Requiem
charity gala to support for reconstruction of the earthquake-affected areas in eastern Japan
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake was reported, people around the world have shared our pain and given their hearts to us.
The world of flamenco is no exception, and it's been bringing rays of hope to us through various support activities all over Spain.
On June 3rd I went to Spain to appear on stage as an advocate of FLAMENCOS POR JAPON, a charity gala held in Córdoba. The idea had come from Javier Latorre, one of my best friends, and I danced soleá to pray for reconstruction of East Japan along with many representative artists of Spain. That night I was goaded on by a desire to put on a gala in Japan, a gala which would not be seen anywhere else in the world. Thus my dreams has been fulfilled today thanks to Javier Latorre and universally acclaimed artists of flamenco.
In September Javier Latorre came to Japan to choreograph «La Celestina» and at the same time he dedicated to me a choreography for a poem of Poet in New York of F. G. Lorca sung by Enrique Morente, the great cantaor who has passed away recently. Through this charity gala, a one-night stand, we wish to grieve for the victims' souls and give survivers hope and strength to live.
Program
- «La aurora», from Poet in New York, of F. G. Lorca - a tribute to Enrique Morente
Javier Latorre
Cristian Lozano
Hugo López - «Presagio», from Poets in War (2007)
Full cast - Malagueña - jabera «Espuma y mármol»
Kanako Maeda
Ayumi Yanagiya
Hugo López, entre otros - Asturias, of Isaac Albéniz
Cristian Lozano - Requiem for Antonio
Javier Latorre - Somorrostro
Chicuelo (guitarra) - Farruca
Hugo López - Cante flamenco
Mónica Navarro Gómez
El Londro
Jesús Mendez - from the poem Shinau-miki of Takashi Tsujii
Shoji Kojima - Fin de fiesta
Full cast
| Date | Wed. 30th of November 2011, 19:00 |
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| Theater | Le Theatre Ginza (Tokyo) |
| Tickets | (program included) S: 10.000 yens A: 8.000 yens BOX: 20.000 yens (2 persons) |
| Dance | Shoji kojima Cristian Lozano Esmeralda Manzanas Sánchez Pablo Fraile Hugo López Antonio Ventura "Kiko" Javier Latorre (guest appearance) Ballet Shoji Kojima Flamenco: Chiharu Okano, Kanako Maeda, Ayumi Yanagiya Harumitsu Seki, Tomoya Matsuda Satoyo Kamata, Etsuko Kiuchi, Tamaki Kinoshita, Yoko Saito Junko Sujino, Moegi Hata, Ayako, Obayashi, Haruna Kubota Junko Takeuchi |
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| Song | El Londro, Jesús Mendez, Mónica Navarro Gómez |
| Guitar | Chicuelo, Salva de María |
| Violin | Olvido Lanza |
| Cello | Jordi Claret Alegre |
| Percussion | Pedro Manuel Navarro Grimaldi |
| shōmyō (recitation) | Eizen Fujiwara |
| Direction & choreography | Javier Latorre, Shoji Kojima |
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| Musical direction | Chicuelo |
| Stage Design | Chiaki Horikoshi |
| Epigraph | Zenryu Hidaka |
| Ballet Master | Cristian Lozano |
| Répétitrices | Chiharu Okano, Kanako Maeda, Ayumi Yanagiya |
| Costume | Naoki Yamada (AIM), Hiroko Tachikawa (Naja House) |
| Lighting | Masao Oshima |
| Sound | Sasoshi Tanaka (sound craft LIVE DESIGN Co.) |
| Stage Director | Katsutoshi Masuda (Di-Rect) |
| Mask design | Yoshiko Shohoji |
| Hair dressing | Junko Sasaki |
| Advertisement design | Akira Uno |
| Promotional photography | Yasuo Yamahiro |
| Translation & Assistant | Kyoko Shikaze |
| Production | Estudio Kojima, Co., Ltd. |
| Patronage | Spanish Embassy in Japan Sociedad Hispánica del Japón Contemporary Dance Association of Japan Asosiación Nipona de Flamenco Instituto Cervantes of Tokyo |
| Ticket Office | Office Shoji Kojima Tel. 03-3498-0923 Fax. 03-3498-5442 |
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| Access | See the map of Le Theatre Ginza. |