Shiho Happo
Date Composed: 2023 Composer: Aki Takahashi Arrangement: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: June 10, 2023 Recording Title: N/A ...
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Kami Kagura
Date Composed: 2023 Composer: Aki Takahashi Arrangement: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Hart House Theatre Recording Title: N/A ...
Sawage Uta/Sawage!
Date Composed: 2024 Composer: Aki Takahashi Arrangement: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: June 21, 2024 Recording Title: N/A ...
Moon
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Aki Takahashi Arranged by: Tony Nguyen Premiere Performance: Sunday, March 2019 The moon’s radiant light fills the sky, making its beautiful and irresistible appearance. As the sun’s delicate counterpart, the solo (performed by Aki Takahashi) incorporates contrasting textures and movements that highlight the moon’s elegance....
Sugatami
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Saturday, November 28, 2019 Wearing a kimono, the traditional Japanese costume, is not easy. It is long and heavy, and constricts one’s movement thereby affecting one’s posture. You definitely need a "SUGATAMI" when you put on a kimono. Sugatami means “a full-length mirror”...
Donan Kudoki
Composer:Unknown - traditionalArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:October 10, 2014 - Fleck Dance Theatre In winter, the northern part of Japan lies buried beneath a heavy, cold white blanket. Winters there have always been harsh, but were especially so in the period before the rise of modern transportation and...
Ya Hoi
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Sunday, March 3, 2019 ...
Gunbai
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Sunday, March 3, 2019 Many of the movements in this composition were inspired by sumo wrestling matches in which the referee carries around a specialized fan called gunbai. ...
Jiten
Date Composed: 2018 Composer: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Saturday, November 24, 2018 This composition is based on the story of Yamagami Soju (1973-1957), one of the most respected tea ceremony masters of this generation. As a young man, however, he once came across merchandise that was still very exotic in Japan...
Kagero
Date Composed: 2018 Composer: Aki Takahashi Premiere Performance: Saturday, November 24, 2018 This composition is based on the story “Betrayal” by author and storyteller Rui Umezawa. Dance and choreography by Noriko Kusama. ...