Hiroaki Umeda, who assumed the role of the first-ever resident choreographer for Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 in April 2022, refers to this exploration of choreography as “Behaviour Design,” and to himself as a Behaviour Designer, where he designs the “attitudes” of things in motion. For this performance, Umeda is responsible for the design of movement, sound, and visuals as well as programming. This stage consists of two new works: a solo piece titled “assimilating,” which Umeda himself will be performing, and “Moving State 1,” performed by dancers from his Somatic Field Project. It presents a new dance aesthetic where refined physicality merges with visual art.
PROGRAM
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Umeda Hiroaki “assimilating”
Somatic Field Project “Moving State 1”
- 12.09 [Sat] 18:00
- 12.10 [Sun] 16:00
@Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 3rd floor Hall
Umeda Hiroaki “assimilating”
- Behaviour Design, Dance： Umeda Hiroaki
- Sound Design： Umeda Hiroaki
- Visual Design & Programming： Umeda Hiroaki
- Production： S20
- Co-production： Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1
- Producer： Tanoiri Suzuko
Somatic Field Project “Moving State 1”
- Behaviour Design： Umeda Hiroaki
- Dance： Nakamura Yuki, Otsuka Ikumi, Suzuki Yu, Nakamura Tomomi
- Sound Design： Umeda Hiroaki
- Visual Design & Programming： Umeda Hiroaki
- Production： S20
- Co-production： Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1
- Producer： Tanoiri Suzuko
©Tarumi Aya
Umeda Hiroaki
Choreographer, dancer, and visual artist from Tokyo. After studying photography, he broadened his interest in physical expression and independently pursued cross-disciplinary dance art, incorporating visual art and digital expression without the shackles of any specific method. He began presenting works in 2000, and the piece he performed at the YDC 2002 “while going to a condition” received international acclaim. Since then, he has performed as well as created installations focusing on human physical senses in more than 150 cities throughout 40 countries, including France. Also involved in sound, video, and lighting design, Umeda’s work is highly acclaimed in the context of visual art for his methods of combining original movement and digital technology. In April 2022, Umeda became the first resident choreographer of Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1, one of Japan’s leading dance centers, where he creates, performs, and promotes dance with new ideas.