After retaking our seats, the dancers make the audience part of the performance by giving out costumes. From apparel mimicking Spiderman or Snow White to wands, capes or tiaras, eager children and some adults transformed. The spirit of play was infectious, and it was easy to join the fun as dancers lead the audience in easy movements as a warm-up, from hand gestures to stamping feet. 

There was also plenty of dance to observe, in a wide range of styles. Kawai and Aokid both incorporate breakdancing and hip-hop in their sequences, powerfully unexpected yet fluid. Asakawa’s background as a gymnast adds both grace and fun, as when she balances Okamoto on her legs in one memorable sequence. Okamoto, classically trained and also a talented singer, frequently breaks out in song to accompany a scenario. Staging is minimal, but effective; one clever set starts with Kawai in flight from the spotlight, as if fleeing the moon. Eventually, all the dancers find themselves pursued by the glowing circle, to great comic effect.