"Road Body Festival H!" rookie H Sokerissa! Tokyo Street Dance Tour

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Aoki Kaku, a voluntary organization

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2020 3 (2021) Social Support through Arts and Culture (Phase 2)

Ueno Park Performance Photo: Chihiro Okamoto

Shibuya Inaribashi Performance Photo: Chihiro Okamoto

Higashi Ikebukuro Central Park Performance Photo: Chihiro Okamoto

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Business Overview

"H" stands for human, hope, homeless, and hurt. It was planned with the hope that it would be an opportunity for people living in poverty and suffering, who are increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to regain their mental and physical richness and hope. In Tokyo, the rookie H Sokerissa will be held at three outdoor venues in Ueno, Shibuya and Ikebukuro. Performing the new dance performance "Hinihilism/Make friends with these stupid people the next time you meet them..." Each venue had a different presentation in accordance with the characteristics of the environment and the intended audience. In the Ueno performance, they screened the documentary film Dancing Homeless, in which they starred, and had talks by the members at the same time. In the Higashi-Ikebukuro performance, they performed together with the artist Hisashi Nishihara. They also focused on recording their activities, and at the debriefing held in June 2023 after all the performances, they screened the tour footage, gave a talk looking back, exhibited the stage art and photos used to record their activities, and distributed tour booklets.

implementation period

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - Thursday, June 1, 2023

Place of implementation

Ueno Onshi Park Takenodai Hiroba (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
Inaribashi Hiroba in front of Shibuya Stream (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
Higashi Ikebukuro Central Park (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)
Morishita Studio (Koto Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

【 Voluntary organization Aoki Kaku 】
Dancer and choreographer Hiroki Aoki wanted to provide society with dances by people living on the street from the viewpoint of "Do street dwellers, faced with daily life, have a sense of body that is lacking in those who live in convenient and privileged environments?," and established in 2005. Focused on planning and producing for the dance group <Rookie H Sokerissa!>, they hold performances and workshops. His creative methods that affirm and make use of each individual's body are highly regarded both in Japan and abroad.