OM - 2
...is a multi-style performance group formed around SHIGEO MAKABE circa 1980.
Uses many methods, recent style being incorporation of visual projection by video and computer graphics.
Known in Japan for its always avant-garde production, invuted to many festivals within the country.
Starts oversea performances since 1994.
Since then goes to Singapore Festival of Arts, Cairo Intl. Festival for Experimental Theatre, Sigma 31 of Bordeaux France, The Kitchen in New York USA, Journees Theatrales de Carthage in Tunisia, the Reithalle in Bern Switzerland.
This year in 2000 collaborates with the local performers in Chicago with the invitation of Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, well known for their productions of Robert Wilson and Mars Cunningham.

At the Operahouse performance in Cairo Intl. Festival for Experimental Theatre, received the " Best Performance Award".
In Bordeaux, additional performances were done by the formal request of the organizing committee.
In 2001, will perform at Theatro Fonte in Japan by invitation of Kanagawa Arts Foundation.

"Nocturnal Architecture" has been performed over 50 times worldwide, unseen figures for an experimental performance. Other works include "Convulsions of Mr K", using neurosis as its subject.

photos on these pages are used by the kind courtesy of our following friends;
Bernard D. Armstrong / Eishi Katsumoto (The Kitchen, NY)
Yasushi Yaginuma (Hosei Univ. Hall, Tokyo)
Motoaki Sumida (Hangar 5, Bordeaux)
Tsukasa Aoki (die pratze, Tokyo)

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