hopee
Mariko Kakizaki

Based on Kakizaki’s own experience of raising a child, “hopee” is a pop and stylish dance piece created for parents and children to enjoy together in a relaxed atmosphere. Created with overlapping images of vivid, playful parks and dazzling playground equipment, this work can be enjoyed by both children and adults.
It asks the audience which they would rather keep more in their hearts: the sense of anticipation that grows again and again, or the loneliness that is lost each time. As the pure gazes of the children reflect and spread across the stage, the children of the past will be reminded of the vastness of the world.

Credit

Directed, choreographed and performed by Mariko Kakizaki
Choreography assistant: Haruka Suzuki
Co-choreographed and performed by:
Aichi performanceYuki Takahashi, Nagisa Yoshida, Liel Fibak
YPAM Performance] Karim, Nagisa Yoshida, Liel Fibak
[Iwaki Performance] Karim, Haruka Suzuki, Liel Fibak
Music: ICHI
Art: Maki Nagamine
Costume: Shinya Watanabe
Producer: Eri Karatsu (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater / Dance Base Yokohama)
Technical Director: Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) Technical Design: Takayuki Fujimoto (Kinsei R&D) Theater)
Lighting Design: Takayuki Fujimoto (Kinsei R&D)
Technical Design: Kotaro Tanaka, arsaffix Inc.
Production: Marihide Takimoto

Premiere: October 2025 (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) *Performing Arts Selection 2025 Festival Edition

Planning and production: Dance Base Yokohama [Sega Sammy Foundation for Arts and Culture]
Co-production: Dance Base Yokohama [Sega Sammy Foundation for Arts and Culture], Aichi Prefectural Art Theater [Aichi Prefectural Cultural Promotion Agency]
Support: Fund for Strengthening Infrastructure for Arts and Cultural Activities (Program for fostering creators, etc. and supporting value-added cultural facilities) Japan Arts Council
In cooperation with: Picnic Room Inc.