My Castle: Autism Dance Theater

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Name of the organization or individual

HOLIDAYS

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

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

Photo by Hiroyasu Ohora

Photo by Hiroyasu Ohora

Photo by Hiroyasu Ohora

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Business Overview

"My Castle: Dance Theater with the Theme of Autism," directed and choreographed by Jean SASPORTAS, who was invited from Germany, featured five dancers from Japan: Eri FUKABORI, Chikako Minafuji, Sofia Otto, Faris Saleh, and SASPORTAS, and four Japanese musicians: Naoki KITA (music director), Kazuhiro TANABE, McQueen Tokita Miyama, and Tokuko KUMASAKAJI. In addition to promoting awareness of autism, the film promotes a social understanding of disability in the same way as other people's disabilities and difficulties. In addition, Associate Professor of the University of Tokyo Shinichiro Kumagai, a leading researcher on autism, and Susportus took the stage at the crosstalk and talked about how they would gain the power to understand autism from different perspectives and communicate it to society. In addition, dancers with Down syndrome, including Yahagi Ryutaro and Susportus, performed. The entire tour was designed to promote understanding of not only autism but also various disabilities.

implementation period

Sunday, August 21, 2022, 29th (Mon), 30th (Tue) Sunday, September 4, 6th (Tue), 11th (Sun)

Place of implementation

Theater X (Sumida Ward, Tokyo) Izuruba (Ota Ward, Tokyo) ENEOS Hall, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo (Meguro Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

【HOLIDAYS】
A performance group started in 2011 with Eri Fukahori as the lead. While seeking new frontiers of stage expression through the interweaving of theater and contemporary dance, he develops humorous works that value the humor that exudes from human beings. His representative works include "Double Invitation- or the feast of the uninvited -," "Gorsh," "Chabudai," and "BLANK". In 2022, he planned and produced the "Beyond the sea 2022" festival, which aimed at cultural exchange between German and Japanese artists.