Stone Circle
International Premiere – Shibuya BEAM Theater
Tokyo, Japan
June 3, 1995 – 3:30 and 6:30 pm

Maida Withers – dance artist, USA

(1995) June 3  –  Stone Circle. 16:00 pm and 19:00 pm…Premiere, Beam Theatre, Toyko, Japan.  Evening-length multimedia collaboration:  Maida Withers, choreographer and performer (America); Marilia, extreme vocals (USA, Brazil, Japan); Stephen Lockwood, keyboard (American);  Francois Perez, design elements (Australia, France); Gozo Yoshimasu, epoch poet (Japan);  Note: Marilia’s songs, often, feature Yoshimasu’s poetry (America, Brazil, Japan); Ota Jun, Maida Withers costume (Japan);  Shibuya, male dancer (Japan) ? other dancer name check it out.

Program
Overture
Prologue
Stone Circle
Yuki / Yuki
Stone Circle II

Stone Circle – extreme” in style, image, physical demands:
Maida Withers – dances with primal, shamanic power.
Marilia – extreme vocals, in style and content.
Gozo Yoshimasu –  ancient and futuristic poet
Stephan Lockwood – keyboard intensity, fierce and engaging.
. . . A brilliant assemblage!

Beam Theater / Tokyo, Japan

Photos – Maida Withers
Costume by Ota Jun, Japan (above)

Costume by Ota Jun, Tokyo, Japan (above)
Costumes by Ota Jun, Tokyo, Japan (below)

1995 Japan and Korea Tour Schedule (diverse works / diverse projects)
(1995) May 20 – Hokkaido, Japan: International Environment Conference – Maida Withers performs a solo (version of Ancient Lands / Ancient Peoples)

(1995) May 30 (? 31) – Yokohama, Japan:  Improvisation performance at Club S.T. Spot, Yokahama, Japan with Maida Withers, American dance artist, and Gozo Yoshimasu, Japanese, internationally recognized epoch poet – “live, spontaneous interactions.”  Yoshimasu’s poetry was featured in The Stone Ring and Stone Circle works.

(1995) June 3 – Tokyo, Japan:  Stone Circle premiere – Beam Theatre, Tokyo, Japan with International artists Maida Withers, choreographer/performer (America); Stephan Lockwood, keyboard (America); musician/composer, Gozo Yoshimasu, poet, author and performer (Japan); Marilia, singer/writer,  (America, Brazil, Japan); Francois, design artist (America, France); Shuichi Chino (Shibuya?), street dancer (Japan) (check film credit).
Stone Circle Performance video:  https://vimeo.com/99330808

(1995)  June  (date TBD check credits on video)  Yokahama, Japan – Maida Withers informal documentary video of Kazuo Ohno, Japan historic international Butoh artist, teaching a workshop to international students in Ohno’s  Yokahama studio
Kazuo Ohno workshop video:  https://vimeo.com/104427897/
(01:53:23 End of video, Ohno shares photos with Maida Withers)

(1995) June 8 and 9 -Seoul, Korea

What the press is saying

Stone Circle .....artists express in their own medium the world inspired by the huge stones people in ancient times erected. Note in Tokyo newspaper....