Out of 167 groups based in 18 countries and regions, 8 finalists passed the video and document screening and will be performing their pieces.
PROGRAM
2
Competition I
- 11.29 [Sat] 15:00
- 11.30 [Sun] 15:00
@Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 3rd floor Hall
11.29 [Sat] 15:00
Miya Yusuke
“cockcrow : repetitions”
Lim Ji Hoon (South Korea)
“A Day on the Plywood”
LAI Hung-chung ＜HUNG DANCE＞ (Taiwan)
“Push and Pull”
Charly Mintya ＜ZAN'KORA＞ (Cameroon)
“Unspoken Queens”
11.30 [Sun] 15:00
Abe Maria
“Queen of Zoos”
Shawn K. Farrell
"Feast of Atonement 〜The Lost Desire Nocturne Ver.〜" * line over “ Desire ” .
Guo Teng (China)
“Consensus Gentium”
Wang Jiani & Feng Weidi (China)
“Into Thin Air”
JURY
Okami Sae (Dance Critic, Professor of Kyoritsu Women’s University)
Kimura Eriko (Director, Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art)
Nagatsuka Keishi (Dramaturge, Director, Actor, Artistic Director of Kanagawa Arts Theatre (KAAT))
Hamano Fumio (Senior Editor of Shinshokan Dance Magazine)
Yasumoto Masako (Dancer, Choreographer)
Samson Sylvain (Cultural attaché of the French Embassy)
Catherine Tsekenis (Executive Director of CN D Centre National de la Danse)
Serge Laurent (Van Cleef & Arpels’ Director of Dance and Culture Program)
The Architanz Artist Support Prize and Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT Prize will be judged by representatives of each organization.
※Please note that MASDANZA, which had planned to present awards for the competition, will be unable to do so this time due to reductions in local government subsidies. We kindly ask for your understanding.
Jury Prize
Opportunity to perform at Yokohama Dance Collection
¥400,000 prize (a grant to subsidize creative activities)
Prize of the French Embassy in Japan – Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, for young choreographers
Residency program in France
With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Cooperation: Centre National de la Danse (CN D)
Architanz Artist Support Award
We will decide upon consultation regarding the provision of the studio use for creation at Studio Architanz and free attendance to classes, and the possibility of holding workshops.
Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT Prize
Provide the opportunity for residency at Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT
Miya Yusuke
Born in 1998. Completed graduate studies at the University of Tsukuba. Miya dances to express fundamental human desires through overwhelmingly physical ‘reality’ combined with bravado (dreams, prayers, fiction). Awards include the Outstanding New Artist Prize at YDC2022 Competition II, First Prize at SAI2023 Solo Division, the 13th Elsur Foundation Newcomer Award, and the KCA2024 KCA Kyoto Award & Audience Award. stepM Development Program Recipient.
Lim Ji Hoon
-2020 Graduating from Chung-Ang University in Feb.
-Choreography the U-DANCE 2017 [마구간(Horse and language section)]
-2017 Choi Sang-chul Dance Company Performance in ‘CHAOS’ dancer
-2019 C2 Dance company performance [Khan] Solist
-Choreography in the 2019 graduation work [어쩌다 어른 (An old man by chance)] of Chung-Ang University.
-2022 Choreography the Duo Dance Festival [일하는 사람들 (Worker)]
-2023 Choreography the [간니 박동 GAN NI / BAK DONG ]
-2023 Emerging Choreographer [Worker]
LAI Hung-chung ＜HUNG DANCE＞
LAI Hung-chung is one of Taiwan’s leading choreographers and founded HUNG DANCE in 2017. His works Birdy, See You, Push and Pull explore power, tension, and collectivity through movement shaped by Tai Chi and cultural memory. See You earned nine five-star reviews at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals. His choreography seamlessly fuses Eastern and Western philosophies into a poetic, emotionally charged expression. He also founded the Stray Birds Dance Platform, which connects choreographers globally and expands the future of Taiwan and Asia on the world stage.
Charly Mintya ＜ZAN'KORA＞
Cameroonian dancer, Artistic Director and Choreographer of the ZAN’KORA dance company, Charly Mintya works with contemporary dance, African dances and hip-hop. Beyond his artistic activities, he has also led socially engaged dance projects with refugees in Southern Chad and Germany. He was a semi-finalist at the “Choreography38 ? International Choreographic Competition Hannover 2024” as a performer and choreographer with his piece “MINSISSIM”, and won second prize for choreography at the 29th International Solo-Tanz-Choreographic Theater Festival Stuttgart 2025, Germany with his piece ” UNSPOKEN QUEENS”
Abe Maria
Abe pursues performances that resonate with place and arise from words, revealing the body as a ‘spectacle’. Observes the human body—ever-changing and transforming in response to its environment—and engages broadly in site-specific creations, stage productions, and video direction.
Characterized by a neutral form, elongated limbs, and tactile, almost sensory hands, Abe has appeared widely in stage works and live performances with various artists. Holds a B.A. in Dance from Japan Women’s College of Physical Education and an M.F.A. in Media and Film from the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Shawn K. Farrell
Dancer, actor, choreographer, director, model, butoh dancer. Studied contemporary dance under Kisanuki Kuniko. As a choreographer and director, has presented 16 works including choreography and direction for “Society’s Window” and “Shamoniku Festival”.
Awards include Encouragement Award at Yokohama Dance Collection 2019 Competition II and the Grand Prix at the Kanagawa Performing Arts Award 2024.
Guo Teng
After receiving a Master’s degree in Choreography with Distinction from the University of Roehampton, he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Dance at Kookmin University in South Korea.
His representative works include Gender Creative (Resolution 2020, London), It is (Conway Hall, London), The Circling and Chaos (Edinburgh Festival). He has also created Consensus Gentium: Enclosure, Illusion, Dream Guardian, Imprisoned Population, and the dance short film Ant.
His works combine introspective depth with powerful physical expression, questioning existing frameworks through movement and exploring the intersection of contemporary dance and critical thought.
Wang Jiani & Feng Weidi
Both graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.
The work “Jiani & Huanhuan” was commissioned by the “YIP Young Incubation Platform” of the Shanghai International Dance Center. Participated in the amateur Theater “You You Vision” produced by Shanghai International Dance Center.
The work “Sooner or later it will be over” was selected for the 8th Young Artists Platform of Dance（YAPD）.Performed in the Greater Bay Area（GBA）Dance Festival Residency.