Sumida Mirai Artist Project Vol.1 "Hawk's eye - The world seen by Hokusai"

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

SPUTNIK

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 1st Startup Subsidy

Sumida Mirai Artist Project Vol. 1 (2024) Photo by Tan Kihara

Sumida Mirai Artist Project Vol. 1 (2024) Photo by Tan Kihara

Sumida Mirai Artist Project Vol. 1 (2024) Photo by Tan Kihara

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Business Overview

15 students, from grade 4 to grade 3 of junior high school, participated in the program through public recruitment from inside and outside Sumida Ward, and after practicing 14 times, they went to a hut and performed 3 times in total. The work is titled “Hawk's eye – The world seen by Hokusai ” and is based on Hokusai's flower and bird paintings. Using Hokusai's paintings as motifs for each scene, the children were asked to come up with ideas for movements, so that the children could be involved in the creation as much as possible. For music, we sampled children's voices and incorporated them into the music, and created scenes in which their favorite instruments played active roles. The performers were professional actors and young dancers who acted as assistants in addition to the performers, and the staff consisted of a reliable team who were always active on the front lines.

implementation period

Friday, December 20, 2024 to Saturday, December 21

Place of implementation

Sumida Lifelong Learning Center (Utoriya) (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

【SPUTNIK】
A project led by the dancer and choreographer Yoshizaki Yuya. Based on the concept of "region x art x children," they create performing arts with children in specific regions. He has created works with local dancers in collaboration with the Tenryu Shiki no Mori Music Group in Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu and NEphRiTE dance company in Akiha-ku, Niigata.