Tra La La © Gregory Nixon
British Council
The British Council is the UK's international agency for cultural relations and educational opportunities, building long-term relationships and trust between people in the UK and other countries for mutual benefit. Imaginative arts programmes are core to these cultural relations ambitions. In Japan we have centres in Tokyo and Osaka and provide a range of services in education, English language learning as well as in Arts and Science. The British Council promotes the full range of UK arts in Japan, focusing on the contemporary and introducing new artists and new work to Japanese audiences by brokering relationships, providing advice and supporting events.
Organization: British CouncilRepresentative: Mr. James JASON (Director)
Contact: Ms. YUASA Manami (Head of Arts) / Ms. SUDO Chika (Arts Projects Officer)
Website：http://www.britishcouncil.org/japan
ONODERA Shuji
(Company derashinera)
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HIWOOD
Founded in 1996. HIWOOD manages several dancers and their company activities for ITOH Kim (Glorious Future), KURODA Ikuyo (BATIK), ONODERA Shuji (Company derashinera), ENDA Makoto (Makotocluv) and MORISHITA Maki etc. Since 2000, HIWOOD has coordinated the dance programs presented by major arts foundations in Japan: Asahi Beer Arts Foundation and Saison Foundation. It also produces “Toyota Choreography Award” launched in 2001 to discover talented choreographers, as well as dance showcase programs abroad in NY, Paris and Rome to expand the understanding of Japanese contemporary dance.
Organization: HIWOODRepresentative: Mr. TAKAGI Koichiro (Producer)
Contact: Mr. TAKAGI Koichiro (Producer, HIWOOD) / Ms. ONUMA Misa (Administrator, HIWOOD)
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Kakuya Ohashi and Dancers
Kakuya Ohashi and Dancers is a dance company which explores the human body within the context of contemporary Japanese society, based on choreographic methods of Butoh by Hijikata Tatsumi. The company was founded in 1999. In 2002, in spite of participating in the Bagnolet International Choreography Award (Yokohama Platform), the performance was closed to the public because all the performers were naked. In 2005, the company was invited to The Kitchen, an important art space in New York. A grant has been awarded by The Saison Foundation since 2007. In September 2009, the last performance of the trilogy of “Clarity” is expected to be performed in several places around the country.
Organization: Kakuya Ohashi and DancersRepresentative: Mr. OHASHI Kakuya (Artistic Director)
Contact: Mr. OHASHI Kakuya (Artistic Director) / Ms. MAEDA Naoko (Dancer)
Website：http://dancehardcore.com
Leni-Basso dance company
Since its debut in 1994, Leni-Basso has been at the cutting edge of the contemporary dance scene in the exciting multicultural city of Tokyo. The company was founded by Akiko Kitamura, who has been recognized as the most thrilling dancer and talented choreographer in Tokyo. "Finks", called "True master piece" (Dance Magazine), has been performed in 20 countries, and was chosen as the dance of the year 2005 in Montreal. With Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, the company co-produced "Ghostly Round" in 2005, and have shown it in the European tours organized by Jaap van Baasbank (NL). The company will tour in Europe and North America in 2010 with new productions and repertories.
Organization: Leni-Basso dance companyRepresentative: Mr. FUSE Ryuichi (General Manager)
Contact: Mr. FUSE Ryuichi (General Manager) / Ms. MAESHIMA Mieko (Dancer)
Website：http://www.leni-basso.com
© Ito Takashi
Mademoiselle Cinema
Mademoiselle Cinema is a dance ensemble founded in 1993 by choreographer Naoko Ito as the resident company of Session House, which has been giving several performances every year in Japan and foreign countries (Germany, France, Bulgaria, Romania). As it is often said that the modern age is the age of women, Naoko Ito consciously chooses to use only female dancers to create a piece of work. She attains herself to the stories or memories that each dancer carries within her body rather than in her thought, and weaves them into dances which reveal the realities of modern life.
Organization: Mademoiselle CinemaRepresentative: Ms. ITO Naoko (Artistic Director)
Contact: Ms. ITO Naoko (Artistic Director / Choreographer, Mademoiselle Cinema) / Mr. ITO Takashi (Producer, Mademoiselle Cinema, Session House Planning Office)
Website：http://www.session-house.net
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MASASHI ACTION MACHINE
Soon after its establishment in 1990, MAM received the Grand Prize at the “All Japan Dance Contest” in 1992. Since 1990, MAM has performed consecutively at the Jazz Dance World Congress. In 1999, MAM received the Gold Award in the choreography division at JDWC. From 2001 to 2007, it has toured five times in Europe with a total of 129 performances in 9 countries. (Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France…etc) In 2007, it completed the first Russia Tour with great success. With the spirit of Wakonn-Yosai, (a mixture of Japanese spirit with Western technique) MAM performs its highly original performances internationally.
Organization: MASASHI ACTION MACHINERepresentative: Mr. MISHIRO Masashi (Representative / Principal Dancer)
Contact: Ms. KOISHI Tango (Planning Director) / Mr. ITO Kiichiro (Director, O.B.Pro)
Website：http://www.dancepro.co.jp/action-machine/index.htm
© Wachi Akira
MOKK
MOKK is a contemporary dance project focusing on performances in non-theatrical spaces, operated by a creative team consisting of choreographer MURAMOTO Sumire and technical staff. Its major works are “--- frieg” (2007), staged in a former school building, and “mashiro” (2008), which took place on the grounds of a shrine. Other sites have included a parking lot, an abandoned building, and a cargo container. In 2009, MOKK will produce MOKK LABO #4 [10] under the theme of ‘10 seconds’, as well as a performance in historic homes and streets in Nara.
Organization: MOKKRepresentative: Ms. MURAMOTO Sumire (Choreographer)
Contact: Ms. KAMIKURI Yoko (Producer) / Ms. MURAMOTO Sumire (Choreographer)
Website：http://www.mokk.cc
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Pappa TARAHUMARA
“Pappa TARAHUMARA” is a performing arts company founded by the director, KOIKE Hiroshi in 1982. What makes Pappa TARAHUMARA original is the flexibility and synergetic method of their creative process. Pappa Tarahumara utilizes dance, play, music, and art to represent theatre arts, attracting many audiences and gaining international recognition. Various talented artists are gathered by Pappa TARAHUMARA to create an extraordinary production every year. Every production represents the director’s original and unique perception of the world.
Organization: Pappa TARAHUMARARepresentative: Mr. KOIKE Hiroshi (Artistic Director)
Contact: Ms. YAMAMOTO Masako (Company Manager, Management, SAI Inc) / Ms. YAMADA Miyo (Company Manager, Management, SAI Inc)
Website：http://www.pappa-tara.com
Setsuko Inoue Ballet Theater
The Setsuko Inoue Ballet Theater pursues a synchronic ballet that lives at the present age, combining the classic ballet with contemporary techniques. We create a stage that expresses the classics, mainly Shakespeare and classical Japanese literature, with modern perception and expressions. We also recently explored a modern drama, Beckett, and last year participated in a project celebrating the millennium anniversary of the Genji Monogatari (The tale of Genji) written by Murasaki Shikibu.
Organization: Setsuko Inoue Ballet TheaterRepresentative: Ms. INOUE Setsuko (Director / Choreographer / Dancer)
Contact: Ms. INOUE Setsuko (Director / Choreographer / Dancer)
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© Clint Hurrell
Spectacle Art Inc. (Australia)
Clint Hurrell is a Designer / Director and producer of Spectacle Art Installations. With over fifteen years experience working on outdoor theatre, public art, and museum exhibitions, he specialises in temporary monumental sculptures, for Music Festivals, Dance Parties and National Events. Clint's Spectacle style is unique and generous, combining dramatized stunts on sculptural stages, with laser animation, VJ projections, searchlight choreography and pyrotechnics. Clint has earned an international reputation for the theatrical delivery of monumental objects and the unforgettable moments of ethereal beauty.
Organization: Spectacle Art Inc.Representative: Mr. Clint Hurrell (Director / Designer)
Contact: Mr. Clint Hurrell (Director / Designer)
Website：http://www.spectacleart.com
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Yuzo Ishiyama / A.P.I.
Performance media artist / choreographer. ISHIYAMA has been presenting many performing arts pieces which integrate music, set design installation, visual images and dance. His multimedia oriented dance piece "QWERTY" was premiered at New National Theatre Tokyo in 2006. Since then, "QWERTY" was invited to digital art festival in France, "Bains Numériques #2" (2007), and contemporary dance festival in Brazil called "Panorama Festival" (2008). "They really bring a new interpretation (in dance) through the visual images and the sound effect." --- "Dancer"(French dance magazine) Oct 2007.
Organization: Yuzo Ishiyama / A.P.I.Representative: Mr. ISHIYAMA Yuzo (Director)
Contact: Mr. ISHIYAMA Yuzo (Diector)
Website：http://www.info-api.com
