A nihon buyo traditional Japanese dance performance centering on Naozo Fujima. The performance was designed to bridge the classic and the modern by incorporating the entertainment appeal of nihon buyo, a tradition passed down to the present after a process of innovation through the ages.
-Kiyomoto Ukare Bozu
Performer: Naozo Fujima
Musicians: Kiyoedayu Kiyomoto troupe, Hideyuki Mochiduki troupe
-New buyo work The Scorpion and the Frog
Performers: Naozo Fujima (Scorpion), Kiina Hanayagi (Frog)
Musicians: Souten, others
-Nagauta Syunkyo Kagamijisi
Performers: Naozo Fujima (The lady-in-waiting Yayoi and later the lion spirit),
Yukihiro Fujima (old woman), Toyohiko Fujima (tubone), Tokijukyo Hanayagi/ Momonoki Fujima (butterflies)
Musicians: Gosuke Kineya troupe, Hideyuki Mochiduki troupe
Host: Satomi Abe
Produced and organized by: Touya Kai
Touya Kai
Established in April 1992 with the aim of spreading Japanese traditional culture by actively promoting Nihon buyo, one of Japan’s proudest traditional performing arts. In addition to our own events, it hosted the “1st Naozo no Kai” in 2015 and the “2nd Naozo no Kai” in 2019, respectively. They also perform at external events such as the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony (hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Arts Council Tokyo of the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture). We are constantly striving to make Japanese dance more accessible and creative, creating and performing classical pieces as well as new works to further spread the appeal of Japanese dance to a wider audience.
National Theatre/Small Theatre
