Yusaku Mochizuki x Rika Megumi Polyrhythm where diabolo, space, and light intersect
Performance
Information
9/28(Sun)
1. 15:30–16:00
2. 18:00–18:30
3. 19:30–20:00
1. Roppongi Hills 66 Plaza
2. Ryudo-cho Museum Street
3. Tokyo Midtown Plaza, 1st Floor
Free
Detail
A multimedia juggling performance combining physical juggling and programmed light. Using the Diabolo—a traditional spinning top–like juggling prop—this contemporary circus piece enhances the experience through light, sound, and other sensory elements. Experience a performance where soaring Diabolos meet the vibrant atmosphere of Roppongi.
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Artist
Rika Megumi
Graduated from Waseda University. Won the 2014 All Japan Juggling Championship. She encountered Diabolo as a competition and obtained a Heaven Artist license in Tokyo in 2015. She creates works that transcend barriers of disability, age, and gender. Currently, while exploring the potential of Diabolo, she is active in a wide range of activities, including street performance, stage, circus, and technical guidance.
Yusaku Mochizuki
Completed the Faculty of Design at Kyushu University and the Katsuhiko Hibino Laboratory at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts. He won the 2015 IJA Juggling World Championship and is highly regarded as a world-class diabolo artist.
The circus “YOAH” from Japan, which he writes and directs, has received high praise around the world. In 2025, the performing arts festival “Adelaide Fringe” achieved 10,000 spectators, and the world’s highest peak, “Edinburgh Festival Fringe”, received the highest rating of five stars.
