Shinichi Momo Iova-Koga (CA)  
San Francisco International Arts Festival Partnership
April 18 - May 16, 2010




Work in Development: Crazy Cloud

Collaborators:  Ko Murobushi [choreographer], Sherwood Chen and Dana Iova-Koga [performers], Kyoko Yoshida [dramaturge] and Shahzad Ismaily [musician]   

This work is inspired by the life of 15th Century Buddhist monk and poet, Ikkyu Sojun, whose nickname is Crazy Cloud. Iova-Koga and Murobushi come together to study the interpretations of the life and teachings of Sojun, one of the most significant and eccentric figures in Zen Buddhism. Drawing from these perspectives as source material, the artists will ‘create’ the Ikkyu that speaks to contemporary audiences by engaging in meaningful, multilingual, multicultural conversations using Ikkyu’s words and lessons.