KOHEI NAWA

We are pleased to announce the Japan and Asia premiere tour of “Planet [wanderer],” a performance work by choreographer/dancer Damien Jalet and sculptor Kohei Nawa. The performances will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre and ROHM Theatre Kyoto in November 2025.

“Planet [wanderer]” is part of a trilogy of collaborations that began with “VESSEL” (2016). While “VESSEL” drew on the underworld (Yomi no Kuni) from Japan’s oldest chronicle, Kojiki, and the subsequent film Mist evoked the heavenly realm (Takamagahara), “Planet [wanderer]” focuses on the third world, Ashihara no Nakatsukuni—the earthly realm where we live.

In this work, human beings sway like reeds, caught between strength and fragility, harmony and survival, destruction and evolution. “Wanderer”, part of the title, echoes the original Greek meaning of “planet”—“a wandering body.” At the threshold between life and death, the piece explores the inseparable relationship between the human body, cosmos elements, and the force of gravity, presenting a unique vision born of collaboration between a Japanese sculptor and a European choreographer.

*VESSEL: Nominated for Best New Dance Production at the 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards.

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◼︎ Tokyo
Date&Time: November 1 (Sat), 2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 (Doors open at 14:30)
November 2 (Sun), 2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 (Doors open at 14:30)
November 3 (Mon), 2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 (Doors open at 14:30) *Audio guide available for blind and visually impaired audience members
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Playhouse)
1‑8‑1 Nishi‑Ikebukuro, Toshima‑ku, Tokyo 171‑0021, Japan
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◼︎ Kyoto
Date&Time: November 8 (Sat), 2025 | 19:00 - 20:00 (Doors open at 18:30)
November 9 (Sun), 2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 (Doors open at 14:30) *Childcare service available
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto - South Hall
13 Okazakisaishoji‑cho, Sakyo‑ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto 606‑8342, Japan
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Concept and Choreography: Damien Jalet
Concept and Stage Design: Kohei Nawa

Music: Tim Hecker
Lighting: Yukiko Yoshimoto
Costumes: Sruli Recht
Sound Design Collaboration: Xavier Jacquot
Assistant to the Choreography: Alexandra Hoàng Gilbert
Outside Eye: Catalina Navarrete Hernández
Stage director: Masaya Natsume

Cast: Shawn Ahern, Karima El Amrani, Aimilios Arapoglou, Francesco Ferrari, Vinson Fraley, Christina Guieb, Astrid Sweeney, Ema Yuasa

photo: ©Rahi Rezvani

 

Planet [wanderer]