"A town without seasons" 2017 edition
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- General Incorporated Association Co. Yamada Umm
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY28 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 1st term
Business Overview
It has been 5 years since Co. Yamada Un first performed the ensemble dance work "Seasonal no Machi" in 2012, and together with the company dancers who have increased their physical abilities since the beginning and are now able to better understand and share the intention of the choreographer, the work has been revised again and will be presented to a wider audience. It is based on Yamamoto Shugoro's identically titled novel "Seasonal Town," which is also known as the basis for the Kurosawa movie "Dodeskaden." Drama overflowing with joy and sorrow about laborers living in a fictitious shantytown. Co. Yamada Unpan uses Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as the musical theme throughout the book. Choreography and direction: Yamada Umm Cast: Co. Yamada Umm
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, March 24, 2017 - 26th (Sun)
- Venues
- Setagaya Public Theatre, Setagaya City, Tokyo
Profile
【 Yamada Un 】
With the dance company <Co. Yamada Yeah> (established in 2002) as her main focus, she produces works and performs on stage all over the world including Japan, Asia, Middle East and Europe as a choreographer and dancer. He also collaborates with music, art, academia, and traditional arts, choreographes rhythmic gymnasts, and teaches theater and opera movements. Won the 8th Japan Dance Forum Grand Prize. He received the new face award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the 65 Art Encouragement Dance Category. In 2016, he was appointed as the Cultural Exchange Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.