Kaguyahime is one of japans oldest fairy tales the story of the moon princess who descends to earth and is cared for by the family of an old bamboo cutter her luminous beauty is meant to spread peace and happiness but instead the rivalry her heavenly presence provokes results in war jiri kylian one of europes most highly acclaimed choreographers has created a highly charged fusion of dance music and theatrical images the music composed by maki ishii fuses western and eastern sound elemen