Festival Report フェスティバル レポート 2010

An Airy Drama/SOLSORA

They started the show "Enchante" ,which is based on real-life experiences, in 2008. For example, their comical act in the beginning part is came from an episode that Michel had to introduce himself to Tomoko when they first met, because she didn't remember his name correctly.

Using chinise pole, tissu and trapeze, they create a humorous and romantic show. During the show, they keep eye contacts with each other and look at the audiences. It makes their perfomance more dramatic.



Surprisingly, their effective set and showy costumes are made by themselves. The set is designed to carry in their van, and all the costumes was sewed by Tomoko!
Red coulor in the set and costumes represent emotions. Sometimes it could express love and joy, and sometimes anger or sadness.

When you see thair performance, you will see how they trust and respect each other. Everybody can't help being fascinated with their drama on the ground (SOL) and the air (SORA).



(Karu)

Never Miss this Cool and Funny Guy / Riki

He speaks "fluent" Japanese which makes the audience burst with laughter.
He knows how to make the Japanese laugh. His "talk" show will certainly
crack you up, if you know Japanese humor well. At first, he came to Japan
to study Japanese at a university. Then he was planning to go to India and
make classical music. But somehow he had decided to join a street
performance company in Toyama prefecture and trained for 8 hours a day
for 2 years and became a street artist. His show is exciting and REALLY funny.
Listening is believing! Study Japanase hard and let's laugh together.



(uluru)

I Want to Make Diabolo Famous／Ryo Yabe

Ryo Yabe juggles with an up-tempo music,
using tennis balls, clubs, and his special item, a diabolo!
When he flies the diabolo high, the audience gives him a big hand.

To know more about him,
we, the press volunteers interviewed him.

Q: How is Shizuoka this year?
A: Each year, the audience cheers me up so I like it here so much.

Q: Do you get nervous before the show?
A: I don't get nervous so much because
people in Shizuoka are nice and warm-hearted.

Q: What do you care the most about while you're performing?
A: I often worry about using all of the stage and trying to
synchronize the music with the tricks.

Q: Is there anything you noticed about the audience?
A: Many other jugglers come to see my performance as a model.

Q: What is your next goal?
A: I want to teach other how to use the diabolo and also I want
to make it more famous. I will be glad if children who saw my
show would be interested in the diabolo.

(Kana, Andy)



(Photo:Chiriro.H)

This is Unique!! / Le Tennis

Their show is really fun.
If you want to have some fun, you've got to see Le Tennis!

Le Tennis is a group of three French men, who graduated from
the same circus school. According to what they say,
they were great students there. I am sure they must have been so
because their technique is fantastic!!

Two of them play tennis using up to 10 juggling clubs.
The other man arouses the audience with talented drum playing.
Soon the audience gets full of enthusiasm.
Then he umpires the match unfairly!! That's the funny part of this show.

They were inspired to do this tennis juggling show
when they were juggling normally one day.

This is a unique juggling style.
You won't find any other group with this style anywhere.
You should come and watch their French humor.




(uluru)