11 May 2015, as the main venue for the event Yoyogi Park, "Shibuya Street Dance Week 2015" will be held. 're Promoting this project in the central is, Yukiko Nakanishi of Parco entertainment Division producer. Nakanishi, who has been long engaged in inviting overseas artists Horekomi in street dance, I had told I think that worked Shibuya Street Dance Week.

From longing to French culture, we have entered into this industry.

_ Now, do you have been what your job is in the Parco.

Entertainment Division that belongs to enrolled 80 people nearby, Parco theater and Shinekuinto, in addition to the planning and management of content, such as Club Quattro, publishing business even going, responsible for transmission through the culture of the Parco of corporate image . As a producer of dance performances right now, we have to introduce the content of the dance in the mainly outside of the venue.

_ Originally I heard had been your work over a period of about 30 years in the planning company, conversation, such as foreign artists invited.

I accidentally overlap, but .... French culture, such as movies, music and food, there is a longing special in my generation, I started to learn French at the Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo (Tokyo current Ansutichu Francais) from the junior college era. But he had continued to attend even after graduation, some time, former teacher is a "best friend made an interesting company", I was introduced to conversation. Just in the conversation, and is promoting a project to release summarizes the sound of the French record company, in that I get to leave the under translation of the French. Or phone number to them, now or a part-time job in the field, was somehow assimilated (laughs).

_ The invitation of foreign artists, what do you work specifically?

Conversation is a little niche company, rather than the culture of the main stream, had been contemporary dance and music, also invited, such as world music and good. Artists to be invited is, or obtain information from the media and overseas friends, or led from that you have accidentally eyes, source of information is really different. After taking the contacts, simulation and conditions negotiations stage, looking for partners and sponsors, public relations, immigration procedures, management ...... and work there as a mountain.

Among the planning worked as a mountain, three unforgettable especially .......

Please tell me the plan _ was particularly impressive.

State of Doudou Nijae Rose performances

Unforgettable planning There are three. One of the first visit to Japan was Senegal percussionist in 1986 DOUDOU NDIAYE ROSE (Doudou Nijae Rose). He was a great master of percussion of about Stevie Wonder and Duke Ellington is going to meet to Senegal. Senegal Since polygamy is There are four of his wife and 45 people about children, he led the 250 people of percussion orchestra consists only of a kith and kin. Know he taught from another African percussionist, but came to Japan along with the members of the 33 people to approach many times was achieved, the performance is very shocking. It was gentle and charming gentleman usually, once the drums in the heading and like boiling blood play in the, costumes were fantastic in full color. Performances with great success, then, told me to Japan about 20 times every year.

Please tell me _ also other planning.

March 2005, the first visit to Japan of the miracle was realized Zingaro

Second, genuine horse that was achieved through the preparation period of 15 years "Zingaro" is the protagonist of the play. Japan is a country, such as the dream to visit a wonderful expression person from all over the world, but one of the things that are not realized some, was this Zingaro. After all, so take two years to provide someone with a performance of two and a half minutes to the horse, it is not Tsutomara understudy in Japan of horse. For this reason, except that takes time to condition negotiations, high hurdles, such as the Building Standards Law and quarantine, It took so long.

Third, a huge spider invited the Clockwork from France as a landmark event in Yokohama 150 anniversary in 2009. Two dogs spider height of 13 meters is the story developed in the Minato Mirai four days, the town is now a huge theater. When used in the performance of Japan's road and sea, but had a hard time negotiating with the police and the Japan Coast Guard, this is also an unforgettable planning. Then, there was another. Alone immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake aboard the empty airplane, charity concert Jane Birkin who came to encourage Japan went with Japanese musicians. This encounter is in the opportunity, members rise Together For Japan gave a performance in the Jane and the world.

In April 2009, "Spider" by the huge machine gimmick by the French of La Machine was walking around the city of Yokohama.

Likely power to move the entertainment of the world is in the "street dance".

_ What kind or invited artists with great thought, what are you or the planning stage.

I think to have a special power I culture. It is not possible to satisfy the stomach in the culture, but it through the hopes and dreams enters the hand. It is easy to forget that dream and become an adult, but hope to get recall with or dreamed as a kid "interesting I World" in to watch a great show. Then in modern times, I think politics and economy have led the communication. When the more culture is out in front, I think the spread circle of understanding that goes beyond the conflict and winning or losing. For example, France is because of the multi-ethnic country, that country has recommended the culture as a means to understand each other to each other, that such a cultural tolerance has been nurtured. As such, the wheel of understanding, desire to expand the circle of sympathy is in the underlying.

Also in _ this year will be held in November, "Shibuya Street Dance Week", do you think these are rice.

That's right. When asked street dance, I think you imagine surely as "youth culture". In fact, I was also so. Opportunity is a friend of the National troupe members of the Comédie Française, which is described as the highest peak in the theater world in France. When asked "recently is what is interesting?" To his friend, recommended "It's hip-hop", and going to see a whole of Romeo and Juliet of street dance version without expecting performances, scales from this is interesting eye was. First physical skill is nice, expressive power, the work of also alright, we have is acutely To transmitted positive power from above all stage. There is also still rough place compared to other established genre, but I felt a big move likely energy values ​​of entertainment now. In Japan not yet penetration, but the stage works by street dancers in Europe and the United States is a popular program, it has been established as a genre of performing arts to enjoy for generations. I felt strongly that "you also want to introduce this in Japan."

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