PROGRAM
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【Archive Dance Project】Itoh Kim [Kim Itoh + the Glorious Future]
“Dead and Alive〜Body on the Borderline”
“face impossible angels”


  • 02.08 [Mon] 19:15
  • 02.09 [Tue] 19:15
@Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 3rd floor Hall

Itoh Kim [Kim Itoh + the Glorious Future]

A stimulating double bill that juxtaposes the beginnings of Ito Kim’s work with his current practice—a choreographer and dancer whose distinctive presence has marked the contemporary dance scene since the 1990s. “Dead and Alive” is a historic work that won an award in 1996 at the Yokohama Dance Collection—which had a partnership with the Bagnolet Competition in France, a gateway for young choreographers. This landmark work, which decisively shaped Ito’s career in Japan and internationally, returns to the stage. “face impossible angels” is an ‘aggressive and romantic’ new work from 2026, performed by five female dancers from the newly relaunched , which resumed activities in the summer of 2026 with around ten new members. This performance is sure to be a landmark event in the history of dance.

“Dead and Alive〜Body on the Borderline”
“face impossible angels”

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  • Stage Manager： Kawaguchi Makoto
  • Lighting： Morishima Satoe [Impression]
  • Sound： Tsuneda Chiharu
  • Co-Organizer： HIWOOD LLC
  • Subsidy： the Kanagawa Prefecture Magcul Expansion Promotion Subsidy, Zen-Zei-Kyo Cultural Foundation
  • Cooperation： The Saison Foundation
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  • “Dead and Alive〜Body on the Borderline”：
  • Concept, Direction, and Choreography： Itoh Kim
  • Lighting Design： Adachi Hisashi
  • Sound Design： Hoshino Daisuke
  • Costume Design： Toda Yukiko
  • Cast： Enda Makoto, Iwabuchi Teita, Saito Eiji, Itoh Kim
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  • “face impossible angels”：
  • Concept, Direction, and Choreography： Itoh Kim
  • Assistant Choreographer： Takahashi Shiho
  • Lighting Design： Morishima Satoe [Impression]
  • Sound Design： Hoshino Daisuke
  • Costume Design： Horiuchi Makiko
  • Cast： Urashima Yuna, Koyama Yuuka, Nishikawa Rion, Hirata Tara, Matsukura Yuki

Itoh Kim

Dancer and choreographer. Ito Kim studied under the butoh dancer Furukawa Anzu and began his career in 1990. In 1995, he founded his own company, [Kim Itoh + The Glorious Future], and the following year, his work “Dead and Alive〜Body on the Borderline” won both the Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis Prize and the National Consultative Committee Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection’s Bagnolet International Choreography Award, Japan Platform. Highly acclaimed for his whimsical movements, incisive reflections on the times, and the interplay of irony and humor, he has received numerous awards in Japan, including the Asahi Performing Arts Award. After taking a hiatus in 2005 and subsequently working with the physical theatre company GERO, he relaunched with new members in the summer of 2026. This new chapter in his career is attracting considerable attention.