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HAMADRYAD by Jean Erdman I sent out the announcement of Resonance III last time. Now I have the link for "Hamadryad". The work choreographed by Jean Erdman who recently passed away of age 104 years young. She created this dance when she and Joe were staying in their Catskills house and she was going to her studio thru woods. She heard this music coming from somewhere, and it inspired her to make this beautiful work. Nancy Allison, the artistic director of Jean Erdman Dance Company, asked me the first time to dance this work for American Dance Guild's performance long time ago. And she had this idea of mixing rehearsal studio and out door space as this nymph was wondering around the woods. I loved the idea and I am so glad that this film captured so many different aspect of this dance. We actually filmed in Catskills!!! It was bit cold though... I am very happy that i worked with Jean when I was very young before I started with Martha's place. Jean was always so nice to come see me at the Graham seasons. I will share my ignorance as a young dancer story. Joe was always there at rehearsals or performances. One day after the performance with Jean's company, she had a party at her apartment in NYC. I have never been to her place and Jean and Joe lives there with so many books on the shelves. I asked "Joe,what do you do? " Joe replied " I write." me "Wow that is why you have so many books!!! -----and party goes on... A while after, Joe passed away, I send Jean a flower and a card and talked her little. She was missing him very much. I was already dancing with Martha, and at the rehearsal Martha said to all of us, "Tonight, I am not rehearsing. Instead, I want you all to go home and watch PBSat 8pm". That time, Martha was creating works so we worked 8-10pm every weekday. So I went home. I had small B&W TV and I turned TV on, channel 13 (PBS) and guess who came into the TV screen..... Joe. ??? What is Joe doing in TV? and it was Bill Moyers show - Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. I realized Joe is Joseph, Joseph is Joe??? And Joseph Campbell!!! This is the person who George Lukas was inspired to make his epic movies - Star Wars! WHAAAAAAT??? of course Joe is not here with us anymore. And no wonder he had so many books... Joe/Joseph was a very important person for Martha too!!! He inspired so many artists. I so wished that I knew when I asked him, " What do you do?"... I am sure he was laughing inside... Oh well. Joe was inspired by Jean so much too. I hear they always had a breakfast together, talked about what their thought night before, Joe used to write in the evening. I told Jean that I have some idea for dance work about 20 years ago, I still remember that day in her Hawaii apt, sitting and looking over the water. She told me to keep working on it. I still remember what was the idea, so someday i will make this dance... SO Please watch this beautiful dance work!!! A dancer, or perhaps a wood nymph, rehearses alone in a New York studio enchanting herself back into the forest. Conceived, produced and directed by Nancy Allison and Paul Allman Choreography Jean Erdman Staged by Nancy Allison Danced by Miki Orihara Cinematography by Glen Mordechi Edited by Paul Allman Music by Claude Debussy, performed by Elizabeth Brown Costumes by Karen Young Costume Design, Olivia Fuks, Miki Orihara and Nancy Allison  数週間前に「リゾナンス３」のお知らせを送りました。そして今回はジーン・アードマン振付の「ハマドラヤド」のお知らせです。 この作品はジーンが旦那様のジョーとキャッツキル（ニューヨークの郊外でウッドストックの近く）に毎夏に行くのですが、その時稽古場に向かう時森の中を歩いていたら、この曲が聞こえてきたそうです。そして森の中の景色、音カラコン作品が生まれました。ジーンは今年１０４歳で亡くなりました。私は数年前にハワイに行った時に、彼女に会ってきました。この作品、踊りだけのバージョンを見てもらいました。その際にはジーンはこの作品を自分で作ったことは覚えていないようでしたが、「きれいに踊るわね、踊り頑張ってね」と言ってくれました。ジーンのカンパニーの芸術監督をしているナンシー・アリソンからこの踊りを踊らないかと言われ、ずいぶん昔に踊ったので、今回のこのフィルムを作る時に昔のことも思い出し、楽しかったです。そしてこのフィルム、作品の良さを稽古場と外の、まさにジーンがこの音を聞いた場所（キャッツキルにて撮影しました！）で再現することができてとても良かったです。 ジーンのカンパニーで踊っていた時、公演のためのリハーサル、公演には必ずジョーが来ていました。時々いろいろなことを話してくれたり、楽しかったです。公演後の打ち上げが彼女とジョーのアパートでありました。中に入ると本棚がたくさん。本がぎっしり。そこで私はジョーに「ジョーは何をしているの？」と聞いたら、彼は「僕は物書きだ」と。「ほぉ〜〜〜」と思ったのを思い出します。。。 その後ジョーがなくなり、ジーンに花とカードを送り、ジーンと少し話をしたことも思い出します。 マーサのカンパニーでのある日、マーサが「今夜はリハーサルをしないので、皆帰ってテレビを見るように！」ということで、アパートに戻り、白黒の小さなテレビをつけました。スクリーンから出てきたのは何とジョー！ えっ？？？ ビル・モイヤーという有名なインタビュアーの番組。「神話の力」でした。 ジョーがジョセフ？ジョセフがジョー？？？と頭の中には？？？でした。 もちろん、今はジョーがいないので、いろいろ聞くことはできませんが、もっと早くに知っていればいろいろなことが聞けたのに・・・ と、残念なことでした。 ジーンがなくなり、寂しいです。 Stay safe & Stay well!!! Love miki
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by miki3lotus
| 2020-06-03 05:10
| Performing Art
 http://engekikinkyushien.info/ニューヨークのロックダウンが始まり、これほどニューヨークはアート、特に演劇（踊りや音楽も含む）に支えられていたのだということがわかりました。そしてその中にいる人たち（私も含め）はほとんどが皆、フリーランス。政府の保障もなしのフリーランス。今までは給料としての収入が発生しない場合は失業保険をもらうことができなかったのですが、今回はフリーランスの人ももらえるようになったアメリカです。それでもかなりの人たちが申請できない状態だとも聞いています。 In New York, with lock down, I didn't realised how fragile NY was. All theatre closed, and we all lost our jobs. Yet I was amazed with how US Government open up Unemployment to Freelancers!!! Until now, freelancer who doesn't get W-2's could not get Unemployment but this time, they open up!!! Many of my friends, most of them are in arts + Performing arts are receiving this. I am looking at what is happening in Japan, without government support, yet government suggest close off - good decision but no support??? I heard about 3 masks per family, that changed to each of them ( I am not against it but have some opinion on it) and now stimulus money but you have to apply using smart phone? if you don't have it, can you not get it??? I don't know what is happening there... SO I wanted to help my friends in theatre in Japan. I can do this to help them!!! Please sign this petition! Even you are NOT Japanese, your signature is helping it. And you have never know that you might go to Japan on day to be a part of Theatre there!!! 日本の状況を見ていますと、政府のサポートもなし、舞台もできずということが続くとどうなってしまうのか心配です。 ぜひこのサイトに行って、ヘルプをお願いします。
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by miki3lotus
| 2020-05-15 01:18
| Performing Art
 
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by miki3lotus
| 2020-05-11 07:43
| Performing Art
Happy Holidays!   2019 was amazing year for me. Started out very busy with my third solo concert series, RESONANCE III. I am so grateful for LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Steven Hitt and Japan Foundation for supporting my idea of bringing American and Japanese modern dance pioneers together, and possible to invite my childhood dance teacher Nanako Yamada and Yasuko Kataoka( the scholar ) from Japan was my dream come true. Researching and finding out what those pioneers did and learning Dalcroze's 20 gestures were wonderful experience and working with Japanese American Pianist Nora Izumi Bartosik gave such a beautiful merging experience for my performances. We travelled San Fransisco and Vancouver, Canada together and we had a great responses!!! We had a great artists for our second festival this year. I sent earlier about our accomplishment and please look for our announcement for the third one.
Stephen and I guested at their Joyce Theater season, danced company's artistic director Colin Connor's work "The Weather in the Room", we had a great time dancing together. It's been a long time!!! And we will join them for their Jacob's Pillow Festival Season in July 2020! Then Summer, I went to Berlin, Germany to join DANCE ON PROJECT. Danced Merce Cunningham's work " STORY" ( originally 1963 and this time is called "BERLIN STORY").  I had a great time learning Merce's technique and work. I studied at his studio a little when I was young and now I see so much similarity and difference in his technique. Interesting to experience how he took Graham technique and Ballet technique to make his own. It was a greatest experience!!! I will be joining them Fall 2020! So Stay Tuned!!! HARTT DANCE I had a pleasure setting Martha's "Chronicle" on the Hartt School Dance Division. I was amazed how these young dancers danced so beautifully and strongly! They danced Bournonville's Napoli on point! and barefoot Chronicle too! wow... some audience comments described so beautifully so please check here! I think I did a lot... and 2020! Beside my regular teaching at the Hartt School and Graham School, I will be working on: April 16 & 17: NuVu Festival #3 @ LPAC April 24-26: Hartt Dance Spring May/June: Filming for "Woman in a Cabinet" directed by Craig Webster June: filming Martha Graham Dance Technique Level 2 -DVD August: Invited to teach at the Perpetuum Mobile (Dance Festival in Brussels) Fall: Dance On Project And more...I am excited about something but not concrete yet so I will let you all know!!! I should not push too much but I am so excited about all of them!!! 2020 is a Golden Rat year. I am not sure what it is but I think it is a great year for all of us!!! ▲
by miki3lotus
| 2019-12-27 06:38
| Performing Art
Thank you for supporting NuVu Festival,Resonance III and Limon Dance Company season at the Joyce Theatre. was a huge success. I had 6 duets and 1 group work, including Paul Taylor’s “Duet from LENTO” which was revived recently for Taylor 2 dancers Rei Akazawa and Irving Amigon.  Rei Akazawa and Irving Amigon dancing P.Taylor's "Duet from LENTO" ©︎Tokio Kuniyoshi Please visit NuVu Festival to see all other artists and their works.  NuVu Festival 2019 Participants and my team ©︎Tokio Kuniyoshi They are wonderful artists that I have been watching their works over many years. For NuVu Festival 2020, I am starting to look different artists. If you have any artists who you think I should contact, let me know!  it was my dream come true. Bringing American and Japanese modern dance pioneers works together with Yuriko’s work was amazing experience. Four works from 1930’s were very interesting to explore, style of each artists were very different, but how to approach these dances - how i was coached by artists who danced - were all from the same place "Inner self" Sometimes you forget this because you are busy thinking about how to achieve the movements or positions, how to dance. Each time I was reminded --- “Don’t dance”. REVIEW by Christine Jowers - Dance Enthusiasts  I had great time with an American Japanese pianist Nora Izumi Bartosik for this journey!!! Thank you! My immediate dance teacher from my youth, Nanako Yamada who came to share her knowledge of Dalcroze 20 Gestures were amazing to learn.  I think I now know the gestures so I could explore with it. Participants expressed they had a great time leaning it and leaning a part of Seiko Takata’s “Mother”(1938).  Lectures from Yasuko Kataoka(the dance scholar/professor from Japan) and Norton Owen (Jacob’s Pillow - director of preservation) were great to know what was happening in America and Japan during 1920-1950.  They showed very rare films and pictures so that we can see and compare two countries. I learn a lot and would like to learn more about it. Our dance history is a new history that if we don’t do anything, it will go under the grave so even just a small area, our generation need to share to younger generation. This concert was inspired by my mentor Yuriko. Going thru her passage, and danced her work was hard but satisfying.  “The Cry” - she made this work to experience the universal idea of the cry. As she told me, every time I danced, I let the cry to take over. I had great experience.       "Lamentation" (1930) by Martha Graham ©︎Tokio Kuniyoshi     I took this production to Theatre of YUGEN in San Francisco, CA and Vancouver,Canada. Theatre of YUGENhosted our production- a master class and RESONANCE III with short lecture. Annex Theater with her company. We were welcomed by her Collaborative Creative Dance 55+ Group and gave a workshop. To watch our workshop and rehearsal video, please visit DEZZA DANCE and RESONANCE III And last week at the Joyce Theater with José Limón Dance Company, dancing with my husband Stephen Pier was so nice. We didn’t dance for a long time and it was great going back to the Joyce Theater with him, especially with Limón Dance Company, Royal Danish Ballet( Copenhagen,Denmark). We danced with Buglisi/Foreman Dance (now Buglisi Dance Theatre) was the last time we danced together at the Joyce the director of the Hartt School - Dance Division.  Colin Conner's "The Weather in the Room" Miki and Stephen ©︎Christopher Jones We were so happy that were captured by Christopher Jones and Tokio Kuniyoshi I would love to take RESONANCE III to Japan and other places, I would like to make indigo or Kickstarter to raise some funds sometime soon. Also we are still open to receive some tax deductible donation through LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. Tax deductible contribution made out to "FH LaGuardia Community College AUX Corporation”, (memo: Miki Orihara) will be gratefully accepted. For address - please contact miki3lotus(at)gmail.com RESONANCE - kyomei.info(at)gmail.com NuVu Festival - nuvufest(at)gmail.com Thank you very much for reading and your support!!! The Japan Foundation Tour Grant 2018/2019 and LaGuardia Performing Arts Center made possible for us to take this production to The Hartt School, Barnard College, RIOULT Dance Center, Theatre of Eugene(SF, CA) and Vancouver, Canada( Annex Theater with DEZZA DANCE).  I would love to make two more stops ( Madison, WI and Tivoli, NY) before this grant expires… I am working on it! Stay tuned!!! ▲
by miki3lotus
| 2019-06-06 06:33
| Performing Art
 In 2014, I first started this solo concert series. I have the idea of 5 concerts to full fill my plan. In 2013, my mentor Yuriko, received the Foreign Minister's Commendation from the Japanese government, recognized for her outstanding achievements in the field of dance and for her contribution to relations between Japan and the United States. Through dance she promotes culture exchanges and inspires collaborations between different American dance companies, cultural institutions, and government agencies. Yuriko was born in San Jose, California. Her father passed away with the break of flu. Her mother sent her to Japan to avoid her catching this flu. During her time in Japan, she studied with one of the Japanese's pioneer of modern dance, Konami Ishii. With Konami, she learn and danced "Dance Poem". Came back to US after Yuriko finished her school in Japan, then WWII started. She was sent to the internment camp in Arizona. She started to teach dance to women and children in the camp, and formed a company to perform. This company was the only people allowed to go out side from the camp to perform! After WWII, Yuriko decided to come to NY. She was working as a seamstress to make living. Then she went to Martha Graham studio to take class - there are many interesting story but I am making it very short. After a short while, she was invited to join the company. Martha creates her works by using her dancers. Yuriko was very influential to Martha. There are many works that she created movements which I learn during my time in Graham company. I met Yuriko in 1981. My nick name was "Graham cracker" at the Ailey school. After finishing my scholarship from the school, I could not get another year because President changed and government change the regulation for international students changed - No scholarships to international students! So I was going back to Japan. During my scholarship year, I didn't see much performances, since I was taking 4-5 classes everyday, i was so tired... So I decided to stay few more months before I head back to Japan. I took classes, went to see everything possible - musicals, theatre, dance, and music. The last thing I was going to do before I leave, was taking Peggy Lyman and Peter Sparling's workshop at Kazuko Hirabayashi Studio. There was an audition to get in, they only take 15 dancers to this class. Somehow I passed!!! And I learn so much in this workshop. Peggy said to us in the end of this workshop, "there will be an audition - Graham company and school, you all should go and try". So I went too!!! At the door, there was a receptionist, he looked at me and said "do you have a green card? are you an American?" I didn't even know what was "green card" so i said "no i don't have, and I am Japanese" then he told me, " you can not take this audition". I was shocked... oh well... one thing that I thought America is very open but not really... it is very limited... That moment Peggy came down from upstairs, saw me and asked why I am not changed. I told her, and she said to the receptionist " She is ok to take this audition" and said to me " go change!" So I did. Changed and took this audition. After the audition, I was told, since I am not an American, they are not able to take me as a scholarship student but if I am interested to come to the school. Then I thought, I WILL TRY! I have to call my parents. Collect call to let them know I will stay another year. My mother was very cool but my father was " I thought you are coming back...". He was very disappointed by my demand... But he was happy that I wanted to stay to study little more - - - -well this little more became over ALMOST 40 years now... So I went to the Graham school. 316 East 63rd Street Studio. I was told to take Yuriko's class. But she was not teaching regular classes but only for 1 or 2 weeks workshop. Then her workshop happened. The second day, she looked at me said "are you Japanese?" and I said "yes". Then she started to talk to me in Japanese!!! Then all students became so nice even though those who stepped on me, or elbowed me!!! They were wondering what she is saying to me. I was just taking everything possible and it was so much fun. I had a greatest time learning so much. Then Yuriko became my NY mother, and her family became my NY family. Her husband Charlie always asked me what I am doing, when I have some questions he helped me to think differently and he wrote so many letters to my parents to allow me to study one more year, and that kept on going... for few years... Her daughter Susan is like my cousin. We became parters for our DVD project to create Martha Graham Dance technique video, we released the first level in 2018, and now working on the next level. To be continued... ▲
by miki3lotus
| 2019-02-14 14:10
| Performing Art
My friend, Masayo Ishigure is celebrating her 25th anniversary at Sheen Center on March 4th. I will be dancing one of the Koto work. I asked Stephen to choreograph this work on me. 琴奏者、石榑雅代さんの２５週記念コンサートが３月４日にあります。 彼女の琴で、踊ります。 MCはフジテレビの久下香織子さんです。とても楽しみ！
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by miki3lotus
| 2018-02-08 03:13
| Performing Art
Two different projects are happening at the same time. One is filming "Two Women"( title subject to change...) and the other "Kyomei-RESONANCE" in SF. 二つのプロジェクトが同時進行しております。一つはSFにての「共鳴ーRESONANCE」 もう一つは踊りをフィルムにする「Two Women」 Right now I am in SF. we performed 4 performance. Had a wonderful time with audiences. Senri played very different each day,since it is very different space compare to what we did last year at La MaMa etc in NYC. The other project, actually happened before SF, is filming "Two Women". I am pretty certain that I like this title. This film project is commissioned by CORDA Foudation. David Rosenman-Taub is a Chilian poet and composer. I was commissioned by using his beautiful piano work, "Homage a Pedro Humberto Allende". サンフランシスコにての「共鳴」は無事に終わり、今は数日間サンフランシスコを見て回っています。 友達に会ったり、人を紹介したり、舞台を見たり・・・ と、今日少し風邪っぽいので1日おとなしく。。。 サンフランシスコはニューヨークより寒いです・・・ホットフラッシュ（のぼせ）もあるので、そのあとに体が冷えて、最低。 そのせいだと思う。。。 When I first heard this music, immediately i had an image of two women. so I asked Andrea Murrilo who danced with me at Graham, and then moved on to Sleep No More. She has very interesting experiences that i wanted to ask her to work with me. 「Two Women」はチリ出身の詩人であり、作曲家であるデイビッド・ローズマン ターブの作品を使うということでコミッションをいただきました。彼の作品では前にSPが二つ作品を出しております。 YouTube に行くと見ることができます。 this is one of the location where we filmed. このプロジェクト、ロケーションとして選んだのは外。  昨年のソロ公演の時に撮影、そしてわたしのドキュメンタリーを作ってくれた御巫朋子さんにどうしても頼みたいと思い、無理いってきてもらいました。                       just opened rite after our show at Fort Mason. Beautiful piers on the bay...      ようやくまりこさんと二人で舞台を観に行くことができました。  なおこちゃんのところに行った時に寄ったスーパーマーケットにて、 まりこさんのお店の商品がありました。塩麹、味噌！  サンフランシスコバレエのビル。シンフォニーのそばです。
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by miki3lotus
| 2015-05-29 03:48
| Performing Art
またまた長いインターミッションでした。ごめんなさい
again, it was a long intermission...  今回はシアターオブユーゲンにて４日間の公演です。 It's been exactly a year ago, my first solo concert "Kyomei-RESONANCE" was at La MaMa Theater was premiered. Since I don't have a manager, it is moving slowly but surely. This is the first tour of my program!!! at Theatre of Yugen, NOH space for 4 days. we opened it last night!  マーサ・グラハム、ホゼ・リモン、マーサ・クラーク、私の作品、そして若手の振付家のアダム・バラックの作品５つ。 これは昨年の公演からの写真。アダムの作品を踊る私と千里さん Senri Oe and I I dance Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Martha Clarke, my own and young choreographer, Adam Barruch's works. Here is a pciture from Adam's "Memory Current" and Senri playing at La MaMa.  沢山の方に見て頂きたいです。 ５月１９日火曜日の公演は７時開演、終演後、千里さんのソロピアのライブ、あります！ サンフランシスコにいらっしゃる方は是非！！！ This is a wonderful prgoram of modern/contemporary dance. I wish everyone to see, since it shows the bit of history of dance. We opened last night and three more shows in Sanfrancisco! and on Tuesday after the concert, Senri will play his Solo Piano. It's a free event, COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US! ▲
by miki3lotus
| 2015-05-18 01:31
| Performing Art
mishmash＊Miki Orihara I am involved with this project "mishmash＊Miki Orihara". Our first thing was make these two music/dance films. It is in Japanese but scroll down a bit, so you can watch those two films. It is wonderuflly made by talented young Japanese team called augment5. They made a short film to introduce me, "Japanese Dancer, Miki Orihara". The Director Tomoko Mikanagi, Producer Hidetaka Ino were here in NY, and came to see and filmed my rehearsals, perfomrances, my regular day activities. 今このプロジェクトをやっています。 一番始めにやったのはこのMusic/Dance Filmを制作。 このサイトに行き、少しスクロールすると二つのフィルムをみる事が出来ます。 とても素晴らしい出来上がりなので、是非見てください！ 撮影はaugment5という若手の制作チーム。こちらも素晴らしいアーティストがそろっています。 私を紹介するショートフィルムもこのチームが作ってくれました。  1 & 2... there are many interesting pictures in it!!! Take a look! mishmash＊Miki Orihara インタビュー記事１そしてインタビュー記事２ we filmed this in December 2013 in Japan and IT WAS COLD! Adam and Chelsea were great. No Complains... I was really surprised... because I was freezing... ▲
by miki3lotus
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| Performing Art
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