Supporting comment for “Dance Work No. 3: Naoya Shiga’s “At the Castle””
Hiroki Yamamoto (leader of “Inu no Senakaza”)

What does it mean to “dance” “At the Castle”?　There is no dialogue. It does not mean that we can clearly grasp the story or the characters. However, it is certain that the humidity of the novel is wafting through the air on stage. The dancers, who smile at each other peacefully, then dance rapidly, violently, and charmingly, especially in front of the simple movement that can only be described as “walking,” make us wonder what it means to “dance” something.　The question “what does it mean to dance” itself is redefined.

Artist Profile

Hiroki Yamamoto (leader of Inu no Senakaza)

Born in 1992. Presides over the production group, publishing house, and design office “Inu no Senakaza”. Through writing novels and poetry, critiquing art in general, designing, editing, and publishing books and printed matter, and creating performance pieces, he examines and presents the possibility of a relationship between expression and life in the modern age. His major novels are “Unauthorized and Soil” ( 2021 ) and “Oyasato to Sora” ( 2025-). He is the author of “A New Distance” ( 2024 ), a critical review, and “Quick Japan” ( 2024 ), a design piece. For design, “Quick Japan” ( 159-167, 2022-23 ). For directing theater productions, “Impossible Gag” ( 2025 ).