneuve; Tandem, scène nationale d'Arras-Douai; l'Avant scène -scène conventionnée de Cognac