Cinema, theater, music, design ..., town, Shibuya of cultural creation this year of the fall is decorated with art. Therefore, in the Shibuya culture project, from among the four carried out in Shibuya this fall event of "Tokyo International Film Festival," "Dance Triennale" "Design Tide", "Shibuya Music Festival", and "Dance Triennale" of "Shibuya Music Festival" It will feature attractions over a period of 2 times. As this time the first time, will introduce the "Dance Triennale" (10 / 22-11 / 19).
Dancers Dance Company introduction
Norikoshi Takao-san, a contemporary dance that is said to be difficult, in its own point of view and action, easy to understand even for beginners, the dance critic of reputation cut interesting. There are also experience was dancing himself, if there is a favorite performance enough to be attended packed to be neglected without the land of Middle East danger of terrorism, it has devoted a deep affection for dance. And basic knowledge of contemporary dance in such Norikoshi's this time, also been chosen name as the executive committee himself, was interviewed for the "Dance Triennale TOKYO 2006 -BORDER-" to be held from October 22.
- The contemporary dance, What is dance?
Contemporary is not fair to think of because it is the meaning of the "Contemporary", "same age", modern dance, that is the generic name of the dance of the same period in the current. People belonging to the genre of all the dances and dance are eligible claiming to contemporary dance. Then, people became interested in contemporary dance that stumbles on the first is this "definition". "What contemporary dance, what it?" A clear answer to the question is "strange things when in somehow newly fashionable nor modern dance in ballet." The first place to difficult Even that genre division of the dance and dance, is questionable whether there is the need. Been heard the definition of ramen, "cold noodle is?" "Noodle is?" While considered a "baby star?", The same as become "If Umakere I say" after all, in the dance feel now for the people contemporary dance, if any. So etc. without thinking deeply definition "things interesting for me, that my heart is trembling, what to feel right now," I think that should I enjoy meeting with.
- Please tell us about the history of contemporary dance.
That can not be enclosed from the beginning of the 20th century to the existing genres, but there were various things that were protruding from the frame, narrow contemporary dance in the sense of the early 1980s France a center in the country to dance other than the classic ballet so auxiliary exits,-out young talent in choreography center of the National made in France around Hanasaki, that big wave of "Nouvelle Dance (new dance)" has spread in Europe, also contemporary dance It was rapidly spread.
- How popular in Japan?
Japan, under the influence of American culture that has been surging at once after the war, longing that "want to be Americans!" Is, until the early 1970s there was still deep-rooted. Because even in comic books and television of ballet tea program I was dancing go-go wearing a wig of blond, "I want to dance like a white", including the ballet in the dance of the world I had a complex. But made in the 1960s, "if seen in ours is because I'm a body of Japanese, or not that I do the original dance by taking advantage of the body that have the their own" has appeared sect called. This is the "dance (BUTOH)", as a typical contemporary dance of Japan, has been attracting attention all over the world even now. After this, emerged from the trauma of dance = those overseas, young representation who of Japan, has created a variety of techniques. In particular, currently dominating young dancers and is impressed by touching the number visiting the famous dancer of high-quality work overseas during the bubble era, because we launched the company from there, there is a high-quality person It has increased. Conversely, also there are many Japanese foreign dancer that has been affected by the "BUTOH". In order not to miss the new work is born by a chemical change in race and crossed the border (border), I'm Keep an eye from contemporary dance.
To participate in the dance Triennale "Condors" © HARU
- Recommendations and artists in dance Triennale?
When I was staying long in an interview in the United States, male dancer to group dancing in a school uniform appearance "Condors" is, it speaks and also to attract more than 3,000 in 1 performances and dance parties I was astonished. "Do so much contemporary is thriving?" I was or got in trouble is the question in reverse. It about popular their stage than many people have expected. In addition to recently in the foreign artists Finland is focused on dance by taking a country, we are focused because there is no chance of going to see quite in the distant country from Japan. Korea also have high levels of the dancer, because the level of street dance is a situation no exaggeration to say that the world, I am looking forward to what will in any stage. Moreover, as this time of the subtitle of "BORDER", it has been in the program, such as enjoy a Japanese and foreign artists in one performance, because there is also a collaboration, race or gender, cultural differences, economic disparities the "boundary" variety, such as, I am looking forward to how artists continue to how the representation. Speaking greed, I bought through ticket of 25000 yen, is about hope through every day. "I 25000 yen, high I wish," but you might think, about the same amount of money and the S seat once worth of classic ballet and opera performances, because I can see also 10 performances, is the absolute deals .
- Do you have a good work, how to identify bad work?
It indescribable because different people each, also to contemporary dance, there are several directions. Those that group dancing in a group formed a company, which continues to dance is one of the dancers, some of the story, Comte ones, those that humorous movement, such as those drifting pathetic sense of serious, watched each dancer on, or it would not be good if find your likes and dislikes? Here I want to cherish it is reminiscent of the "hate", "energy". Seen in reminiscent of the "I hate!" The people are, accordingly of power should be necessary. Perhaps if the power is, it might come when the change in one day, "I love!". So, without chasing just what you like, intensely what I thought, "I hate!" Is also good idea to watch to another opportunity.
- The point to find their favorite work?
Contemporary dance has a large Atari and loss. I mean it is the "high-risk, high-return type Art" (laughs). In WATCHING myself also a lot of work, you encounter also to those if boring without trying. But to the contrary, and ingenious Viewpoints, the shock of when I met, such as the movement of the body that was polished in the original training methods, is the excitement that can not be in words. Human beings really will want to understand the language of their inner face, but excitement that can not be in words, nor boring of that it can not be understood, I think that there is no need to force the words. And do not blame yourself that can not be the words and "be that contemporary dance is not fit to skin ...", I want you to feel to look more and more work. We grow a "sense of smell" that the accumulation meets the good work.
- Preliminary knowledge of before looking at contemporary dance?
Contemporary Dance
Thorough guide HYPER
I think that basically good "no prior knowledge" and "No you study." If dare mention, I'm afraid in this that I wrote, but "contemporary dance thorough guide" and "Contemporary Dance thorough guide HYPER" is to have been criticism in terms of actually watching more than 600 works, photos since There are also a lot, I think that come in handy even if asked to use the guide book basis. Dance has been published recently in the magazine "DDD (Dance Dance Dance)", capture the dance in the wide-angle unprecedented, in a stylish structure, we are personally attention.
- Will Fureaeru and contemporary dance in any way?
Contests and showcase for recent young excavation, because such festivals have been actively carried out, in the event that a lot of artists are participating, while comparing the work, "Oh, I like this work," " This is of little unreasonable ... "and the like and look for the dance of their own preferences, I think a lot of fun. Also "Dance Triennale" of this time, artists who were recognized the power of domestic and international "risk fewer, larger return" for bringing together I think that it is. After the collapse of the bubble economy, because the opportunity to be seen overseas of contemporary dance artists in Japan plummeted, I want not miss the chance to be able to watch this just a lot of overseas work.
■ profile
Norikoshi Takao (Norikoshi-Kaohsiung)http://www.bea.hi-ho.ne.jp/norikoshi/
Writer Yasa grade dance critic. 1963 Born in Tokyo. Dance, especially the depth of the love and knowledge of contemporary dance is not a person who goes out to the right, a typical book, "Contemporary Dance thorough guide", "Contemporary Dance thorough guide HYPER" (Sakuhinsha) more than 600 of which was introduced in work at home and abroad are watching all, stance most of the weekend spent in dance appreciation, performances of favorite artists is a thorough that go to see even in foreign countries. In other dance-related book "Dancing All life Saburo Nakagawa story," "Battle of the domain Tetsuya Kumagawa 120 days" (both Shueisha), such as "genius dancer Fumiko Kawabata was fascinated Alice Broadway Story" (Kodansha) ". "Ballet guide for the viewer" (Ongaku) to co-author, there is a "Pia Ballet Wonderland" (Pia. Both supervision Mika Moriyama). Before the war of public entertainment, also deeply Enoken (Kenichi Enomoto) knowledge about the entertainers also, such as birth centenary was planned.
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Until November 19 days from October 22, Aoyama Round Theatre, Aoyama theater, festival of contemporary dance to be held at the Spiral Hall. There is also attention of companies and artists and the young artists of the collaboration to be active in Japan to participate from the world 9 countries.
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Dancers Dance Company introduction
