fly into a fire
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Hikaru Ishii
- subsidy category
- Startup Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 4 (2022) 3rd Startup Grant
Business Overview
beautiful sights, sensations, phenomena, spaces, and times that arise between those facing fire. Contrary to the uniform action of looking at the same fire, the fantasies are uneven, and there is a great wealth of beauty, from momentary to continuous. Under the theme of immersion in fire, five musicians playing traditional Japanese musical instruments, led by expressive artist Ishii Hikaru, create new stage expressions. Performers: Hikaru ISHII (taiko drum, dance) Daisei Otoma (taiko drum) Masaya KOIKE (taiko drum, flute) Yuri SAKAMOTO (taiko drum, flute) Moe Mime (taiko drum)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, January 7, 2023
- Venues
- Ota Bunka no Mori (Ota Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Ishii Hikaru]
Born and raised in a family where all members of the family engage in expressive activities based on dance, she herself started modern dance, creative dance, hula dance, Eisa from a young age. As a member of the creative dance group “Kirakira Hikaru Art's Japan ” presided by Kazumi Ishii, she has performed in Tohoku and Kyushu, and has participated in such events as the Indonesia Borobudur International Art Festival, the 18 International Folklore Festival in Brandenburg, Germany, the Uzbekistan International Bakshi Festival, and the Czech Republic Cervenikostelets International Folklore Festival.
He started playing the Japanese drum at the age of 16 and completed the Kodo Cultural Foundation Training Institute. At present, he is searching for a harmonious expression between Japanese drums and dance. In addition, through wadaiko (Japanese drum) workshops, Japanese folk performing arts, lectures, and other activities, the group will try to think together with modern Japanese about "what Japan is," aiming to reinvent Japan as a whole.