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First term of fiscal year 2024 Creation Grant [Category I : Single Year]

Footnote NZ Dance x Kota Yamazaki Dance Project Theatre performances and exchange programmes

  • Organization : Body Arts Laboratory
  • Section : International project
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Dance
Footnote NZ Dance x Kota Yamazaki Dance Project "Thin Paper, Autonomy of Synapse, Nomads, Tokyo[-ing]" @THEATRE TRAM Photo:Hidemi SETO
Footnote NZ Dance x Kota Yamazaki Dance Project "Thin Paper, Autonomy of Synapse, Nomads, Tokyo[-ing]" @THEATRE TRAM Photo:Hidemi SETO
Footnote NZ Dance x Kota Yamazaki Dance Project "Thin Paper, Autonomy of Synapse, Nomads, Tokyo[-ing]" @THEATRE TRAM Photo:Hidemi SETO

Outline

For this project, “Thin Paper, Autonomy of Synapse, Nomads, Tokyo[-ing]” Yamazaki Kota stayed in Wellington, New Zealand for one month in August 2024, during which he intensively created and held a showing. In October, Footnote NZ Dance came to Japan and performed in Aichi, followed by a Tokyo performance.
Exchange projects were also held at the same time, including joint workshops with young Japanese dance artists, social gatherings, and talk events.
Assistant Choreographer: Anita Hunziker
Performer: Cecilia Wilcox, Veronica ChengEn Lyu, Jemima Matsuda, Airu Matsuda, Levi Siaosi
Exchange Artist: Chiharu Kuronuma, Kaho Kogure, Kazuhito Tsuruga,Hiroto Mochizuki, Kazuhito Tsuruga, Hiroto Mochizuki, Miyu Motegi
Composer: Jesse Austin-Stewart
General Manager: Zoe Nicholson
Project Coordinator/Translator: Mina Nishimura
PR:Brynne Tasker-Poland

Profile

Body Arts Laboratory
Body Arts Laboratory (BAL) was established in Tokyo in 2008 by artists focused on dance and performance, and it became a general incorporated association in 2021. In addition to dance performances, BAL engages in activities illuminating contemporary perspectives on dance as a form of body art through symposiums and collaborative productions that facilitate dialogue and exchange among artists from various fields, critics, and producers.
The Whenever Wherever Festival (WWFes) has been held in Tokyo nine times by 2021. Emphasizing innovation, BAL has adopted a curator system, creating a network where artists connect throughout the creative process, establishing a unique presence in body arts.

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Body Arts Laboratory
fluidhugx2@gmail.com

Period of Activity / Project

Showing: Aug. 30, in Wellington, NZ
Exchange Program: Oct. 8-10, 13,
Performance: Oct. 12 - 14,

Venues

New Zealand National Dance School, Wellington, New Zealand
Morishita Studio Koto City, Tokyo
Theatre Tram Setagaya City, Tokyo

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