Waiting/REX

Pulitzer prize-winning dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman described Ishida’s work as “deeply poignant” and “remarkable”. “waiting / REX” is a daring world premiere double bill by critically acclaimed ISHIDA, bringing into visceral dialogue the works of Samuel Beckett and Sophocles. Reimagining “Waiting for Godot” and “Oedipus Tyrannus” through a striking physical lens, these classics become charged, embodied experiences. “waiting” suspends you in cycles of repetition, humor, and longing, while “REX” unfolds a haunting, surreal search for identity, power, and truth. Together, they form an emotionally charged diptych—a rare and transformative encounter of lessons in blindness shaped through meticulous physicality.