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When Two Alternative Seekers Clash
-That is also the reason for Mr. Shimaji’s high level of physical skill (laugh). However, listening to the two of you, I still feel that there is something “unexpected” about the two of you. It is said that dancers are professionals with their bodies and rappers “ride the beat,” but I wonder if you are interested in things that are uncontrollable.
Tamaki: But I don’t think that’s anything special. I think that inviting a certain amount of chaos is the basis of creation, and you can’t talk about it without assuming that.
-I think it’s not something you can talk about unless you have that as a premise.
Tamaki: I’m sure that’s not an artist.
-OK, that’s make sense (laughs)
Shimaji: But I really want to be in control (laughs).
Tamaki: No, I want to control it a lot, too (laughs).I like auto-tuning.
Shimaji: I want to be in control, but when I dance with other people, I can’t control them. I can ask them to go in the direction I want to go, but they have their own will. I enjoy and like responding to what I can’t control.
Shimaji： For example, in this case, once the original text is created, I try to see how I can respond to and solve this problem. I feel that my work as a dancer is a long process of improvisation. Of course, it is a lot of work, and problems keep coming up even after I have solved one problem (laughs). (Laughs) Perhaps it is my way of carrying myself into a place where these problems appear one after another.
Tamaki: You really want to avoid things that have a sense of deja vu, don’t you? You are very stoic.
Shimaji: Well, don’t you say that more often than me?
Tamaki: Shimaji-san is more impressive. Because I want to go dark!
Shimaji: The reason I don’t want to do darkening is because I usually know a lot about darkening (laughs).
Tamaki: I’m basically in an industry where there are no dark turns, so I’d like to do so once in a while (laughs). What do you want to do?
Tokyo Festival x Aichi Arts Theatre x Dance Base Yokohama: Performing Arts Selection 2023 in Tokyo
Period: October 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun)
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Theater East
Ticket types/prices:
＜Non-reserved seats (with a numbered admission ticket), tax included
General] 4,500 yen
Under 25 years old] 2,250 yen (limited number of tickets)
Mariko Kakizaki “Can’t-Sleeper
Direction/Choreography: Mariko Kakizaki
Choreography: Alice Godfrey
Performed by: Mariko Kakizaki, Akaon Kuris
SHIMAJI Yasutake × KANROY New piece “Ai no te
Direction/Choreography: Yasutake Shimaji
Direction/Music: ROY KAN
Dramaturgy: Kaku Nagashima
Performers: Yasutake Shimaji, ROY KAN
https://tokyo-festival.jp/2023/program/performing-arts-selections-2023
Concept/Composition/Production: Eri Karatsu (Aichi Arts Theatre / Dance Base Yokohama)
Production Manager：Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Arts Theatre)
Stage Manager: Takashi Kawachi
Assistant Stage Manager: Akanri Takami (Aichi Arts Theatre)
Lighting: Akiko Tomita, Chisako Yasutake (RYU)
Sound Designer : Naoto Oka
Costume Designer: Kazuki Sugai
Tour Production: Maki Miyakubo, Miyako Miyata (Dance Base Yokohama)
Tokyo Performing Arts Festival FT Label Program Directors: Tadashi Nagashima, Chika Kawai
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Arts Council Tokyo), Tokyo Metropolitan Government], Dance Base Yokohama (Sega Sammy Foundation for Arts and Culture)
Supported by: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Planning and co-production: Aichi Arts Center, Dance Base Yokohama
Tokyo Festival 2023
Dates: Friday, September 1 – Sunday, October 29, 2023
Venues: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Rosa Kaikan, Metropolitan Plaza Building, Ikebukuro area, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, etc.
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Arts Council Tokyo), Tokyo Metropolitan Government]
Supported by: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Cooperation: Toshima City, Seibu Railway Company, Tobu Railway Company, Ikebukuro Nishiguchi
Shopping Street Association, co-ba ikebukuro, NPO Zephyr Ikebukuro Machizukuri, NPO Terakoya, Rikkyo University, Renaissance Japan, LLC
https://tokyo-festival.jp/2023/
