[Schedule]
Feburary 7(SAT) 16:00
Finalists: Kensaku SHINOHARA, Haruka KAJIMOTO, Kaho KOGURE, Rie TASHIRO, Yang HAO / Alice Rensy(China)
Feburary 8（SUN) 16:00 *Award Ceremony
Finalists: Razel Ann Aguda MITCHAO(Philippines), Seisseung LEE(Korea), Mikiko KAWAMURA,
Ai TOHTOUMI, Ikumi KUROSU / Naoto KATORI
Doors open 30 minutes before
All seats are unreserved
[Venue]
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 3rd Floor Hall
[Tickets]
¥3,800（Students：¥2,800）
*Advance sale is ¥500 discount.
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Kensaku SHINOHARA
Title:”playtime”
Encountered modern dance and theater while a student at International Christian University. Began creating his own works in 2005. In 2009 he moved to New York, where he has performed in works by Jennifer Muller, Daria Fain, Tiffany Mills, and CHUMA Yoshiko. His works have been selected for numerous festivals and residence projects. Since 2013, he has been the organizer of the ＜CRUSHED MUFFINS SERIES＞, which brings together young New York artists whose work transcends conventional genres, and has been devoting himself to community activities.
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Yang HAO / Alice RENSY (China)
Title:”Outspoken”
Yang Hao and Alice have started a collaboration in Hong Kong, creating Yang Hao’s solo “Outspoken” for the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2014, “Nothing… but something” a group piece commissioned by the HK Dance Alliance and “Vespers” for the Projet Noir in November 2014. Yang Hao was trained in dance in China and Hong Kong. In 2015 he will spend 6 months in Yale, USA as part of the Yale-China association. Alice is a contemporary dance producer. She curates site specific performances in Paris and HK under the name Happ’Art.
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Haruka KAJIMOTO
Title:”then and after that”
Started classic ballet as a child. Since 2005, she has been a member of ＜BATIK＞, performing both in and outside of Japan. She has danced in works by ＜Project Oyama＞, Yumi OSANAI, and Kaori SEKI. She has also presented solo works at ST SpotLab 20 #19 and BATIK tryouts. In 2012, she earned her elementary school teaching license and began participating in ＜the School of Dance Project＞. While involved directly in teaching dance in school, she has been searching for ways to improve dance education.
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Rie TASHIRO
Title:”美学001”
Started street dancing at the age of eighteen. After working in teams, to develop and present group works, she began to develop solo work incorporating elements from multiple genres, including contemporary and folk dance. She has presented solo performances in a variety of settings, including Yokohama Dance Collection EX2014. In recent years she has begun working closely with ＜H.ART CHAOS＞ core member Shino KIDO, also known as sea-no, and photographer naka-idea. She has also participated in works by ＜Tokyo ELECTOROCKSTAIRS＞ and ＜Annette Fujiyama＞. She also appears in TV commercials and as a back dancer for other artists and choreographs fashion shows.
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Kaho KOGURE
Title:”Far Eriche”
Born in 1989. Began studying with Kukiko YOSHIDA at age six. She has since performed in works by many choreographers, including Akira KASAI, Mitsutake KASAI and Naoka UEMURA, Hiroyuki MIURA, Takiko IWABUCHI, and Teita IWABUCHI, and participated in tours both in and outside of Japan. She began performing solo following her graduation from the Japan Women's College of Physical Education in 2012. Her debut work "Tear Drop" was awarded a prize at the second Session-Best competition. She presented "Haruka Eriche", her first public solo performance, in the autumn of 2013. She has performed in films, videos, and live. Turning round and round is an important element in her dance.
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Seisseung LEE(Korea)
Title:”PolarPol.”
Seiseung, based on diverse movement background, majored department of choreography in Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts).Through natural experiences in Improvisation, he has got a deep interest in Contact Improvisation. He has been organizing a CI group named ＜Sang Bang＞.＜LeeBang＞is his individual project and worked pieces “PolarPol","The touch of attachment".
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Ai TOHTOUMI
Title:”Daytime soliloguy”
A graduate of Obirin University, with a degree in humanities. While at university she began studying with Kumiko KISANUKI. Since 2011, she has been a member of ＜the 21st Century Geba Geba Dance Troupe＞, a group of eight choreographer-dancers. As a soloist, she has presented works that combine chant and dance and collaborations with visual artists and electronic musicians. She received a newcomer award at the We Want to See Dance! Newcomers Series 12 in 2014.
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Ikumi KUROSU / Naoto KATORI
Title:”RE:DIVISION”
Began performing as a duo in 2013. Kurosu dances with Yoko HIGASHINO and Kaori SEKI. Katori is attached to ＜the Condors＞ and ＜the Building troupes＞. While each continues their separate activities, they create works based on their shared skills and world view. Their awards include the Grand Prix at Dance Summit in Japan 2013 and first place in the Dance Creation Award 2014.
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Mikiko KAWAMURA
Title:”Inner Mommy”
Born in 1990. Began dancing at the age of sixteen. While still a student at the Japan Women's College of Physical Education, majoring in dance, she won the Outstanding New Artist Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection EX2011.The following year she performed at the Dance Triennale Tokyo. Her activities are not confined to Japan: She has presented work at international dance festivals in Korea, Poland and Vietnam. As an artist-in-residence in Rumania, she collaborated on joint projects with artists from Finland and Croatia. In fiscal years 2013 and 2014, she was a junior fellow at the Saison Foundation.
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Razel Ann Aguda MITCHAO(Philippines)
Title:”LA ELLE S’EN VA (there she goes)”
Associate Artistic Director/Choreographer of Dance Pull Project Inc. and Dance Pull School of Performing Arts An Australian Conservatoire of Ballet Full Registered Teacher. In 2013, She finished the National Composition and Movement Analysis Program (C-MAP) course, a program for Professional Choreographers and Dance Teachers in the Philippines 2nd Prize winner, July 20th 2014, WI-FI Body Contemporary Dance Festival New Choreographers Competition, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
[Schedule]
February 5 (THU) 19:30・2F Space
Kae KUBO, Naoyuki SAKAI, Kouichiro TAMURA, Ayako NISHI, Kentaro MIURA, Anna YAMAGUCHI
February 6 (FRI) 19:30・2F Space
Mako EGAMI, Satoru OHKITA, Chiaki KURIHARA, Harutaka TAKASU, Tatsuki NAGASHIMA, Minami NAKAYASHIKI
Doors open 30 minutes before
All seats are unreserved
[Venue]
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 2nd Floor space
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Kentaro MIURA
Title:”LOVERS”
Fourth year student of modern dance at Daito Bunka University. Spent eight years, from the fourth year of elementary school to the third year of high school, devoting heart and soul to soccer. Encountered contemporary dance when he entered university. His activities are not confined to dance; he is also an actor. In this work he appears for the second time as a duo with Satoshi TAMURA, who is from the same university.
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Ayako NISHI
Title:”NOAH”
Born in 1993. Was a child when she began to study classic ballet at ＜the Ĕcole de Ballet Tio＞ and participated in further training in the UK. Her teacher was Yoshiko SATO. She encountered contemporary dance in 2012 after matriculating in the Faculty of Human Development at Kobe University. Noriko SEKI became her teacher. In 2014, her ”NOAH” took second place in the senior ensemble section of the contemporary dance division at the second Zama Concours.
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Anna YAMAGUCHI
Title:”evanescence”
A graduate of the Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences; currently a graduate student there. Started modern dance at the age of four. At university studied contemporary dance with Asako SHIRAI. Won an outstanding work award at the third Koenji Dance Awards at Toyama 2012 and was selected for an exchange program for dancers from Japan and Korea.
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Kouichiro TAMURA
Title:”Girl and Vulture”
Born in Niigata Prefecture in 1992. Began dancing as a club activity in high school. Became interested in developing his own forms of physical expression. At Kyoto University of Art and Design, he studied dance with Misako TERADA, Kim ITO, and Zan YAMASHITA. In 2011, he launched Dance Project ＜Revo＞ and became active as a director, choreographer, and dancer. At present his dance works take inspiration from the artistic qualities of animals. His previous activities include dancing in works choreographed by KITAMARI and Kazuhiro NISHIJIMA.
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Kae KUBO
Title:”A mat stage”
Graduated in 2014 from the Nihon University Faculty of Arts Dance Course. From 2011 to 2012, she participated as a dance studio supporter in rehearsals of the ＜BATIK＞ dance company, lead by Ikuyo KURODA. She is now active as a member of the dance group ＜CXC (Cookies and Cream)＞. She was a finalist in Competition II at Yokohama Dance Collection EX2014.
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Naoyuki SAKAI
Title:”HENSHIN”
From Kasukabe City. Played tag and sports throughout his childhood. Encountered dance at the age of twenty-one. Since 2013, he has been a member of ＜Co. Yamada Un＞, working hard at studying dance. At the same time, he began to perform both solo and duo, and won second place at the CONDORS choreography competition. Sees dance as something he is exploring day by day.
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Mako EGAMI
Title:”A frame-less tale”
Born in 1991. Began studying modern dance at the age of four with Yukiko YAMAGUCHI. Now a member of ＜Y’s Dance Company＞. Graduated in 2014 from the Nihon University Faculty of Arts Western Dance Department. Since April 2014, she has been an instructor at KUMADANI Takashi’s ＜903 DANCE STUDIO＞.
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Satoru OHKITA
Title:”Borrowed Expression”
Until his third year of high school he played basketball. In October of his freshman year at Ehime University, he joined Dance AZ and began dancing. When Dance AZ. disbanded, he continued to dance, combining formal instruction with self-study training. His performance debut was at Okayama Modern Dance, in ＜Nekojarashi＞, choreographed by Naomi KAKIYA.
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Tatsuki NAGASHIMA
Title:”Limited Spiral”
Born on August 8, 1991. Grew up in Saitama Prefecture. Currently in his fifth year at Daito Bunka University. His life is devoted to dance. At night he works as a bartender. He is a founding member of ＜Tacky Project＞, a dance company of roughly twenty members. Its slogan is creative freedom, regardless of dance genre. He has also appeared on stage as a member of ＜the Ryubo＞ and ＜jeep＞ companies. His awards include a judge’s award at ART.M-in Toyama 2010 and a Bravo! award at the Dance Creation Awards 2011.
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Minami NAKAYASHIKI
Title:”girl”
A small, vague hope led to her joining the dance club as a first year middle school student. She continued to belong to dance clubs through middle school, high school and college, appearing in and receiving prizes at national creative dance competitions. In brief, her “school dance” experience continued over many years. Then, starting several years ago, she began to dance outside of the school context.
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Harutaka TAKASU
Title:”Walk alone like a rhinoceros horn ~the teaching of Buddha~”
In 2008, he took a seminar taught by Etsuko OKAMOTO on physical expression at Shujitsu University. He spent two years, starting in 2012, practicing Zen at the Nanzenji temple in Kyoto. Since 2014, he has treated Hiroyuki MIURA as a respected elder brother and worked with installation artist Toshiro YAMAGUCHI (Spain). He is now devoting himself to collaborations with musicians, photographers and contemporary artists at museums, galleries, temples and shrines in Japan and abroad.
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Chiaki KURIHARA
Title:”noise holic”
It was born in 1990.I belong to a junior high school senior high school and an athletic club and apply myself to a sport.
I begin to take a picture in high school days and shunpatsuryoku which releases the shutter at every kind of time is grown.
I enter the Tamagawa University art department and meet a dance.
The different space where I lie daily at present is being searched.
These Profiles are based on the date were applied by participants themselves.
