Dancer Momoka Kihara reworked her solo “Tako Dance,” which she performed last spring, and move the stage to the House and Atelier of sculptor Denchu Hirakushi, located by the Yanaka Cemetery, for four performances in three days. When one is aware of others and the environment, one is freed from the armor of the “self,” and can discover a slightly lighter version of oneself. Starting from such an assumption, she explored dance “not concentrating on oneself” from two directions: monthly workshops from January to March, and performances. With lighting by Ei Matsumoto and music by Rei Munakata, the performance welcomed the audience into a time and space that slipped slightly from the everyday life, taking advantage of the large windows of the modern atelier architecture and the adjoining Japanese-style house of the residence.

Created and performed by Momoka Kihara
Lighting:Ei Matsumoto
Music/idea:Rei Munakata
Sound:Onigiri Kaito
Cooperation: NPO Taito Cultural & Historical Society, Yanaka no Okatte, Ibara City Okayama, Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier Ueno-sakuragi, Yurakucho Art Urbanism YAU, General Incorporated Association Bench
Advertising art: Kotaro Ishibashi
Photography: Akira Kihara
Rehearsal Cooperation/reception staff: Kenji Osako
reception staff: Kano Matsuo