Japanese Performance Company — Rooted in Animism
Interview with the three directors on the company name, the two-tier brand and why each of them joined. (Japanese)
akasaka AKANE night featured in the opening “GOETHE EYE” pages — an entertainment IP embodying Japanese culture.
A one-night immersive installation in the akane-dyed precinct of Akasaka Hikawa Shrine. Video from the night released. (Japanese)
Dancing the legend of the white heron on the Noh stage “Senjuden”. Night-time content for international visitors, woven with crafts and food. (Japanese)
Listed among FY2025 grant results. A full house of about 300; 40,000 views across social media. (Japanese)
“Ten days when the whole city turns creative, across nine Tokyo areas” — featuring our performance at the TCS 2026 opening. (Japanese)
UZETSU INC. is a creative company that unearths cultural resources sleeping across Japan and puts them on stage — not as motifs, but as living techniques.
Contemporary dance by a choreographer trained at the Martha Graham Dance Company and Rudra Béjart Lausanne. Contemporary circus supervised by a performer of Cirque du Soleil's “O”. Music by a taiko artist awarded the Prime Minister's Prize. Scenography by a Good Design New Hope Award winner. Internationally recognised creators from each field, gathered around our original IP “UZETSU”, carry the strength of non-verbal performance to the world.
Akane madder dyeing, a lost craft. Hand-made washi paper with only a handful of successors left. The Shugendō view of life and death. Japan's vanishing spirituality and handwork are used as actual technique in our sets and costumes — revived for today, and for the world.
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