Choreographer and dancer. He graduated from Musashino Art University in 2010 with a degree in sculpture. He studied under Akaji Maro at Dairakudakan (2008-1019).
He creates dance works with solid and precise physicality, meta and frenetic at the same time. He researches and practices "multi-layered body," a butoh technique based on phenomenological and sculptural perspectives, and conducts workshops and performances in Japan and abroad. He has also appeared in numerous stage productions, dramas, movies, music videos, and commercials, and has served as an instructor at Butoh Lab Camp (2023) and as a special lecturer at Musashino Art University (2023).
Support for artists in the Corona Disaster from May to July 2020]
Activities
Creation for a Butoh WS scheduled to be held in October 2020 in the city/suburbs of Bogota, Colombia, South America, and the accompanying performances in the area, by DaBY. Following "Toranan Ame's solo butoh performance/WS tour" (August 2019) held in the same country, this project is the second in the series, and will feature more than a dozen dancers recruited from the local public to perform a single work. This will be the start of DaBY's fresh space for new initiatives overseas.
2023.3.25
dance for future street -DaBY dancing the town
2024.9.4 - 7
Toran Ame & Joanna Rosenfeld / Workshop & Showing
2025.3.24 - 29
2025.3.25 - 29