Employing a highly physical and refined choreographic language, Kurosu investigates the idea of a unique kind of body, for which movement originates from the internal organs rather than the muscles. For this highly anticipated work, Kurosu further explores the image of a differently-formed body, based on the theme of “the origin of a creature that is neither human nor animal.” Kurosu’s wide-ranging activities include being a member of the dance company Condors, serving as an instructor at special needs schools, and being involved in outreach programs for schools and other organizations. He is one of the most promising choreographers of his generation, continuing to passionately pursue his creative activities after winning the Jury Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection 2017 Competition I. This new work from his dance company Bushman is one that cannot be missed.

Giuseppe Chico and Barbara Matijević "FORECASTING": Cutting-edge dance company Premier Stratagème has continued to open up the possibilities of performance through their intellectual and inventive approach. The company makes their long-awaited first visit to Japan with an impressive performance that works with amateur videos from the world’s largest video-sharing site YouTube. This work unfurls into a dizzying hybrid experience, with a performer skillfully manipulating a laptop that shows various human-scale videos, gradually blurring the lines between banal, everyday situations and drama articulated through a unique mode of narration.｜Tamura Kouichiro "MUTT": A work that continues to be developed for each show, “MUTT” was created as part of a residency in France the year after Tamura won both the French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographers and the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS) Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection 2018 Competition I. Acclaimed for the unique sensibility with which he renders conceptual compositions into movement, Tamura explores in his work ideas of the city, art, the existence of the body in a space where they intersect, and the body’s transformation within that space. As an associate company of Dance Box (an organization based in Kobe), and through managing dance programs for community welfare projects, Tamura has been involved in creating dance in a way that confronts social issues head on. One of the promising choreographers who will lead the next generation, Tamura has been gaining recognition not only in Japan but also internationally.