Noism Talk Session RYUTOKAI
RYUTOKAI is a talk session that invites a variety of guests each time. It is an intellectually stimulating gathering where audience and experts active in various fields such as art, society, daily life, politics, thought, culture, management, etc., think together about contemporary society from their respective professional perspectives.

-Important things to be passed on

“Niigata Tarukinuta (wooden barrel instrument)”, local performing arts in Niigata, has continued for about 300 years since the Edo period. Kozan Eijima is the representative of the Eijimaryu Niigata Tarukinuta Densyokai (Tradition Society), which was founded for the purpose of preserving and passing on Tarukinuta. In 2022, she succeeded the name of its founder, Kozan Eijima, and take over as Kozan Eijima II. She is committed to preserving the form and exploring the freedom of the art, and is working in Niigata to pass on and spread the art of Tarukinuta to the future. Kozan and Yamada first met in 2015, when Yamada directed and choreographed a collaboration between Noism2 and the Eijimaryu Niigata Tarukinuta Densyokai in “Scintillation – red ground and a refrain”. The fusion of tradition and modernity was a great challenge to each other at the time. “I want people living in Niigata to be proud of Niigata’s culture.” What and how to convey the culture in order to make it take root? What is the future of performing arts and culture in Niigata as seen by both of them, who are both active in Niigata?

Date: Sunday 23 May, 2024 16:30-18:00 (90 minutes)
Venue:：RYUTOPIA Niigata City Performing Arts Center – StudioB
Speaker: Kozan Eijima II (Representative of Eijimaryu Niigata Tarukinuta Densyokai)
Yuki Yamada (Dancer, Artistic Director, Community Activities Division, Noism Company Niigata)
Fee: 500 Yen (Reservation required. Please pay at the venue on the day of the event.)
How to apply: *Please fill in the necessary information in the Google Form
https://forms.gle/ZBNYAuf4Eqm4gKqH6.

■Start accepting applications from Friday 13 Decmeber, 2024 00:00-

* If you do not use internet, please contact us by phone.
* The application will be closed as soon as the number of applicants reaches the capacity.
* Only when the capacity is reached, we will contact you to confirm.
 
Inquiries:
Dance Programming Division, RYUTOPIA Niigata City Performing Arts Center
3-2, Ichibanbori-doricho, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8132
Tel: 025-224-5627 (except closed days) Fax: 025-224-5626
E-mail: info-noism@ryutopia.or.jp

Kozan EIJIMA II ⓒTakeshi Noto
Born in Niigata City. Graduated from the Faculty of Education, Niigata University. Encountered Tarukinuta when entering primary school and was fascinated by its performance. She met Kozan Eijima I, who had been researching Niigata Tarukinuta for many years, at Tarukinuta practice as part of her fifth and sixth grade class, and has studied under him. She joined the Eijimaryu Niigata Tarukinuta Densyokai when she was in the second year of junior high school and has been practicing ever since. Appointed the representative of Densyokai in 2017 and assuming the name “Kozan Eijima II” in 2022. She juggles her performance activities with her work.

Access to the venue
Address: 3-2, Ichibanboridori-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata-city 951-8132
Tel: +81(0)25-224-7000 (Programming Department)

By train ■15 minutes’ walk from Hakusan Station on JR Echigo Line
By car ■15 minutes from Bandai Exit of Niigata Station, 20 minutes from Niigata Chuo IC of Kanetsu Expressway/Banetsu Expressway
By bus ■15-20 minutes from Bandai Exit of Niigata Station, 5 minutes’ walk from Shiyakushomae bus stop on Bandai-bashi line (BRT) in the direction of Aoyama
 
▸Niigata Kotsu website – Bus schedule, fare search
 
※ RYUTOPIA does not have a dedicated parking lot. Using public transportation is recommended.

 
▸RYUTOPIA website – access page
 

Organizer: Niigata City Art & Culture Promotion Foundation
Production: RYUTOPIA Niigata City Performing Arts Center