Kiyomi Hayama

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Kiyomi Hayama
羽山 紀代美
Born(1945-01-11)11 January 1945
Died10 June 2023(2023-06-10) (aged 78)
Occupations
  • Choreographer
  • actress
Employer Takarazuka Music School
Awards Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize  [ ja ] Special Award (2006)

Kiyomi Hayama (Japanese: 羽山 紀代美, Hepburn: Hayama Kiyomi, 11 January 1945 – 10 June 2023) was a Japanese choreographer and stage actress. After spending more than a decade at the Takarazuka Revue as a musumeyaku actress, she returned there as a choreographer for their productions.

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Biography

Kiyomi Hayama, a native of Osaka, was born on 11 January 1945 and educated at Takarazuka Music School. [1] [2] After graduating from the Takarazuka Revue's 47th class (along with future First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama), she was part of the Revue from 1961 until 1973, serving as a Star Troupe musumeyaku. [3] [4]

In 1975, she returned to the Takarazuka Revue as a choreographer for their stage plays, remaining there until 2023. [5] In 6 June 2005, the Revue held Golden Steps, a thirtieth anniversary commemoration event in Hayama's honour. [6] Reviewing the Takarazuka Revue Cosmos Troupe's November 2010 performance of For Whom the Bell Tolls , Nekomaru Sakasegawa said that Hayama's "choreography brought out the coolness of the otokoyaku to the fullest, leading to a flowing duet dance with Sumika Nono". [7] In addition to her work as a choreographer, she taught at Takarazuka Music School and in 1997 was appointed a trustee for the Revue. [3] [8]

She and composer Kenji Yoshizaki  [ ja ] won the 2006 Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize  [ ja ] Special Award "for long-standing musical achievements in the Takarazuka Revue". [9] In 2014, she was inducted into the Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame. [10]

Hayama died on 10 June 2023 at the age of 78. [8] Golden Steps: 1975–2005, a commemoration television special as part of Wowow's Takarazuka e no Shōtai programme, aired on 28 October 2023. [11]

Filmography (as choreographer)

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