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Yu Yamamoto, “「Roppongi To the sky」×「Roppongi Deep sea」” Performances on the street / Program chosen from “Open Call Project”

Tomohiro Sugimura

[Date]
9/30 (Sat)
① 21:00-21:30
② 23:30-0:00
10/1 (Sun)
③ 2:00-2:30
[Place]
9/30 (Sat)
① Tokyo Midtown Canopy Square
② Roppongi Hills Roku-Roku Plaza
10/1 (Sun)
③ Roppongi Hills Arena
[Participation fee]
Free
Human emotions are becoming more and more complex due to the “metropolis” we have built and the order and discipline that it represents. On the other hand, in ancient times where there was no order, humans were more primitive and instinctive. Those two aspects of human beings intertwine, growing taller and taller like a skyscraper. “Roppongi To the sky” (present) expresses the subtleties of human emotions, while “Roppongi Deep sea” (past) takes us back to the human’s primitive, natural state. A dance performance that depicts the anarchism of life!
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Yu Yamamoto

Yu Yamamoto’s accolades include the Newcomer Award from the Contemporary Dance Association of Japan, the Dance Plan Award, first prize at the Saitama National Dance Competition, and the dance theater prize at New Prague Dance Festival. Selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists, Yamamoto lived in the Netherlands for a year. Besides participating in festivals in Europe and Asia, his choreography has also featured at the Edo-Tokyo Museum Skytree Completion Special Performance and the Setouchi Triennale. His performance The color of flowers was broadcast on the cable TV channel J:COM.