Contemporary Dance Kyōgen: Chimatakaruru Yaorozuno – Kitsune no Maki

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Contemporary Dance Kyōgen: Chimatakaruru Yaorozuno – Kitsune no Maki

Video ID number: V00052
Recording date: 27 September 1997

Overview

Contemporary dance kyōgen [traditional comedy], with original script, songs and live music. A combination of theatre, ballet and puppetry, the dancers take the roles of both performers and stagehands, while also speaking lines and singing songs. With a clownish fox as the facilitator, it is a comical and fantastical portrayal of modern Japan. The first half, titled 'Hitomebore Issei Ichidai Junjohen' is a retelling of a love story between a fox and a rabbit, which premiered in 1995 to great acclaim. The second half, titled 'Fuyugare Bōkyōhen' tells the tragicomic story of a rich tanuki [racoon] and a pauper kitsune [fox].

-29th Newcomer's Award - Dance Critics Association of Japan (1997)
-Arts Foundation Grant Programme: Ueda Haruka Dance Recital 2.
Volume 1 (First half): Hitomebore Issei Ichidai Junjohen [Love at first sight]
Volume 2 (Second half): Fuyugare Bōkyōhen [Nostalgia]

Details

Title: Contemporary Dance Kyōgen: Chimatakaruru Yaorozuno – Kitsune no Maki
Performance creator(s): Haruka Ueda
Direction/Choreography: Direction and Choreography: Haruka Ueda
Venue: Aoyama Round Theatre
Performance date(s): 27 September 1997 - 28 September 1997
Performer(s) and staff: Performers:
Volume1-Yumi Karube, Kinuko Shimada, Harumi Ueda, Takashi Kohara, Reijiro Kaneko, Masako Fujita, Akiko Fukuda, Yoko Sakurai, Reiko Miyai, Misa Ichiyama, Haruka Ueda
Volume2-Etsuko Adachi, Masumi Yanase, Chikako Konma, Toshie Hirata, Satomi Ota, Kinya Asikawa, Yutaka Koga, Takahiko Nakamura, Naoya Aoki, Yuki Hirai, Megumi Yoshida, Eri Honda, Sayo Kitamura, Yoshimi Hida, Mimoza Koike, Tatsuru Ueda
Script: Renta Kochi
Music Composer and Player: Masami Sakaide
Stage Designer: Hajime Ota
Lighting Designer: Hiasashi Adachi
Sound Designer: Kyoko Yamada
Stage Manager: Yumiko Moriwaki
Costume Designer: Sanae Ito
Dance Mistress: Harumi Ueda
Production Coordinator: Yoko Kotaki
Production Support: Office Dam
Planning and Production: Haruka And Harumi Ueda’S Dance Factory
Organiser(s): Organized by Haruka and Harumi Ueda's Dance Factory
Genre: Contemporary、Modern