The 11 th Baobab Performance "FIELD"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Baobab
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY30 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 1st term
Business Overview
A new performance by Baobab, a dance company led by dancer, choreographer and actor Kitao Wataru. Under the theme of "sports," the dancers are regarded as athletes and the stage space as the field, and the negative aspects hidden from the light of the Olympics and Paralympics ... confronting the distorted modern society including war and disability, and exploring the relationship between the body and the times. In addition to the eight active main dancers, including Kitao, the ensemble members were selected through auditions for the first time, and the challenge of creating a work with a large group was challenged. < Concept > If you think of the dancers as athletes, the stage space may look like a sports field. As they dance, they push their bodies to their limits as if they were playing sports. The landscape goes beyond sports to the struggles of the people themselves. It asks the audience what the struggle is about. They may be the cries of young people resisting modern society, ordinary people struggling to live their daily lives, or warriors on the battlefield. [Performers] Hosaki Tanaka, Yo Nakamura, Takayuki Ueda, Ayane Nakagawa, Shun Nakamura, Reisa Shimojima, Saori Yoneda, Wataru Kitao, ensemble members selected by audition including Kaoru Sato, Natsumi Mase, Minori Fujishima, Rina Kobayashi, Aie Hara, Mai Hasegawa, Romance Hashimoto, Marin Yamada, Sho Ito 17 in total
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, September 1, 2018 -4 (Tue)
- Venues
- Kichijoji Theater (Musashino City, Tokyo)
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Profile
[President: Wataru Kitao]
Born in Hyogo in 1987 Raised in Kanagawa Prefecture Graduated from Obirin University
Involved in performing arts since childhood, experienced various dances from classical ballet to street dance.
In 2009, he founded a dance company [Baobab] and choreographed, composed and directed all works. In addition to creating works in the company, he has also choreographed many plays such as Kaki-gui-kyukan, Banjo-yuu, and Rollo.
In recent years, she has been actively conducting workshops, outreach activities, and teaching lessons, and continues to search for a place for dance.
Lecturer, Naomi Gakuen University
Steep Slope Studio Support Artist
Toyota Choreography Award 2012 Audience Award Winner (2012)
3rd Elseur Foundation Rookie Award Contemporary Dance Category Winner (2014)
Yokohama Dance Collection 2018 Competition I Best Dancer Award (2018)