A new horizon of traditional Japanese dance “Kiyo-hime Confidential”2023
A new horizon of traditional Japanese dance “Kiyo-hime Confidential”2023
A new horizon of traditional Japanese dance “Kiyo-hime Confidential”2023
The main hall of a temple played host to the staging of a unique collaboration between traditional Japanese dance “Nihon Buyo, Eastern and Western classical music and Butoh themed around “The tale of Anchin and Kiyo-hime.”
Part 1
Ogie “Kane-no-misaki” (The cape of the bell)
Yuko Nishikawa (“Nihon Buyo”), Suzu Ogie (traditional Japanese vocal
”Uta“), Juoh Ogie (three-stringed guitar ”Shamisen”)
Part 2
Creative dance “Kiyo-hime” Dedicated to the serial works of Kokei Kobayashi
Yuko Nishikawa (“Nihon Buyo”), Dai Matsuoka (Butoh dance), Ena Kuroda (violin), Mitsuru Tamatsuka (composition and direction), Yuko Nishikawa, Dai Matsuoka, Mitsuru Tamatsuka (choreography)
Post-performance talk session between the performers and the temple head priest
Tama Pro Co.,Ltd.
Established in 2016 as a stage/film planning and production company.
In pursuit of harmony between culture, art and entertainment, the company plans and produces content that connects the traditional and the contemporary. Besides stage performances in theaters, Tama Pro has presented its unique world view in a variety of venues including The Tessen-kai Noh Theater, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, and the Imperial Hotel Tokyo. The company’s greatest strength is its “planning ability” of gathering and building a stable of creative people for each project using traditional themes.
Mitsuru Tamtsuka
Producer/ Director
Tama Pro Co.,Ltd.
tamapro@m08.itscom.net
Shodai-ji Temple, Edogawa City, Tokyo & Chosen-ji Temple, Taito City, Tokyo
