The outdoor staging of a ballet work conceived by Kazutomo Yamamoto, who has been exploring different approaches to performance since the coronavirus pandemic. In the style of the “nodate” outdoor tea ceremonies conducted in the past by tea masters, the creation of the work involved visiting fields and mountains; and once a place with a good view had been found, musical instruments and art/design elements were fashioned there and then from simple materials like wood and stones, with the intention of dismantling and restoring them to their original natural environment once the performance was over. Set in Naganuma Park with its ideal blend of untouched nature and a man-made environment, the aim of the work was to create an experience offering a new perspective on the passing-down and development of nature and artistic activities.

Performers:
Mariko KAKIZAKI (dance)
Yume TAKOJIMA (dance)
Hiromi SHINODA, Kazusa IYONAGA (percussion)
Kazutomo YAMAMOTO (musical composition)
Toshiya OCHIAI (architect, owner of Toriyama Café)

Producer: Yasuko SATO (Forest Art Spring Festival)
Production: Oriyo KANEGAE (Pareidolian & Shirobara Artisan Inc.)
Publicity art: SUWA AONO
Video production: Takushi NISHINAKA(STUDIO CROSS)