来週の公演先Hertfordの新聞"The Bristol Press"に長い記事を掲載してもらえたので載せておきます。 Principal skater Isao Matsuura, who plays Pinocchio in the ice show, may also be a long way from his home in Japan, but for this champion figure skater, the ice is his second home and there is no place he’d rather be. In his 13th year as a principal skater in the Disney on Ice show, Matsuura has played the role of Pinocchio his entire Disney career. “Disney comes to Japan every summer to recruit,” Matsuura said. “I auditioned and got a principal role and I’ve been skating Pinocchio ever since.” In fact Matsuura, who holds junior national, senior national and western national championship titles in Japan, is the longest running Pinocchio in the company’s history. And that’s no lie, even for Pinocchio. With so much experience and skill — not to mention pure talent powering his skaing, Matsuura’s solo is like no other. “I like my solo,” Matsuura admits. “I do three triple jumps in the show and a couple of flying spins ...