OrganWorks

"Seiju~live with a sun~"


Is the reason why individuals fight
only an instinctual need to prove their own survival and reproduce?
What is it about humans who have this ideal?


Sep.ー Oct. 2017
Ishikawa, Tokyo

Jan.ー July 2019
Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Hokkaido, Tokyo


Direction • Choreography: Shintaro Hirahara

Cast: Shintaro Hirahara, Ippei Shiba, Yasushi Shoji, Takuya Sato, Junpei Hamada, 
          Aya Yakushiji, Taeko Machida, Mutsumi Komatsu, Maho Takahashi, Haruka Watanabe

       〈2019 Hyogo,Hokkaido,Tokyo〉Sae Onishi, Lemi Murai

Music: Yuta Kumachi, Masayuki Kagei

Stage Manager: Akiyoshi Tsutsui

Lighting Design: Akiyo Kushida
Sound Director: Kohei Harashima (SONICWAVE)
Costume Design: Yumiko Nishimura
Production: Mie Aiba
Promotional Desiner: Masahiro Yaginuma(GOAT)

Promotional Drawing: Hikaru Hatano
Planning,Production: OrganWorks

*”Seiju” means sacred beast.

TOYOTA CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD 2016 Prizewinner Residency Program
Shintaro Hirahara『Seiju-ki』Results presentation
Sep.9-10,2017

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Theater 21

TOYOTA CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD 2016 Prizewinner Performance
Shintaro Hirahara OrganWorks『Seiju~live with a sun~』
Oct. 12-15, 2017
Theatre Tram

OrganWorks『Seiju~live with a sun~』2019 Nationwide Tour
Aichi

Aichi Prefectural Art Theater “Minisele”
Jan. 12-13, 2019
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Mini theater

Hiroshima
Aster Plaza “Art Theatre”

Jan. 16-17, 2019
JMS Aster Plaza Multipurpose Studio
〈Special Cast〉Mariko Kurihara, Ayako Nakata, Miya Yokoyama

Hyogo
June 22-23, 2019

ArtTheater dB KOBE

Hokkaido
July 5-6, 2019
Concarino

Tokyo
July 19-20, 2019

Setagaya Public Theatre

動画再生

Trailer Music by Yuta Kumachi

 

Documentary footage of “Seiju” by Yuichiro Yamada
“The next generation of choreographers” Shintaro Hirahara – The creation of his new contemporary dance piece “Seiju”

Awards
Sapporo International Short Film Festival 2018 Amino Up Hokkaido Director’s Award



個人にはその人数分の記憶があり、
その記憶の虫が集まり聖獣(国家)を形成する。

聖獣が陥る病はその虫一匹一匹に影響を及ぼし、
その痛みが聖(成)獣の動きに影響を及ぼす。

因果関係で結ばれる個人と国家。

ある聖獣が虫ではなく脳により動き出し、
その事により虫が一匹一匹倒れてしまったら。


その時その衰弱し老衰したその目で何を見るのか

生命の興りから進化、そしてその行方。
私達がまだ人の形を成す前の所作。
まるで全てを観てきたかの様な、
人間離れした人間業によりそれが目の前に立ち上がる。
言葉よりも遥かに雄弁な記憶としてのダンス。

- ラッパー 呂布カルマ

OrganWorksでの平原は一貫して形面上的な物をテーマに作品を創っているように思える。
哲学者が膨大な言葉を費やして語ろうとしたことを、ダンスによって直感しようとする試みのようでもある。
ストイックなパフォーマンスは祈りの様相を呈し、ある時は彼がシャーマンのように見えた。
今回も概念としての「聖獣」を舞台に召喚してくれるはずだ。

-劇作家・演出家 前川知大

かっこいいと思わせる舞台である。
無機的な動きが続くのかと思うと、そこに動物的な動きが混入される。
儀式性を形成しながら身体のなかにある宇宙を垣間見せる。

そこから物語があふれてくる。
ダンスに身を浸す、そんな時間を堪能してください。

-大谷 燠(NPO DANCE BOX)

photo by Hajime Kato

While researching insects,
I learned that ants and bees form organizations like humans, assign roles, and fight with each other.
Inspired by the book “Leviathan” by the British philosopher Hobbes,
who sees swarms of insects as “countries” and likens nations to beasts in the Old Testament,
I chose the title “Leviathan.” The subtitle “live with a sun” is not just a play on words,
but also a reference to “living with the sun” and the idea that the Hinomaru (sun) is Japan.

photo by Hajime Kato

photo by Hajime Kato

2017年

Ishikawa
Organization:21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa | Kanazawa Art Creation Foundation OrganWorks TOYOTA CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD Executive Committee TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Partnership:Kanazawa Yuwaku Sousaku no Mori Center for Crafts and Culture
Grant:Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan The Saison Foundation
Production cooperation:Setagaya Public Theatre
Cooperation:Ishikawa Prefecture Toyota Dealer Group
Support:Hokkoku Newspaper Hokuriku Broadcasting Co.,Ltd. Television Kanazawa Corporation Ishikawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. FM ISHIKAWA BROADCASTING Co., Ltd

Stage,Lighting:Kanazawa Butai Co.,Ltd
Sound Director:Yuken Nakaba
Stage Manager:Yoshihiro Goda
Promotional Photo:NARU
Promotional Desiner:Kanako Kitaguchi

Tokyo
Organization:OrganWorks
Partnership:Setagaya Cultural Foundation Setagaya Public Theatre
Sponsorship:TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Support:Setagaya-ku
Production cooperation:21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa | Kanazawa Art Creation Foundation
Grant:Japan Arts Council The Saison Foundation

2019年

Aichi
Organization:OrganWorks Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
Grant:The Saison Foundation

Hiroshima
Organization:HIroshima City culuture Foundation Aster Plaza OrganWorks
Cooperation:FREE HEARTS
Grant:The Saison Foundation

Hyogo
Organization:OrganWorks NPO DANCE BOX
Grant:The Saison Foundation

Hokkaido
Organization:Hokkaido Contemporary Dance Promotion Committee
Grant:Hokkaido Arts Foundation
Support:Hokkaido Sapporo city The Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Cooperation:CONTE SAPPORO Dance Center RACKA Inc.

Promotinal Photograph: Naoshi Hatori
Promotional Desiner:yixtape

Tokyo
Organization:OrganWorks
Partnership:Setagaya Cultural Foundation Setagaya Public Theatre
Support:Setagaya-ku
Sponsorship:Toyota Creative Space Project
Grant:The Saison Foundation
Production cooperation:21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa | Kanazawa Art Creation Foundation Setagaya Public Theatre