NEO SHIGIN PROJECT
〜Japanese voice and spirit〜
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Rifu Otsu
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
FY27 Term I Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
An introduction to Japanese traditional culture called shigin. The singularity and meaning of the act of "composing" a classical poem in a loud voice will be explained through demonstrations and workshops. In addition, by reciting poems (Chinese poems, waka poems, haiku poems, etc.) in shigin suitable for the daily lives, seasons, and events of the participants living in the present, and in suitable places, the participants connect the classics with the present, and experience the substance and universality of traditional culture. Furthermore, by distributing overseas performances and videos with subtitles for overseas audiences in preparation for those performances on the Internet, the project aims to be widely recognized both in Japan and overseas, and to make the act of "sharing classical poetry aloud" useful for emotional education and the formation of a new multicultural and multi-ethnic community, regardless of national borders or races.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 – Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Venues
- Shibuya Studio Paso, Yoyogi-koen Park, Shibuya Koen-dori Classics (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo), Shibakoen Park (Minato Ward, Tokyo), University of Massachusetts, gomenkudasai, unison (Boston)
Profile
Born in 1981. He was the grand master of eighth-dan shigin. She runs a natural shigin class in Shibuya Center Gai. He started shigin at the age of five and won top prizes in many competitions. In addition to teaching shigin in the stage productions of rakugo storyteller Yanagiya 33, they are active as a shigin vocal and synthesizer unit "neohachi". In February 2014, she published "Shigin Joshi" (Shunjusha). Under the theme of "reducing the distance between viewers," the group is working to spread traditional culture through current media. Other activities include lectures and radio appearances.