Adam Benjamin Workshop: “Improv Performance”
We are pleased to welcome Adam Benjamin, co-founder of the CandoCo Dance Company—where people with and without disabilities dance together—to lead a workshop on Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, 2026.
This two-day workshop will focus on the moments when solos and duets emerge from group collaboration. Through improvisation, we will explore how to recognize these moments and support one another, ultimately building toward a performance.
◆Overview
Improv Performance
Improv Leading to Performance
Dance improvisation is becoming increasingly important as a practice that offers alternative approaches to decision-making and participation. At the same time, however, it does not always fully resonate with audiences when viewed as a performance. In this workshop, we will explore the world of improvisation from two perspectives: group collaboration and the opportunities it creates for solos and duets.We will explore ways to recognize and support such moments within a performance.
◆Workshop
▪︎Date and Time
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM(with breaks)
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM / 2:00 PM–4:30 PM
*On the 13th, there will be a lunch break from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
▪︎Eligibility
Professional dancers, theater practitioners, and students with specialized training. This workshop is open to both performers with disabilities and those without, regardless of prior training experience.
▪︎Participation Fee
We recommend attending both days of the course.
General Admission: 18,000 yen for both days / 10,000 yen per day (tax included)
Half-Price Rates: 9,000 yen for a 2-day pass / 5,000 yen for a single day (tax included)
Eligibility: People with disabilities, wheelchair users, students, and low-income individuals
If you are eligible for the half-price rate, please select the “Half-Price” ticket on the Peatix registration page.
◆Registration
To use Dance Base Yokohama, you must register as a DaBY member in advance. Please register as a DaBY member.
◆Venue
Dance Base Yokohama 1F
5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North
Directly connected to Exit 2a of Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line via “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot”
Directions to the Venue
[Venue Facilities & Accessibility]
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
- All-Gender Restrooms: There is an all-gender restroom on the 3rd floor that is open to everyone.
- Multipurpose Restroom: There is a multipurpose restroom next to the supermarket across from the venue that is wheelchair-accessible.
We also provide support for attendees using wheelchairs or those who require information accessibility services. If you need assistance, please contact contact@dancebase.yokohamaまでご相談ください. If you will be attending in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance when you register.
◆Profile
 Photo: Toshihiro Omi |
Adam BenjaminA British choreographer, improvisational dancer, and instructor. Together with Celeste Dandeker, he co-founded the CandoCo Dance Company, which brings together dancers with and without disabilities, and served as its artistic director from 1991 to 1998. He is internationally active in teaching inclusive dance and improvisation. He served as artistic director of the Tshwaragano Dance Company in South Africa and has also worked with the Adugna Community Dance Theatre in Ethiopia. In Japan, he has performed with artists such as Kim Itoh and Chieko Matsumura, and has also created works for the Integrated Dance Company-Kyo. From 2008 to 2017, she taught improvisational dance, choreography, and performance at Plymouth University, and was awarded the National Teaching Fellowship in 2013.Her book *Making an Entrance*, which explores practices where people with and without disabilities dance together, was published in a second edition in 2022 titled *Making an Entrance: Dancing Out the Message Behind Inclusive Practice*. During the pandemic, he founded The Dancers’ Forest. He also created the duet *Out on a Limb*, featuring Kevin French and Amelia Harrison. |
◆Credit
Organized by: Adam Benjamin
Co-organized by: Dance Base Yokohama
