What we do

Dance Performance Miekakure (glimpse),
Features: Yasutake Shimaji, Amancio Gonzalez, Josh Johnson,

  • Organization : Foundation Arc-en Ciel / Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Section : None
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Dance

Outline

As part of its ongoing commitment to creating a vital program that explores diverse artistic expressions, the Hara Museum will present a performance by three dancers/choreographers, each a core member of the Forsythe Company. Yasutake Shimaji and two other dancers, Amancio Gonzalez and Josh Johnson, were commissioned to work on a month-long collaboration in Japan and to present the fruits of that collaboration at the Hara Museum.

Profile

Yasutake Shimaji: Born in Nagano, Japan. First studied modern dance under Miyako Kato at Nihon University College of Arts. A member of the Noism troupe from 2004 to 2006. Member of The Forsythe Company since 2006. Launched the unit altneu with Hana Sakai in 2015. Became a member of Shiseido Tsubaki-kai from April this year. Planning to make Kamakura his base of activities from July, 2015.

Contact

Aya Matsuura
Production manager
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
4-7-25 Kitashinagawa Shingawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Tel:+81-(0)3-3445-0651
Fax:+81-(0)3-3473-0104
E-mail: info@haramuseum.or.jp

Venues

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art(Shinagawa City, Tokyo)