UMI NO HIKARI 海の光 v. 02, v. 04

Studio Role; Set Design and Art Direction

The first Adaptation: The stage reflects a child’s inner world — vivid, immersive, and shaped by memory and imagination. Arcade games, balloons, a fantastical underwater realm, animals, 90s references, and anime merge into one visual landscape. Together they express fragments of identity, play, and the freedom to imagine oneself beyond fixed definitions. Layered fabrics add softness and depth, creating space for acceptance and becoming. All elements support the dance performance, where a blurred memory gradually returns to life.

The second Adaptation from Studio Maren, focused more on the vibrance and sparkling factor of this story. The focus on the staged stations where all elements come together to shape one station, then all stations together forms the image. Addition of new silky vibrant colors had emphasized a new dimension in this world.

Creative Team : 

Creative Direction/ Choreography: Munir Arreola

Set Design: Omar Sherif / Jad Mady

Set Design Assistance:  Camila Ivana Vargas Pardo

Original Cast: Midori Ide / Yui Hirabayashi / Kasper Jakobsen / Mayila Khodadin & Munir Arreola

Apprenticeship Program: Mone Azuma / Alessia Di Bartolo / Anastasia Letsiou / Marthe Meier / Rallou Savva  & Antiopi Stamopoulou

Danceworks Company Project: Niousha Goudarzi / Alexis Lemma / Raissa Mamede / Jana Marth/ Juna Mazzawi  / Eva Mikriukova / Beatriz Moreno / Rieke Schildmann & Carla Wang

Profi Training Sessions: Alex Carrillo / Emmanouela Nikoli Dolianiti / Soroa Lear & Alejandro Muñoz

Projections and Video Installations: Otto Schmid

Video Art: Nash Carpinteyro / Rodrigo Cabrera / Otto Schmid & Munir Arreola

Costume Design: Nur Hektor & Camila Maldonado

Make-up & Hair Stylists: Lau Perrea / Maiaru Izabele del Pino & Shaked Katya Cohen