Important Intangible Cultural Property certification holders and Living National Treasures perform together for a brighter future

Important Intangible Cultural Property certification holders and Living National Treasures perform together for a brighter future

Setsuko Tamagusuku (third from left), holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property certification in traditional Ryukyu dance, dances the Shudun to the song and sanshin performed by living national treasure Yoshiharu Nishie (second from left) and others at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Naha City on April 25.


April 26, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On April 25, holders of the Important Intangible Cultural Property certification in Ryukyu buyo (dance) put on a show titled Ichiyo Raifuku: Pre-celebratory Dance–Bonds of Golden Fortune at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Naha City. The concert comprised twelve numbers; living national treasure Noho Miyagi and seven other holders of the first Important Intangible Cultural Property certification (2009) in kumiodori tachikata (dance duet) gave dance performances and two living national treasures gave solo song performances. The masters collaborated hoping for a brighter future in the post-pandemic world. The show was held as part of the Shimpo Art Renaissance Shimpo no Toki program.

 

The event opened with the singing of classical music by four schools of Ryukyu classical music. Noho charmed the audience with his beautiful and ephemeral depiction of a courtesan who sends off her love and is left dismayed in the piece hanafu. As soloists, Yoshiharu Nishie, the kumiodori-song and sanshin (Okinawan banjo) living national treasure, performed the Niage Nakafubushi and Ichio Nakamura, Ryukyu classical music living national treasure, performed Nakama-bushi. The show closed with a lively dance performance of Kana-yo Amaka by sisters Yoshiko Tanita and Mieko Kinjo, with the audience clapping along.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)

 

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