The feeling what the Japanese focusing for a long period

 
 

The era in which the choreography was made - Aiming to approach the original choreography which was created in Edo and Meiji Period.

Pursuing the essence of tradition

Originally Zashikimai (Jiutamai and Kamigatamai) was performed in a tatami room. So we do not have any particular preference of performing place like a theater.
I think the essence of Japanese culture lies in the ambiguity of boundaries.  It could be described flexibility by another word.
 
For example, difficulty of drawing a line of inside and outside separate line at Japanese style porch, Engawa, a Japanese-style room that can be used as both a guest room or a bedroom, and even a view of life and death.
 
Of course, the lyrics and choreography of the dance are based on this sensibility, and the atmosphere that exists between the dancer and the audience as they move between inside and outside of themselves is also an important element.  I think a tatami room is a place where you can share that dense atmosphere more than anywhere else.
 
You could discover the significance of contacting old Japanese culture through Jiutamai feeling the sound of breathing, the sound of silk, rustling, the feeling of vague eyes under natural light and the echo sound sink to your body in the space made by wood and paper.