Continuing from the last time, this article will be about Tomono Kazuki’s representative short program (SP) “Cinema Paradiso” choreographed by Misha Ge. What thoughts did Tomono have when he performed it again in the Beijing Winter Olympics season (21-22) after two seasons from the 2018-19 season? And what is the project currently underway at the club where Tomono is coached by Coach Hiraike Otonazu?

The second theme is “flow”

The reason I decided to re-stage “New Cinema” was because I was confident that I could definitely create something even better if I were the person I am now.

My own skating style has been established to a certain extent, and I have come to understand how to avoid Mischa’s shadow. I have also become able to discuss things with Mischa, and I think we have become closer as friends, rather than as choreographers.

So I suggested that we remake “New Cinema” and make something even better. Misha replied, “I wanted to do it again too,” and we agreed.

The theme of the second half (21-22 season) was “flow.” The theme of the first half (18-19 season) was stops and tempo changes. As you can see, there were a lot of “easy-to-understand choreography” that involved stops. In the second half, I was confident that I could definitely show myself even with simple movements, so I stopped including obvious movements.

The later “New Cinema” makes the flow seem more uninterrupted. There is a tempo change, but it doesn’t stop the movement, it just continues on. It was a process of gradually cutting away the excessive movement of the earlier period, and it had the image of “gliding like a river.”

I think we were able to bring out the best in Misha and also find the space to express my own individuality, resulting in something truly wonderful.

The second time, after all…