Mikiko KAWAMURA Performance at Malta Festival Poznań (Poland)

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Kawamura Sangyo

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2013 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

"The Heart of the Snake" ©BOZZO

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Business Overview

Performing The Heart of the Snake (first performed in 2012) by up-and-coming choreographer and dancer Mikiko Kawamura at the Malta Festival Poznań. Malta Festival Poznań is an international festival of theatre, music, dance, film and visual arts. In 2013, the 23 year anniversary of the festival, Romeo Castellucci (director and artist) was invited as a guest curator, drawing attention. The IDIOM division under the supervision of Castellucci invited 21 works under the theme of "OH MAN, OH MACHINE". Castellucci, whose theme is man and machine, says, "Oh means both sigh and praise." He invited "The Heart of the Snake" because it is compatible with the theme and matches the spirit of the festival, which continues to try new things. It is the only Japanese work not only in the IDIOM section but also in the entire festival program.

implementation period

Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 26th (Wed)

Place of implementation

Teatr Ósmego Dnia (Poznań/Poland)

Profile

[Mikiko Kawamura]
Born in 1990. He started street dancing at the age of 16. His works have been shown both at home and abroad, including the Seoul International Dance Festival (2011), Korea National University of Arts, Dance Triennial Tokyo 2012 - JAPAN FOCUS, Finnish Yoyo Dance Center (2013), and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (2012, 2013). Yokohama Dance Collection EX2011 Best New Artist Award, I want to dance! He has received many awards including the Rookie of the Year Award, the 1st Elsur Foundation Rookie of the Year Award, and the 7th Japan Dance Forum Award (2013). He majored in dance studies at Japan Women's College of Physical Education.