Hogaku Joshi Kagami IV Performance in France -Interactions japonaises-
Business Overview
It is a stage performance by female Gidayu and performers' Hogaku Joshi Kagami, 'mainly women. The theme of the performance is light, with creative activities under the theme of “Interactions japonaises ” between Japan and France, traditional and modern. Using motifs such as God, Creation, the human soul, and fire, which are imagined from light, the company created a stage in which each player's characteristics could be utilized and performed.
The five members are Tokyo-based gidayu players Takemoto Koshitaka (Joruri) and Tsurusawa Sanju (shamisen), Japanese taiko drummer Zako Mizuho (Oedo Sukeroku Taiko), coordinator and interpreter Quentin Corinne, and Parisian dancer Nagasue Ako. The program is as follows:.
1. Dance + Gidayu + Wadaiko "Iwato 1 (Sanbaso)"
2. Gidayu "Kumiuchi"
3. Wadaiko + Gidayu Shamisen "Yaguradaiko"
4. Dance + Gidayu "Kitsune-bi"
5. Wadaiko "Senko-ka"
6. Dance + Gidayu + Wadaiko "Iwato 2 (Sanbaso)"
- Period of Activity / Project
- [Creative activities, workshops, open rehearsals] Friday, August 29, 2025 - Tuesday, September 2
[Performances] Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Saturday, September 6 - Venues
- Un monde à nous (Oriul, France)
Théâtre de l’oeuvre (Marseille, France)
Idéethèque (Les Pennes-Mirabeaux, France)
Profile
[Hogaku Joshi Kagami]
Hogaku Joshi Kagami was established in 2018 as a group to create a stage together with female gidayu performers and traditional performing arts performers, mainly female performers from various fields. In the world of traditional Japanese music, there are not many opportunities to interact with players from other fields, and especially in the field of shamisen music, there are few opportunities for female players to perform on stage. Therefore, "Hogaku Joshi Kagami" will work to further develop and popularize traditional performing arts by creating stages together with female gidayu and performers from various fields, mainly female performers. Joshi Kagami does not mean that it is limited to women, and they are always taking on new challenges with people who have the same ambition.