SHI-SHI KEN: A Path of Soul Transcendence
June 13-30, 2019

Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre 
At Hollywood Fringe Festival
The SAMURAI kills with his sword for the first time. His values broke away when he faced to the reality at the field of death. 「What am I?」「Why do I take my sword for?」「What is 義-Gi」This play asks us 「What is the true meaning of our lives」 through his journey to become a real SAMURAI.
TICKET
May 1st

PERFORMANCES:
Friday June 21st @ 10pm
Sunday June 23rd @ 7pm
Saturday June 29th @ 5:30pm

​RUN TIME
45 minutes

VENUE
Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, 5636 Melrose Ave.Los Angeles, CA
Kaz Kobayashi (LEAD) ​has been working as an actor, performer, and martial arts instructor specialized in Japanese sword combat in Japan.  He has been developed his artistic career in Tokyo Japan, has been appearing major TV shows, Films, and Theatre. The credits include Time Scoop Hunter: Season 4.5.6.7 (NHK TV), Samurai X (Warner Bros.) , Time Scoop Hunter (P.I.C.S, Film), Ichigo Ichie, Mirai e tumugu (Tsumugi Japan​).  Ｈe has been learning large number of martial arts and acting method. Major credits includeＨis special skill is Japanese sword performance and Martial arts. He also has received several black belts in Martial arts. 
Ren Gyo Soh/ 連翹奏  is a multi-award winning New York-based theatre group led by a Japanese artist Yokko. It mainly produces her work with collaborators, such as writers, directors, choreographers, dancers, actors, designers, composers, musicians, and painters by using Butoh, Acting, Movement, Yoga, and Voice.  It regularly offer workshops nationally internationally. 

Ren Gyo Soh Work:
Full-Length: 
SHINKA (2016-2018) 
Butoh Medea (2014-)
Hide Your Fires:Butoh Lady Macbeth (2017-)
EN (2019)
​*EN is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Other short pieces: 
The Goddesses Project (2019), Shira Hime Ryu (2018), SHINKA-souls- (2017), A Green Bird (2015), SHINKA-evolution- (2015), The Name of Action (2015) Hoich -the earless- (2014), The Red Shoes (2014), 

​Awards:
Winner of Outstanding of Choreography (SHINKA, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity NYC 2018)
Winner of Outstanding Production of an experimental of a dance piece (SHINKA, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity NYC 2018)
Winner of Outstanding of Ensemble of an experimental or a dance piece (SHINKA, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity NYC 2018)
Winner of Best Actress (Butoh Medea, TVolution Hollywood Fringe Award 2018)
Winner of Best Physical Theatre (Hide Your Fires, United Solo NYC 2017) 
​Winner of Best Lighting Design (Derek Van Heel for Hide Your Fires, United Solo NYC 2017)
Winner of Best Costume Design (Deepshikha Chatterjee for Hide Your Fires, United Solo NYC 2017)
Winner of Best Sound Design (Ren Gyo Soh with Jorge Olivo for Hide Your Fires, United Solo NYC 2017) 
​Winner of Best Physical Theatre (Butoh Medea, United Solo NYC 2015)
Winner of Best Choreography (Butoh Medea, United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best One Woman Show (Butoh Medea, United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Lighting Design (Derek Van Heel for Butoh Medea, United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Costume Design (Deepshikha Chatterjee for Butoh Medea, United Solo NYC 2014)

Recipient of Special Award (Butoh Medea, Thespis Festival 2018, Kiel, Germany) 
Recipient of Green Award (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018 NYC)

Nominee for Best International Play (Butoh Medea, Hollywood Fringe 2018)
​Nominee for Best Dance and Physical Theatre (Butoh Medea, Hollywood Fringe 2018)
Nominee for Best Supporting Actress (Messenger in Antigone, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2016)
​Nominee for Asian Arts Award (Butoh Medea, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015)
​Nominee for Best International Play (BALDY, Hollywood Fringe 2013)
International Understanding Award (Blue Sky-If there is a will, there is a way- by JPAC, in 2008)  University of Oregon