The concept of “inclusive creation”, where people with and without disabilities join hands to create artistic works, is becoming more active around the world. Perhaps the most beautiful aspect of contemporary dance is its acceptance of everyone as a unique being.
Mi-Mi-Bi Dance Company, launched in 2022 at the nonprofit Dance Box theater in Kobe, treats the differences between each person without judgment. This video is a documentary showing the making of Unseen Beauty (Toyooka version) for the Toyooka Theater Festival in 2022, from the production process to the actual performance.
The globally active director Morita Kazuyo is herself a dancer with a prosthetic leg. The documentary shows, for example, wheelchair-bound performers trying in rehearsal to conquer their fears and manage downward slopes, one of numerous scenes illustrating that people with disabilities are not just weak beings who need protecting.
The title New Words is meant to help audiences gain a new understanding by recognizing others as individuals, showing how language is acquired through the body.

2022
TOYOOKA CREATIVE COMMUNITY PLAZA

Presented by: The Japan Foundation (JF) (https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/)
In cooperation with EPAD (https://epad.terrada.co.jp/)

＜Performance Credits＞
Choreographers and Performers :UCHIDA Yuka, KAZUKI, TAKENOUCHI Mitsuko, FUKUSUMI Sachiko, FUKUSUMI Nobuhiro, MITA Hiromi, MORITA Kazuyo
Directed by MORITA Kazuyo
Associate Director : UCHIDA Yuka
Music by HINO Koshiro
Video Documentation and Editing : SHIKOTA Isamu
Costume Design by bde
Stage Manager : Community Art Center Platz
Lighting Design by MIURA Asako
Sound Design by NISHIKAWA Bunsho
Promotional Art and Photo by IWAMOTO Junpei
Associate Producer : Aya, HASHIMOTO Miya
Executive Director : OTANI Iku
Organized by NPO DANCEBOX, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
（Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2022）
Toyooka Theater Festival 2022 ‐Fringe Selection‐

＜Subtitling Credits＞
Multilingual subtitling：
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Goverment of Japan through the Japan Arts Council

Chinese Translation (Simplified): Shu LIN
Chinese Translation (Traditional): SWSG
English Translation: Gary Perlman
French Translation: Maki Mikasa
Spanish Translation: José Antonio AMBRIZ

＜Promotional Text＞
NORIKOSHI Takao

End date of distribution: 18/1/2027