Tokyo Metropolitan PrefectureTaito-ku
The Possibilities of Japanese Dance vol.6 “Ryukyu Heroes”
Starring Fusako Shida and Maki Shida
- Traditional Performing Arts
- Real-life event
Schedule
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S seat 10,000 yen
A seat 8000 yen
B seat 5000 yen
C seat 2000 yen
Patronage seat with benefits (performance support seat) 30,000 yen (23 seats, including 11 front row seats)
Contents
Cast: Nishikawa Senzo (revised by Nishikawa Minosuke) /Hanayagi Juraku/Hanayagi Moto/Fujima Ranko/Yamamura Tomogoro/Shida Maki/Shida Fusako (special appearance)
This is the sixth installment in the “Possibilities of Japanese Dance” series of performances, which has collaborated with various genres such as video, ballet, piano, and Western literature since the first one held in 2018 and continues to present the possibilities of Japanese dance.
This time, as a collaboration performance with Ryukyu Dance, all of them have performed together, Goyokai, who holds the comprehensive designation of the Important Intangible Cultural Property “Nippon Dance” and has received the Purple Ribbon Medal, Shida Fusako (Living National Treasure), the head family of the Ryukyu dance school, and Shida Maki, the second-generation head family. With traditional dance techniques and bold ideas, it sheds new light on the “Aki Kazutoshi and Gosamaru Rebellion” in Ryukyu history.
(Monogatari)
The time is the 15th century. Ryukyu King Nao Yasuhisa (Yamamura Tomogoro) of Shuri, who oversees the ruling family called Ajitsuji (Aji), served Nakagusuku's Yuji, Gosamaru (Nishikawa Minosuke, Nishikawa Senzo), who achieved Ryukyu unification with his father, and his retainers Kanamaru (Hanayagi Juraku), and Oshiro Keno (Hanayagi Motoi).
However, the dynasty's power is still far from secure. Above all, Katsuren, which was gaining momentum under the young Yuji Kazutoshi (Fujima Ranko), was a threat to Shuri. Hyakuten Taoyo (Shida Maki), the daughter of the king and grandson of Gosamaru, marries Kazutoshi for the sake of peace in the Ryukyu Islands. Behind that, a conspiracy had begun to unfold...
staffs
Performance: Kineya Katsushiro/ Kineya Eihachiro Shachu/ Katata Shinjuro Shachu/ Nakagawa Toshihiro
Lighting: Adachi Hisashi
Art: Kawachi Renta
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