Light Design
Skumitate by Takuya Fujisawa
Choreography: Takuya Fujisawa
Dancers: Beda Åsbrink, Gustav Borehed, Endre Schumicky and Takuya Fujisawa
Puppeteer/Actor: Alexander Hopman Lilja
Music: Emiliano Sacripanti (AEMIA)
Scenography: Takuya Fujisawa
Costume: Shogo Hirata and Takuya Fujisawa
Lighting Design: Diblik Rabia and Takuya Fujisawa
Dramaturgy: Nina Rajabi
Poster & Logo: Shogo Hirata
Film: Donovan van Martens
Photo: Nadim Elazzeh
Project description: This work is based on one of the Japanese theatrical techniques called"MITATE" and mixes the puppeteer's technique with the dancer's body. The title of this work consists of two words: SKUM and MITATE.
"SKUM," is both the Swedish word foam and a word meaning "strange people or actions" or "something alien." "MITATE" is a technique of shifting perspective and making something different from its original purpose. However, when the Swedish and Japanese expression is combined, it means a strange point of view, i.e, an alien's point of view or behavior. Furthermore,"SKUMITATE," which connects the two, means "to be afraid" or "to stand up while being frightened" in Japanese.
Work description: The Takuya's vision about this choreography is based in the meaning that societies have given to dolls: "Since ancient times, dolls have been believed to have souls and used as substitutes or objects for wishes. Similar to child’s play it can be used as a tool to question human nature. A multifaceted vision is the key to connect "different" things and to bridge different materials and different genres. Just like our society.
The relationships we face in our daily lives and the intercultural relationships are becoming more and more complex. I depict our society by blurring the boundaries between dolls and humans, Tap and contemporary, two similar yet different materials".
With this premise I wanted to create an inhospitable atmosphere, where shadows and darkness will accompany the characters of the choreography. A game of visual dualities, in which the audience could see how the characters moved between light, darkness and chiaroscuro, as my interpretation of the complexity of human relationships and their different emotional states with respect to objects, other people and /or situations.
Trailer of Skumitate: https://www.possibilitas.se/skumitate
More information: https://takuya-craft.amebaownd.com/pages/5075870/page_201603171850
