Surrealism and Kabuki
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Surrealism and Kabuki WHY My thesis try to explore how can we preserve the cultural heritage by using new means of architectural devices. Under globalization, cultural invasion has caused the traditional Japanese Opera (Kabuki) being ignored inside the Japanese society. The kabuki is a UNESCO listed intangible cultural heritage. The traditional Kabuki, which is a singing and dancing performance that is originated in Edo period, has been vanishing in the contemporary society of Tokyo.
In 2010, a traditional kabuki theatre in Ginza, Kabukiza, has been torn down and replaced by a high rise office tower.
Under Japanese social norms and culture, people’s behavior is routine, restrictive and rational.
The rational and boring architecture has lost its criticality. There is an urgent call for architecture to retrieve its role as a criticism or reflection to the society to prompt the people to rethink about their culture, traditions and city.
WHAT With economic reasons under the rapid city development, there is no space for such an enormous theatre to exist. Also, understanding from the society and cultural point of view, the form of existence of this culture fails to interest the new and younger generations. My thesis want to explore how to use a new architectural device to preserve the culture, with an innovative method that can arouse the interest of the people.
HOW Originated in NY, flash mob is also an interesting trend in Japan now. The success of flash mop is on how it juxtaposes two unexpected programs at different places to surprises the passer-by. To bring this phenomenon into art and architectural level, it shares similar qualities with the ideology of surrealism. By surrealism, Piranesi juxtaposes the imaginary-endless stairs and the realities –roman ruins together to express his anxiety to life.
For my design, I will propose to juxtapose the two unrelated programs, Pop-up Kabuki devices are proposed at extraordinary places to create surreal scenarios to prompt the rethinking of people about their lost culture.
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