Festival Report フェスティバル レポート 2011

This is the greatest Daidogei / Witty Look

This is the greatest Daidogei / Witty Look
This is the greatest Daidogei who ride a Unicycle and cheerful combination couple.
In this first performance in on competition Shizuoka in which, made them in mike trouble but they overcome it's condition
with witness and usual of its. A look like clown's performance made audience are not tired of, and
unique talks and gesture that induce audience concentration and big clapping. What's a wonderful combination & limber body !
Slovensko,England,Canada of course in Japan in which they are doing performance as usual, so that they become more skillfull
performer in order to impress their proffestionalism. While four days in Shizuoka, they want to have energy with Shizuoka's
dainty for continuing wonderful performance.Then we introduce "ODEN" and "KURO HANPPEN". Please tell them your favorite food too.

(yuki,nami)

Performing Art / the International Convention in Shizuoka

Before the Preview Show of Daidogei,「Performing Art / the international Convention」 was held at Granship in Shizuoka.

At this convention, 3 guest speakers performed.
・Amelia Lemay, Counselor for International Affairs Asia-Pacific and Mexico Departmaent for International Affairs
and Intergovernmental Relations Ministry for Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, Quebec
・Claude Bourbonniere, the president of Cirque du Soreil Tokyo
・Otani Iku, the president of the NPO 「Dance Box」
Guests talked about 「the relationship between art and people」from each position.
Ms Amelia performed from the position of government, Mr Claude performed from that of commerce
and Mr Otani talked from that of both of dancer and the president.
It was very different viewpoint.

At the last, Kouga Masaaki, the producer of Daidogei world cup committee played a cordinator
and discussed about「the Art and City Revival」with 3 guests.

And sometimes the scheduled time was exceeded, because the contents were so serious and they discussed deeply.
Although this convention was 3 hours, we felt this very short time and were interested a lot.

I was surprised that 3 guests have the same thought about 「Art activated cities and people」.
Daidogei is meaningful as not only the performance event, but also the city revival project.


(Su A)

これぞ大道芸／ウィッティールック

ウィッティールックはクラウンと一輪車の愉快な男女コンビです。
初日の初回冒頭で、マイクトラブルに見舞われ二人のパフォーマンスの開始は遅れてしまいました。が、そこはオフ部門で手馴れたこの二人。
トラブルにも動じないで、愉快なクラウンCHEEKY!が「おどけ」、「ふざけ」てお客さんを退屈はさせません。
独特の野太く甲高い大きな声で観客の輪はどんどんと広がっていきます。息もぴったり、体も柔らかく驚きです。
日本を中心に、スロバキア・イギリス・カナダなどさまざまな国での活躍を通して磨かれた面白空間が目の前で繰り広げられます。
4日間「静岡のおいしい料理」を食べてショーを乗り切りたいとのこと。我々からは静岡のおでんと黒はんぺんを紹介しました。　
皆さんも二人においしい料理を紹介してあげてください。

(えぬたく、ゆき、なみ）

11/3 来場者数

11/3の来場者数は55万人です。

Preview show

Daidogei preview show was held in Grandship near HigashiShizuoka st. on 2nd Nov.
A lot of people were looking forward to seeing the show.
Even some audience made a line over night to get a good seat.



All the performers of 87 groups and volunteer clowns gathered together there and 59 groups of them performed on the stage for one minite each.

The performers, volunteer staffs and ordinary people are going to create the Daidogei World Cup together from 3rd to 6th Nov.
Now it's time for Shizuoka to be a marvelous theater.





(Romi)

photo:Kunihiko.U

Mix of Street performance and Dance -get drawn into William's great street performance- / William Wei Liang Lin

The street performance started with Micheal Jackson's loud music. The audience get drawn into his world in a moment.
William Wei Lian Lin's performance started. He is from Taiwan and 22 years old.
He uses diavolo, he won the world competition's Junior group in 2006. He is a new star.
Before starting performance, I saw his warm-up. His face was very serious.
However, before getting on the stage, he asked us with great smile "how do you say hello in Japanese?"
I thought he was so friendly. He waved his hand to the audience holding thier cameras.
I could see his kindness. "I want the audience to enjoy my show" he said with big smile.
When he was 10 years old, he started diabolo because his teacher taught students it in the class.
To my surprise, the teacher watched his performamce today! He and she were willing to answer our interview.
I felt thier good relashionship.
Not only William's diabolo is wonderful but also his dance is great, quickness dance!!
His face looked so happily. His great smile made me feel to dance with him! On the other hands, his diavolo got harder and harder.
Gradually he put another diavolo, one, two, three....I coulnd't help watching both, dance and diavolo.
He must be one of the great performer in this year. Don't miss his performance!

(Tommy)