Voice of Session House 2021: A Record of the Dance Program

A Record of the 2021 Dance Program (Hosted and Collaborative Projects)

2021
January 30: Theater 21 Fes vol.123① (1 performance)
January 31: Theater 21 Fes vol.123② (1 performance)

 

February 20 and 21: Ryohei Kondo / Ringo Project
　　　　　“The Hundred-Year Strategy—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Composition, direction, choreography: Ryohei Kondo; co-choreography: Naoko Ito; performance and music: Ryohei Kondo, Satoshi Ishibuchi
　　　　　　　Performers: Condors (Kojiro Yamamoto [山本光二郎], Michihiko Kamakura [鎌倉道彦], Yugo Yasuda, Naoto Katori, Ikumi Kurosu [黒須育海])
　　　　　　　Mademoiselle Cinema (Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Shiori Nakajima [中島詩織], Mayuko Akimoto, Ayaka Hara)

 

March 7: University Dance Cross 20h “Neo Universe” (2 performances)
　　　　　　　Participating universities: Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, International Pacific University, Shobi University, Daito Bunka University, Tenri University
　　　　　　　Tokyo Women’s College of Physical EducationNihon University, Japan Women’s College of Physical Education, Nippon Sport Science University, Mukogawa Women’s University　
　　　　　　　26 participants from 10 universities
March 13 and 14: “Akai Kutsu (Red Shoes)”
　　　　　The mysterious masked women’s trio’s “machiai shitsu” (waiting room) (2 performances)
　　　　　　　Created by: Ayayan (あややん); performers: Aya Sakai (酒井亜矢), Nao Maimiya (舞宮奈央), Yuka Mezaki (目崎由夏)
March 27 and 28: Ryu Suzuki Junior Company L.A.B., 4th main production
　　　　　“Double Bill” (2 performances)
　　　　　　　Ryu Suzuki’s choreography “Monologues” and
　　　　　　　Mariko Kakizaki’s choreography “yurikago people,” with 9 performers

 

May 4 and 5: Dance Senka 2021 (2 performances)
　　　　　　　Taiju Matsumoto, Shintaro Hirahara, Ryohei Kondo, Sengiku Bando, Tomoko Hirata (平田友子),
　　　　　　　and Ikuyo Kuroda’s choreography classes: 46 performers in total
May 8: Dance Theater 21 Fes vol.124① (1 performance)
May 15 and 16: Mademoiselle Cinema 2021
　　　　　New Dance Works Project
　　　　　　　Solo works: Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Shiori Nakajima (中島詩織), Mayuko Akimoto
　　　　　“Tsugu-chan’s Sky II”
　　　　　　　Choreography: Naoko Ito; performers: the 4 company members listed above and 8 project members
　　　　　　　(Hikaru Ichida [市田光], Nagisa Inoue [井上渚], Mizumi Obata [小畑水美], Nana Kamii [上井菜奈], Nako Kamo [鴨頭菜子], Naaya Saito, Manatsu Tanaka [田中真夏], Yu Murakami [村上優])

 

June 5: Dance Theater 21 Fes vol.124② (1 performance)
June 6 and 13: Yasuyo Omoto’s Children’s Ballet Class Recital (3 performances)

 

July 3: Team Kamogawa
　　　　　“2,000 Miles Underground ep.v—Underground People’s Liberation Front—” (2 performances)
　　　　　　　Composition, choreography, direction, performance: Satoshi Ishibuchi, Takahiro Mochizuki; performers: Mayuko Akimoto, Kensuke Abe (阿部絢亮), Yoshinori Takada (高田芳徳)
July 24 and 25: Ryohei Kondo / Ringo Project
　　　　　“The Hundred-Year Strategy—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” new version (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Composition, direction, choreography: Ryohei Kondo; performance and music: Ryohei Kondo, Satoshi Ishibuchi
　　　　　　　Performers: Condors (Kojiro Yamamoto [山本光二郎], Michihiko Kamakura [鎌倉道彦], Yugo Yasuda, Naoto Katori, Ikumi Kurosu [黒須育海])
　　　　　　　Mademoiselle Cinema (Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Shiori Nakajima [中島詩織], Mayuko Akimoto, Ayaka Hara)
July 31 and August 1: “Akai Kutsu (Red Shoes),” third installment (3 performances)
　　　　　　　①The Ikeda Family (Eri Ikeda [池田絵理], Saori Ikeda [池田彩織]) ②Kaoru Sato (佐藤郁)
　　　　　　　③Be Harmony (Miwako Nozawa [野沢美和子], Aki Takeda [あきたけだ], Tamami Takenoshita) ④Mika Kozonoi (古園井美果)

 

August 28: Future Dance—Hirona Kai (甲斐ひろな), “Paraiso (ぱらいそ)” (1 performance)
　　　　　　　Direction, choreography, performance: Hirona Kai (甲斐ひろな); performer: Makoto Ito (伊藤まこと)
August 29: Future Dance—Moe Kobayashi (小林萌), “ON AIR” (1 performance)
　　　　　　　Choreography and performance: Moe Kobayashi (小林萌)

 

September 4 and 5: Future Dance—Mademoiselle Cinema, “Soragana-ku (そらがな区)” (4 performances)
　　　　　　　Choreography: Naoko Ito; performers: Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Shiori Nakajima (中島詩織), Mayuko Akimoto,
　　　　　　　Nagisa Inoue (井上渚), Nana Kamii (上井菜奈), Nako Kamo (鴨頭菜子), Naaya Saito, Manatsu Tanaka (田中真夏), Yu Murakami (村上優)
September 18 and 19: Dance Bridge 2021, performance supervised by Mitsutake Kasai
　　　　　“Beyond the Mist” (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Composition and direction: Mitsutake Kasai; choreography and performance: Akira Kasai, Mitsutake Kasai, Reiji Kasai (笠井禮示), Yuko Asami (浅見裕子), Naoka Uemura
　　　　　　　Text and performance: Hisako Kasai; piano: Taeko Shimaoka (島岡多恵子)
September 24: Future Dance—Misato Shimizu (清水美紗都), “Life in a BUBBLE” (1 performance)
　　　　　　　Direction, choreography, performance: Misato Shimizu (清水美紗都); performers: Yukari Inaba (稲葉由佳利), Karen Niina (新名カレン)
September 25: Future Dance—Miwa Shibata (柴田美和), “Of Those Bones, of That Body Heat” (1 performance)
　　　　　　　Direction, choreography, performance: Miwa Shibata (柴田美和); performer: Emi Uchiyama (内山絵海)
September 26: Future Dance—Aoi Uno (宇野愛生), “Dead Eyes Sought to Blink” (1 performance)
　　　　　　　Direction, choreography, performance: Aoi Uno (宇野愛生); performer: Ariyoshi Kato (加藤存美)

 

October 9 and 10: Dance Bridge 2021, performance supervised by Shintaro Hirahara
　　　　　“Too Enough Medium” (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Creation, choreography, direction: Shintaro Hirahara　
　　　　　　　Performers: Junpei Hamada (浜田純平), Takkun Ikegami (池上たっくん), Sae Onishi (大西彩瑛), Remi Murai (村井玲美), Chinatsu Horikawa (堀川千夏)
October 16 and 17: Dance Bridge 2021, performance supervised by Taiju Matsumoto (3 performances)
　　　　　　　“The Cliff and the Piano”—choreography and performance: Taiju Matsumoto /
　　　　　　　“The Blue of That Sky Brings Tears to My Friend’s Eyes”—choreography: Eri Matsuzaki (松崎えり)
　　　　　　　Performers: Taiju Matsumoto, Eri Matsuzaki (松崎えり), Kim Se-jong (キム・セジョン), Naoya Sakata (坂田尚也)

 

November 6 and 7: Dance Bridge 2021, “The Road,” performance supervised by Ryohei Kondo (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Choreography: Ryohei Kondo; performers: Ryohei Kondo, Yuka Shinohe (四戸由香)
November 13 and 14: Dance Bridge 2021, performance supervised by Takuro Suzuki (スズキ拓朗) (3 performances)
　　　　　　　A Dancing Poetry Collection, “Circus”—choreography, composition, direction: Takuro Suzuki (スズキ拓朗)　
　　　　　　　Performers: Takuro Suzuki (スズキ拓朗), Yuri Shimizu (清水ゆり), Jody (ジョディ), Jintoku (ジントク), Mao Onozuka (小野塚茉央), Yoshino Ohara (小原佳乃), Taichi Kotsuji (小辻太一)
　　　　　　　A Dancing Picture Book, “Cabbage Boy”—performer: Yuko Masuda (増田ゆーこ)
　　　　　　　“Dining Table”—performers: Lala Kobayashi (小林らら), Toshihiko Kashiwagi (柏木俊彦) (Movement Zero [第0楽章]), Yusaku Torigoe (鳥越勇作) (Tsubaki-gumi [椿組])
November 20: Theater 21 Fes Step Up vol.77 (2 performances)
November 27: Theater 21 Fes vol.125 (1 performance)

 

December 18 and 19: Dance Bridge 2021, performance supervised by Naoko Ito
　　　　　“TOKYO—Under the Sky” (3 performances)
　　　　　　　Choreography: Naoko Ito　
　　　　　　　Performers: Mademoiselle Cinema (Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Shiori Nakajima [中島詩織], Mayuko Akimoto, Nagisa Inoue [井上渚], Yu Murakami [村上優], Momo Onikashi [鬼樫もも], Ami Chong [鄭亜美]

 

Excerpt from Voice of Session House 2021