The 7th Kiga no Kai
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Takamasa Fujima
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
FY28 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 2nd term
Business Overview
[Program] 1, Katobushi "Higashiyama Kakemono Soro"/Takamasa FUJIMA 1, Three-way Talk "Zen and Ikkyu"/Takamasa FUJIMA, Kenshu SUGAWARA (Vice Priest of Jokoku-ji Temple), Seiji KASAI (Guide) 1, Creative "Ikkyu and Yoshimasa"/[Ikkyu Zenji] Takamasa FUJIMA, [Ashikaga Yoshimasa] Hanayagi Juraku [Performers] [Katobushi] Joruri: Tosumi Toji, Tosumi Toyu/Shamisen: Yam 1000 ahiko Juzuko, Yamahiko Nanae [Gidayu] Joruri: Koshitaka TAKEMOTO/Shamisen: Tsurusawa Tsugahana [Hayashi] Tai Saburo Karakuni MOCHIZUKI, Baku Kiyoshi MOCHIZUKI [Theme] The Flower of "Zen" in Higashiyama Culture [Outline of Creative "Ikkyu and Yoshimasa"] While expanding his inquiring mind on whether the spirit of clowning, which is his research theme, is contained, he wanted to confront Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who was also devoted to Zen culture while keeping power away from the periphery, and to embody these two as a "clowning" dance. He created the work as if it were a refined dry landscape by creating a dramaturgy that is relevant to the current social situation.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, October 23, 2016
- Venues
- Kioi Small Hall (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
Fujima Takamasa
Born in 1971. He graduated from the liberal arts (drama production) course of the Department of Drama, Faculty of Arts, Nihon University. He studied under Shosaku FUJIMA, a Japanese dancer. Since 2002, he has been involved in commercial theater, teaching choreography and acting for plays directed by the late Yukio Ninagawa, Takarazuka Revue and NHK Taiga Drama. He personally organized 'Kiga no kai.'. He is searching for a new Japanese dance with the theme of clowns. In 2016, he established the NPO Harmony of Japan, and has visited many countries around the world to invite foreign embassies and perform in support of the Japan Foundation.