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*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Tenjikan

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

"Dancing the Constitution of Japan" (2014) Kagurazaka Session House Photo by Takashi Ito

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Business Overview

A new performance that shows the process of meeting, rebelling, merging, and eventually reaching cosmic catharsis. Behind this theme, there is a suggestion that "How will humanity overcome war?". Differences between different principles or differences in religious views are, in a sense, wars led by men. In order to overcome this, it is necessary to "overcome the war of sensibilities" by mutually acknowledging "small differences in sensibilities." These six female dancers, Ikuyo Kuroda, Naoko Shirakawa, Maki Morishita, Naoka Uemura, Misako Terada and Setsuko Yamada, each have their own opinions. While each of them is asserting their own sensibilities, "cosmic sensibilities beyond human beings" and "cosmic sensations" that connect with each other cover the entire work. Composition, direction, choreography, and cast: Kei Kasai Performers: Ikuyo Kuroda, Naoko Shirakawa, Maki Morishita, Misako Terada, Naoka Uemura, Setsuko Yamada Stage director: Eiji Toragawa Lighting: Yasushi Morishita (Lightship) Music: Hiroo Tsunoda Sound technology: Hiromasa Ozaki Costume: Midori Hagino Production: Highwood Producer: Hisako Kasai

implementation period

Thursday, March 26, 2015 to 29th (Sun)

Place of implementation

Setagaya Public Theater (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

[Kei Kasai]
In the 1960s, he met Kazuo Ono and Tatsumi Hijikata, and began to work as a dancer. In 71, he established Tenjikan and trained many dancers. From 79 to 85, he went to Germany and studied at the Eulytomeum Stuttgart. He returned to the dance world with "Serafieta" in 94. He continues his own creative activities as both a dancer and choreographer without being bound by genres such as dance, contemporary dance, and oilutomy. In recent years, he has been actively performing overseas in North America, South America and Europe.