{"id":1095,"date":"2025-06-23T18:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/it\/?page_id=1095"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:18:57","slug":"mayu-shirai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/en\/mayu-shirai\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayu Shirai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1095\" class=\"elementor elementor-1095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18117766 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18117766\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181516a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"181516a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mayu Shirai<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4b977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a4b977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elegance and Spirituality in Movement: Traditional Jiutamai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5da7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4c5da7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaebbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eaebbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8.png 1750w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea68160 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea68160\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4ad4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4ad4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originally from Osaka, <b>Mayu Shirai<\/b> is currently a Master\u2019s student at the Dimitri Academy in Switzerland, a prestigious international school for performing arts, renowned for its excellence and innovation in dance and theatre. Her artistic path combines contemporary dance, studied in New York, with training in the refined Japanese art of Jiutamai.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">A student of Yuho Furusawa, second-generation head of the Furusawa school, Mayu brings to the stage a unique experience, suspended between grace, energy, and cultural memory. Jiutamai, a traditional dance passed down at Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, differs from theatrical dances in the Kabuki style due to its performance in intimate spaces called <i>zashiki <\/i>(tatami rooms), where dancer and audience share the same atmosphere and the presence of <i>ki<\/i> \u2013 the vital energy that connects bodies.<\/p><p>Through subtle, natural, and never excessive movements, Mayu Shirai conveys the beauty of a gestural language that touches the soul, creating a profound connection with each spectator.<\/p><p>In addition to the performance, Mayu will lead a public workshop \u2013 a rare opportunity to engage directly with this fascinating art form, guided by a young dancer who blends discipline, sensitivity, and a contemporary vision.<\/p><p>An unmissable event for those who love dance, Japanese culture, and authentic experiences that speak to the heart through the body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2daf3a70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2daf3a70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e9ef1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27e9ef1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61af21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c61af21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><b>Dance Performance<\/b><br>\n<b>Date<\/b>: September 20, 2025<br>\n<b>Time<\/b>: 4:00 PM<br>\n<b>Location<\/b>: Stage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c64413f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c64413f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88ef6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a88ef6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><b>Jiutamai Workshop<\/b><br>\n<b>Date<\/b>: September 20, 2025<br>\n<b>Time <\/b>: 1:00 PM \u2013 2:00 PM<br>\n<b>Maximum participans <\/b>: 15<br>\n<b>Location<\/b>: Pavilion E<br>\n<b>Fee<\/b>: 30 CHF<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49d208 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d49d208\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ec28c elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30ec28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketino.com\/en\/event\/japan-matsuri-workshops\/205119\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SIGN UP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c066ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c066ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/japanmatsuri.org\/en\/rules\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RULES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b78a511 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b78a511\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayu Shirai Eleganza e spiritualit\u00e0 nel gesto: il Jiutamai tradizionale Originaria di Osaka, Mayu Shirai \u00e8 attualmente studentessa del Master presso l\u2019Accademia Dimitri in Svizzera, prestigiosa scuola internazionale di arti performative, rinomata per la sua eccellenza e innovazione nel campo della danza e del teatro. 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