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Production Manager of Hiroaki Umeda (Choreo…

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Production Manager of Hiroaki Umeda (Choreographer, Dancer, Visual Artist) | 日本語版は@production

Taiwan 8 - Performance

We got in to the theatre in the last article. My Note on this performance in Taiwan started last December (Concurrent Sequence 1). And now I can finally write about the performance! Concurrent Sequence «Concurrent Sequence», in which Hir

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    • Taiwan 7 - Get in

      The previous article was about when we all got together in the studio Thinking back, I realise that this journey has always had this "finally" feeling. Finally out of the hotel, finally we can start rehearsing in the studio, then finally w

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      • Taiwan 6 - Finally in Studio

        In the last article we finished our 14 days of quarantine and came to Taichung. After we got into the studio, it went so fast. Or the first 21 days (14 days of quarantine, 7 days of no rehearsals and no eating out) in Taiwan were just too

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        • Taiwan 5 - after quarantine

          The last article was about the meals during quarantine We then finished 14 days of quarantine at the hotel and finally came out. Outside for the first time in 14 daysWe were finally allowed to go outside after 14 days! After we took a few

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        Taiwan 8 - Performance

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          Taiwan 4 - meals during quarantine

          The last article was about my room Today it's about the meals, one of the most important elements of the quarantine life! Basic info of our meals during quarantineAs mentioned in Taiwan 2 - Quarantine, there are 3 meals a day and the time

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          Taiwan 4 - meals during quarantine

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          Taiwan 3 - my room during quarantine

          I wrote about the rules during the quarantine in Taiwan I will introduce my room today. There is a room with a sofa and desk (a TV next to the desk, fridge and kettle next to the sofa) Then there is a bedroom behind and bathroom on left.

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          Taiwan 3 - my room during quarantine

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          Taiwan 2 - Quarantine

          The last article was about entering Taiwan from Japan We are now checked in, starting our 14 days of quarantine. Rules during quarantine 1. You cannot go out of the room 2. Temperature check twice a day (send the picture of thermometer t

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          Taiwan 2 - Quarantine

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          Taiwan 1 - from departure to hotel

          We are now in Taiwan with Hiroaki, 2 Japanese dancers and myself! It will be a rather longer stay this time since we have the quarantine period. I wrote a lot about remote rehearsals since December and it was all for this. Hiroaki will be

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          Taiwan 1 - from departure to hotel

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          Looking back at 2020 - what we tried as a team

          As Hiroaki does a lot of performances outside Japan, travelling is an essential part of our work. And like everyone else, we had a lot of negative impacts of covid in 2020 with travel restrictions and so many cancellations of performances.

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          Looking back at 2020 - what we tried as a team

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          Concurrent Sequence 6

          1 is here Days 6-11They started focusing on the movements as a group as well as each dancer’s individual movements. Hiroaki also started doing some tests of choreographic system. Two creation periodsIn Hiroaki’s creations, there are norma

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          Concurrent Sequence 6

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          Concurrent Sequence 5

          1 is here Day 4-5 Hiroaki started focusing even more on “textures” of movements by sharing some information, his ideas, specific images and tasks with the dancers. In the past article I wrote that it’s clear when dancers are in the specia

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          Concurrent Sequence 5

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          Concurrent Sequence 4

          1 is here Day 3 The rehearsal started with Hiroaki asking the dancers what animal they chose, which was their homework from the day before. It is one of the tasks related to “texture”, but it was quite unusual for Hiroaki’s creation to pic

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          Concurrent Sequence 4

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          Concurrent Sequence 3

          1 is here Day 2 Today's focus was also on texture. The dancers started with the improvisation to discover what kind of textures they have in their movements, then chose one texture to develop. Texture!Since the word texture is very impor

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          Concurrent Sequence 3

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          Concurrent Sequence 2

          Continuing from Part 1 First day of creationHiroaki uses the first period of creation for finding and developing movements of each dancer. He sees their improvisation, asks them what kind of feelings and images they have while dancing, lis

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          Concurrent Sequence 2

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          Concurrent Sequence 1

          Coexistence of street and contemporary dances The creation of a new group work has started! It will be premiered at National Taichung Theater in Taiwan in March 2021. In this new work Hiroaki choreographs for street and contemporary dancers

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          Concurrent Sequence 1

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          Who?

          I'm a production manager of Hiroaki Umeda, a Japanese choreographer, dancer and visual artist. I've started to write to share a lot of experiences I've had through our international tours and creations. His thoughts and the process of crea

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