PERFORMANCES
Upopo
A type of canon (round) Ainu chant used for ritualistic purposes. The melodies represent elements of nature such as wind, sun and sea.
Poro-rimse
A traditional round dance, typically held at the end of a festival or event.
Ku rimse
Presented by Yoshida Yasunori, telling the story of a hunter who goes up to the mountains to hunt, but got so mesmerized by the beauty of a bird in the sky that he forgets to shoot it.
Cha-peeyak (rain swallow dance)
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Where a group of people participate and dance around a circle while switching positions.
Futtarechui (black-haired dance)
A dance that requires the dancers to vigorously wave their hair back and forth, which represents the movement of willow trees in the wind.
Sarorun-rimse
A dance in which performers play cranes - the Gods of the wetlands of Hokkaido. The older performers represent adult cranes teaching the
young cranes how to dance.