Possibilities of Japanese Dance vol.6 "Ryukyu Eiyuden"
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- Name of the organization or individual
- Kabushiki-Kaisha Daiichi
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2024 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
Nihon buyo x Ryukyu buyo. This is a magnificent picture scroll of Ryukyu history that uses the techniques of classical Japanese dance and works with masters of Ryukyu dance. The performance titled “The Possibility of Japanese Dance, ” for which the Japanese dancer Rankan Fujima serves as artistic director, has been discovering the potential of Japanese dance through collaborations with various genres such as film, piano, and ballet since its first vol. 1 performance in 2018. This sixth performance is a collaboration between Japanese and Ryukyu dances. The epic history of Ryukyu is dramatized with unique interpretations. He created and premiered a new Japanese dance work. Writer, director, and choreographer: Ran'ki FUJIMA Choreographer: Fusako SHIDA, Maki SHIDA Composition and tuning: Katsushiro KINEYA Tuning: Shinjuro KATATA Lighting: Hisashi ADACHI Art: Renta KOCHI Video: Yuto TATEISHI Performance: Senzo NISHIKAWA, Juraku HANAYAGI, Motoi HANAYAGI, Ran'ki FUJIMA, Tomogoro YAMAMURA, Maki SHIDA, Fusako SHIDA Performance: Katsushiro KINEYA Shachu, Eihachiro KINEYA Shachu, Shinjuro KATATA Shachu, Toshihiro NAKAGAWA, Toshiyu OKAZAKI
- Period of Activity / Project
- Performance: Friday, November 22, 2024 to 23rd (Sat)
Distribution: Monday, December 30, 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2025 - Venues
- Asakusa Public Hall (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 Daiji Co., Ltd. 】
Daiji Co., Ltd., led by Japanese dancer Ranko Fujima, was established in 2014. They are working to preserve, manage, research, and study classical Japanese dance works handed down from Ran Huang's great-grandmother, Kanpachi Fujima, train people to pass on "local arts," and make Japanese dance widely known to society through public performances.