Video "YELLOW"

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Misato Shimizu

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year individual

The 2nd Startup Subsidy in FY 2021

YELLOW (2022) Photo by Masaaki Kimura

YELLOW (2022) Photo by Masaaki Kimura

YELLOW (2022) Photo by Masaaki Kimura

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Business Overview

A visual work created by Kono Sayoko (music/piano) and Shimizu Misato (choreography/contemporary dance) with the color "yellow" as their theme. This is an experimental trial in which a composer and a choreographer approach a single theme simultaneously and create works on an equal basis. Yellow is a lively and warm color associated with the sun, stars, rapeseed and sunflowers. On the other hand, it is also a color that evokes danger from railroad crossings, traffic lights, and signs. In Japan, there is an issue of hatred of Asians, and in the film industry, the "yellow filter," in which yellow colors are applied to depictions of conflict and poverty, has become a problem in recent years. In this film, the multifaceted nature of "yellow" is cut out using original piano music and contemporary dance, and a completely new "yellow" is proposed through location shooting and visual production that pursued the yellow landscape over a year.

implementation period

Monday, January 10, 2022 - Sunday, April 10

Place of implementation

online publication

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Profile

[Misato Shimizu]
Born in Tokyo. Freelance contemporary dance artist. She studied classical ballet at the age of 3 and contemporary dance at the age of 15. After graduating from the Dance Pedagogy Course, Faculty of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University, she completed a master's degree at the same graduate school. He studied at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in the UK as a member of the seventh class of the Public-Private Collaboration Scholarship "TOBITATE STUDYING JAPAN!," completed the MA Dance and Creative Enterprise Department at the top of his class, and obtained a master's degree. Since he began choreographing at the age of 16, he has presented his works in Japan and abroad. In 2019, her solo work "The Fly" was invited to a dance festival in England. He also appeared as a dancer in the works of Ryohei KONDO, Motoko HIRAYAMA and Fernanda Prata. In recent years, in addition to dance performances at theaters, he has expanded his activities to include presentations at old folk houses and galleries, video production, and collaborative projects with artists of other genres.