Yamamura Wakajoki Mai no Kai
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Shizuki Yamamurawaka
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
FY31 (2019) 1st term Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
Kamigata mai and Shimai no kai. The festival was held with the theme of performing dances based on tradition and adding the thoughts and expressions of people living in the present day, and for modern audiences to enjoy. First, after a commentary by Tanshi MURAKAMI, the koto kumiuta "Hienkyoku" by Wakashoki YAMAMURA was performed. He performed koto kumiuta in the Edo period for the first time in this performance. The choreography was by Wakasaki YAMAMURA. The songs and koto were played by Yuji KIKUO. Next, a shimai, "Aoi no Ue," performed by Nohgakushi Bunzo OTSUKI, a Living National Treasure and Person of Cultural Merit. Finally, Seiki YAMAMURA performed jiuta "Aoi no ue." The song and shamisen are played by Yuji KIKUO. The contrast between koto and shamisen, between Chinese and Japanese, and between noh and kamigatamai was created.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, November 6, 2019
- Venues
- Tessenkai Nohgaku Training Institute (Minato Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Wakashizuki YAMAMURA]
Began Japanese dance at the age of three and studied under Wakasaki YAMAMURA. He opened training halls in Osaka and Tokyo as a master of Kamigata mai (Kamigata dance) and Yamamura school, which had been handed down mainly in the red-light districts of Kyoto and Osaka. In addition to participating in dance performances and training disciples, he has gained popularity as one of the performers who can widely talk about the charm of Kamigata's traditional performing arts. He wrote "Kamigata Traditional Performing Arts Annai" (Sogensha) under his real name, Hatsune HORIGUCHI. He presided over Seiki-kai.