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Hiroichi Tategata's Danceable LIFE Vol.9

舘形比呂一のDanceable LIFE Vol.9

Time to slowly face myself
Hiroichi Tategata (actor, dancer, choreographer)

Since March, all performances that I was scheduled to appear in or that I was in charge of choreographing have been cancelled. We are still trying to figure out under what conditions we can resume our activities, but for now, I would like to look back on the past three months.

To be honest, the days when I couldn't go anywhere and couldn't meet anyone were tough. However, if you only think about that, you will become negative. So I decided to make the most of this given time.

The first thing I did was declutter!

Aleya Koreya, who had been busy and pretended not to see her, was cleared away with great vigor. I also found some nostalgic photos like this, so I'd like to share them with you.

This is the first time I started doing solo performances. The performance was held in a rented black tent atelier in Kagurazaka, and it was a solitary dance with the motif of ``Yodaka no Hoshi'' (written by Kenji Miyazawa).

I also found a lot of nostalgic things, such as videos of plays I appeared in and materials from my work, but I took the plunge to get rid of things that I thought were no longer necessary.

When you stop while everyone around you is busy moving, it's easy to feel guilty and feel like you're being lazy, but this time, time has stopped for people all over the world... I would like to express my heartfelt respect to those who are working hard under difficult circumstances. On the other hand, I feel that it is precisely at times like this that I have had time to reflect on myself. This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but now that I have purified myself and become lighter, I feel like I can move forward with a new feeling.

Another thing we worked on was remote classes.
It has been five years since I started working as a lecturer at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. This year's classes have started remotely.
I managed to clear the first week's guidance. The problem is the practical skill that started from the second week. We've been telling people on a daily basis to ``use your body in a big way'' and ``move around a lot,'' but it's difficult to put this into practice in your living room. I've managed to cope by renting a friend's studio or opening up part of the campus, but some students have poor Wi-Fi or are taking classes in their apartments. So it's a pretty tough situation. This situation cannot be said to be just for now, so I think we need to change our minds and think about lessons that can be done online.

Of course, there is definitely a sense of atmosphere that cannot be conveyed through a camera, a "heat" and "waves" that can only be felt live. My belief remains that the appeal of performing arts lies in sharing the same space and feeling the collision of energies.

What do you want to do most right now? Maybe it's meeting up with friends, eating delicious food, and drinking delicious wine (lol). Even though I've been home alone for a long time, I feel a strange sense of tension, and I feel like I'm building up stress without even realizing it. I just want to relax, so I also want to go to a hot spring (lol).

In that sense, I'm starting to miss the atmosphere of the rehearsal hall.
The first step in resuming activities is "Super Myth Musical Dramatic Kojiki 2020" which will open at the end of July. This is a re-enactment of the work that was made into a stage play in 2013, and I will play Amaterasu again this time. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin in July, so I'm really looking forward to it.
I hope we can move slowly while making efforts to avoid the 3Cs.


 
 

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