Yumei "Musume"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Yumei LLC
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
Yumei "Musume" Written and directed by Ryo Ikeda "Musume" is a story based on real experiences. It describes the family relationships of three generations, including children, parents, and grandparents, and the circumstances surrounding the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras. The married woman who appears in this work has been a user of the in a large anonymous bulletin board since the early days of the Internet. The background to this is the influence of the spread of PCs (Mainly for Windows and Macintosh), which made it possible for individuals to send their own words to the world. The work relates the myths of Euno, the goddess who protects married life in Roman mythology, and Haler, the goddess who governs motherhood in Greek mythology, with personal experiences in Japan, and the story of the ending of the motherhood myth from the post-war period to the 1990s, when the Internet became widespread in households, to the present day. Performers: Ryo Iwase, Masahiro Oishi, Konomi Otake, Mitsuki Kimura, Yurako Takano, Yuki Tanaka, Ryota Nakamura, Tomu Miyazaki, Fumi Moritani, Shiho Yamanaka Stage Art/Costume: Takai Yamamoto Lighting: Miki Nakanishi Sound: Hajime Suzuki Video: Eika Niibo Animation/Advertisement Art: Ryoko Assistant Director: Kazu Ikeuchi Stage Director: Yuki Takei Costume Supervisor: Sakura Fujibayashi Assistant Sound: Natsumi Wakabayashi Video Operations: Rika Tanaka Director: Akira Kajiwara DTP Operator: Koi Okada Ticket: Sakuri Adachi Kaori Goto Assistant Production: Yuri Uemura Production: Kana Ito
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - Wednesday, December 29
- Venues
- The Suzunari (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) * Information such as the outline of the project is provided by organizations and individuals that provide subsidies.
Profile
[Yumei]
Established in 2015 as an organization that produces stage works, art and video.
Starting from his own experiences and the voices of people around him asking him to "talk about himself," he describes the environment and possibilities that change vividly and in various ways, and then "presents" how reality has changed through his expression.
Through continuous expression and presentation, she repeatedly resonates with others and reacts, aiming to find new perspectives and changes in reality.
The origin of yumei is' evening and light, '' yumei, 'which refers to the period from darkening to lightening in life, and' yuryo, 'which refers to what happens after death.
From the name, which is often thought of as "YOU'RE “YUMEI ” BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS?," it explores the discovery that other intentions may exist.
He is active in art production, appearance, and video direction for NHK E TV, TOKYO MX, etc.
He is also active in TV animation scripts, external stage appearances, directing, and art.
[Ryo Ikeda]
Born in Saitama in 1992. He was a playwright, director and artist.
Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Representative of Yumei, an organization that produces stage, art and images. Affiliated with PTA Inc.
His stage work "TV Bros. Stage of the Year 2019," based on his actual experience, was selected as one of the best theatrical performances of 2019 by Teatro, and was reperformed at the Tokyo Art Theater in 2021.
In recent years, he has written scripts for many live-action, animation, and video works, including the drama part script for NHK E-TV's "Tensai Terebikun," the TV anime "Uma Musume," and the music video script for Zukaradel's "Noel." He also writes columns for "QJWeb" and "paperC."