AOI

Yesterday’s glory is today’s dream

AOI is a superb refutation for those who still think that noh theatre has remained ossified in a centuries-old tradition that cannot be touched without altering it. This 'Nohpera', on a libretto by Zeami (14th century), falling within the post-punk modernity of the heta-uma movement, is a hybrid object that resonates with issues that are still topical: love, the competition between heart and reason, rivalry, jealousy, humiliation, vengeance and the despair of disenchanted youth. Between traditional noh, dance and contemporary music, composer Noriko Baba (1972) and choreographer Mié Coquempot (1971) have reinvented this masterpiece in which all the art, subtlety and intelligence of Ryoko Aoki appear in dazzling fashion. 

Duration / 1 h 00