◆Story
A dance piece that expresses the sorrow of a beautiful young woman consumed by love, portrayed through "puppet-like movements." In the snowy Edo Honjo, Oshichi, the daughter of vegetable merchant Kyuubei (known as Shichinosuke), falls in love with Yoshisaburou, a temple attendant. However, the Yoshisaburou whom Oshichi is deeply in love with is now driven into a corner, faced with the dire fate of committing seppuku due to the loss of the precious sword "Amakuni." Wanting to inform Yoshisaburou of the sword's whereabouts, Oshichi comes to him, but it is already past midnight, and the town gates are firmly shut. In the midst of the heavy snowfall, knowing the rules, Oshichi climbs the fire lookout tower and passionately beats the drum. A highlight of this piece is the "puppet-like movements," where human performers mimic the unique motions of Bunraku puppets.
◆Kan Nishikawa
Nihon Buyo professional dancer and Grand Master from Nishikawa-ryu school.
Kan Nishikawa was born on January 14, 1982 in Yokohama Japan. Raised by his Grand Master Senzaburo Nishikawa (Father) and Grand Master Sentoyo Nishikawa(Grand mother). He started to learn Nihon Buyo at the age of four and became Grand Master Kan Nishikawa at the age of 18. He is now performing at nationwide venues such as Kabukiza Theatre and National Theatre under the guidance of Grand Master Senzo Nishikawa(Living National Treasure)
Kan Nishikawa is teaching Nihon Buyo to many people including Geisha group at Shinjuku(Tokyo),Kashiwa(Chiba),Moriya(Ibaraki) and Aizu Wakamatsu(Fukushima).
He also instruct how to move or dance with kimono like Edo-era for TV/Movie shooting.
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