| Children`s Castle Aoyama Round Theatre / The Foundation for Child Well-being Theatre part | Tokyo / Seoul, Korea / Montreal, Canada |
Performance by Maki Morishita (Dance-X11 program)
(c) Yoichi Tsukada
Aoyama Round Theatre, as the first complete round open space in Japan, has produced innovative performances in diverse genres in dance, theatre and music, such as "Dance-X", "Tokyo Dance Today", "Family Musical", and " A la Carte", since its opening in 1985. The round space 18m in diameter provides an unique stage and audience seats (maximum 376 seats) that can, by freely utilizing the 44 elevating parts of the stage floor, create all sorts of stage works and new communication between people.
| Date | Program | Participate artists | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-10 May 2011 | DANCE-X 11 Tokyo-Seoul-Montreal In Tokyo | Choreography, Cast: MORISHITA Maki(Japan), IN Jung-ju & PARK Young-cool(Korea), Erin FLYNN (Canada) | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 13-15 May 2011 | DANCE-X 11 Tokyo-Seoul-Montreal In Seoul | Choreography, Cast: MORISHITA Maki(Japan), IN Jung-ju & PARK Young-cool(Korea), Erin FLYNN (Canada) | LIG ART HALL(Seoul, Korea) |
| 20-22 May 2011 | DANCE-X 11 Tokyo-Seoul-Montreal In Montreal | Choreography, Cast: MORISHITA Maki(Japan), IN Jung-ju & PARK Young-cool(Korea), Erin FLYNN (Canada) | Tangente(Montreal, Canada) |
| 23 Jun.-3 Jul. 2011 | CLOUD | Direction: Katsuhide Suzuki Cast: Tomorowo Taguchi, Kosuke Suzuki, Makoto Awane, Mondo Yamagishi, Yotaro Ito | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 21-24 Jul. 2011 | Tsuki neko Ehon Ongakukai 2011 | Cast: Masao Noso, Masahiro Sayama, Ami Tamotsu, Aiya Honda | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 25-28 Aug.2011 | TAIKO JAPAN 2011 "Aoyama Taiko Kenbunroku" "Taiko Kenbunroku Gaiden" "Tokyo International Taiko Contest" "Wadaiko College" | Wadaiko-Matsumuragumi Hinotaiko-hozonkai Kodo Tokyodagekidan e.t.c | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo), Aoyama Theatre, Kodomono-shiro |
| 30 Aug.-1 Sep. 2011 | Classical ROLLY Final!!! | Cast: ROLLY, Toshihiro Nakanishi, Chris Silverstein, Hitoshi Kusunoki, Masaki Hayashi | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 13-15 Sep. 2011 | France Dance Year 2011 "Manta", "Just to dance..." | Choreography: Héla Fattoumi et Eric Lamoureux (Derector of Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen/Basse-Normandie) | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 19-23 Oct. 2011 | TOKYO DANCE TODAY #7 "11DANDY" | Direction,Choreography,Cast: Ryohei Kondo Selenography: Katsuhiko Hibino Music: Hanaregumi Costume: Makoto Kunitoki & Saori Kunitoki Image production: Kaoru Haga & Sho Yanagisawa Advertising Design: Chie Morimoto | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 3-25 Dec. 2011 | A la Carte 2 | Script,Cast: Atsuko Takaizumi Direction: Koichi Yoshizawa Music Direction: Toshihiro Nakanishi Cast: Koyo Yamamoto, Aiya Honda, Yuichiro Nakayama etc. | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 3-9 Jan. 2012 | Kodomono-shiro Family Musical "Seek Seek Seeking StoryⅠ" | Cast: Opera Creation in Aoyama, Kodomono-shiro Children's Choir, Modern Dance Academy Hirata etc. | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 28-29 Jan. 2012 | Toshihiro Nakanishi Concert "Leaping bow 2012 Reel's Trip" | Toshihiro Nakanishi etc. | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| Date | Program | Participate artists | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2011 | DANCE-X 11 Tokyo-Seoul-Montreal In Tokyo: Post Performance Talk | Maki Morishita, Park Young-cool & In Jung-Ju, Erin Flynn | Aoyama Round Theatre(Tokyo) |
| 20 May 2011 | DANCE-X 11 Tokyo-Seoul-Montreal In Montreal: Post Performance Talk | Maki Morishita, Park Young-cool & In Jung-Ju, Erin Flynn | Tangente(Montreal, Canada) |
Since its opening in 1985, Aoyama Round Theatre has been assuming multiple roles, such as "creating" and disseminating culture and art in the fields of theatre, music and dance, contributing to the improvement of welfare through art and culture for people of different generations including children and juveniles, and providing occasions for audiences to view high quality performances with a moderate price. Furthermore, the theatre has contributed to stimulate theatre, music and dance by programming, producing and presenting landmark performances of high visibility and newsworthiness.