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第58回（2014年） award
Norimizu Ameya
あめや のりみず
Ameya Norimizu
ペンネーム:
Technocrat（Used as an alias/name for certain contemporary art projects）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-03-22 （Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kōfu, Yamanashi (birthplace) → Kanagawa Prefecture (raised) → Higashi-Nakano, Tokyo (opened Animal Shop / OwlRoom) → Ibaraki Prefecture (moved to rural area for a period)
経歴
- 職業
- contemporary artist, director, playwright, performance artist, animal dealer
- 活動期間
- 1977年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kobo Abe, Jūrō Kara
- ノミネート
- Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (2018)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Odawara High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Odawara High School
国:
Japan
Member of high school theater club; directed works by Kobo Abe and Jūrō Kara during high school
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Blue Sheet | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Selection Committee | winner |
| 2018 | Mishima Yukio Prize | His Daughter | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee | nominated |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2014
対象作品:
Blue Sheet
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Selection Committee
結果:
winner
Mishima Yukio Prize
2018
対象作品:
His Daughter
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee
結果:
nominated
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Blue Sheet
2014年 play / theatreA site- and community-based play staged with high school students and local participants. It explores themes of displacement, local memory, family and recovery.
coexistencedisplacement and returnfamilylocal memory
His Daughter
2017年 long-form / novel (serialized → book)Serialized in a literary magazine and later published as a book. A long-form work dealing with family relationships, portraiture and loss.
familylossidentity
全著作
- Can You Live with Animals (1997)
- Can You Live with Rare Beasts? (paperback retitle, 2007)
- Blue Sheet (2014)
- His Daughter (2017)
- Protein (2024)
作風・主題
- 文体
- genre-crossingexperimental, performance-oriented styleemphasis on theatrical and bodily expression
- 頻出モチーフ
- animals and coexistenceimprinting and cross-species bondingenclosure and confinementcontamination and infection imagery
評価・遺産
A practitioner working across theatre and contemporary art. Known for community-based plays and provocative contemporary-art performances, Ameya is recognized across criticism, art and music circles. His 2014 Kishida Kunio Drama Award established his reputation as a playwright.
大衆文化への影響
- Collaborated extensively with musicians and participated in numerous live music projects
- Has appeared in films, music videos and television dramas
豆知識
- Opened an animal shop 'Dōbutsudō' in Higashi-Nakano, later developing into 'OwlRoom' specializing in owls.
- Reportedly lived in a disused building's restroom for a period.
- Has a daughter named Kurumi.