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Maki Shida

しだ まき

Shida Maki

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-10-23 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Ryukyu dancer, dancer, model
Active Years
1990-
Influenced By
Fusako Shida, Mitsufumi Shimabukuro

Education

Musashino University Affiliated Chiyoda High School
Country: Japan
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Faculty of Music
Faculty of Music
Degree: 学士
Period: 1990s
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Graduate School (Stage Arts)
Graduate School / Stage Arts
Degree: 修了
Period: 1994-1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Japan
Completed graduate study in stage arts

Awards

Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival - Newcomer Award (60th)
2005
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Arts Festival
Result: 受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival - Excellence Award (64th)
2009
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Arts Festival
Result: 受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival - Grand Prize (70th)
2015
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Arts Festival
Result: 受賞(大賞)
National Dance Competition - Excellent Instructor Award
2019
Organization: All-Japan Dance Association / National Dance Competition
Result: 受賞
Appointed Cultural Exchange Envoy (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
2020
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 任命
Arts Encouragement Prize - Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (73rd)
2023
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Encouragement Prize)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Performance rooted in traditional Ryukyu classical dance emphasizing formalityEmbodiment and continuation of creative works inherited from her mother
Recurring Motifs
Preservation of classical pieces inherited from the Ryukyu KingdomExpressing Okinawan landscape and history

Legacy

Maki Shida is a preserver and performer of Ryukyu dance tradition and a practitioner of creative works, with multiple awards from the Agency for Cultural Affairs and arts festivals. She is highly regarded as a choreographer and instructor bridging tradition and contemporary performance.

Academic Societies

  • All-Japan Dance Association

In Popular Culture

  • Served as dance instructor for NHK morning drama "Chimudondon"
  • Appeared in CM for awamori "Zanpa" and worked as a magazine model

Trivia

  • The Emperor and Empress attended her 2015 recital.
  • Appeared in a commercial for awamori "Zanpa".
  • Official website: http://choyoryu.com, Instagram: @ryukyubuyo_choyoryu