introduction

TOYS (Take Off Your Skin) is part of the global multiplying project, KURONOZ.

KURONOZ are clones of Japanese dance artist, Yasuko Kurono, she has been replicating since 1999.

WELL developed TOYS as an elaboration of Yasuko’s long term social art work - incorporating large-scale choreography, intimate spectacle, hybrid media, subterfuge & participatory provocation.

Over 100 people in 6 cities took part in the live art on October 2nd 2009 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival - Australia: Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Darwin; Nagoya: Japan; Venice: Italy.

TOYS-KURONOZ is an ever-evolving multi-stage social art work.

 

gallery

Here we tell a story of the harmonious, discordant, posed and fluid patterns of the clones' movements through public and private spaces.

View more than 100 performers and many others infecting the streets of Melbourne, Newcastle, Darwin, Brisbane, Nagoya and Venice Biennale.

 

Select a series of filters - location, activity, mood and pod* - to see how each clone’s experience was unique, but connected.

*A pod is a group of 10 clones in the Melbourne performance.

 

Motion

Episode 2 is currently under refinement and will soon be online.

For now, please enjoy Episode 1 from the TOYS creative development.

 

credits

WELL are the Australian agents and artistic creators of Take Off Your Skin (TOYS).KURONOZ is a multiplying project originated by Japanese artist, Yasuko Kurono.

Artistic Director Dario Vacirca Co-director Christie Stott

Dramaturge Vanessa Pigrum Fringe Director Emily Sexton
Producers Kath Papas & Josh Wright
Associate Producer Bee Amuludun

Choreographic Consultant Kristy Ayre Lead Dancers Kristy Ayre, Nadine Dimetrievich, Luke George, Rob Mcredie, Ben Hancock, Tyler Hawkins, Alex Knox, Paula Lay, Caroline Meaden, Frankie Snowdon Composer Nick Roux

Artistic Counsel Yasuko Kurono, Matthew Gingold, El Pablo, Bill Buckley, Megg Minos, Renato Vacirca, Alex Ben Mayor

Creative Development Bee Amuludun, Derrick Amanatidis, Sara Black, Bill Buckley, Holly Durant, Matthew Gingold, Mike Hornblow, Alix Jackson, Bec Nissen, Eleanor Riley, Renato Vacirca

Key website photography Katie Harmsworth

Web development Jason Earles, Matt Gingold & Christie Stott

Produced by Melbourne Fringe, FULL TILT, and WELL.
Supported by Sidney Myer Fund.
Creative Development supported by City of Melbourne.

Thanks to all who participated in the project.