OpenLab “Dancers, Dance with Words” vol.5
Living as a Freelance Artist – What Creativity to Seek
[Date] February 27 (Sat) 15:00~17:00
[Venue] Dance Base Yokohama
Guest: Eima Yuasa
Navigator: Eri Karatsu (DaBY Artistic Director)
Host: Kenta Koyuritsu (DaBY Dance Evangelist)
In February, we welcome Eima Yuasa as a guest, She will talk about her 10 years of experience working with the Netherlands Dance Theater (NDT) and collaborating with various choreographers, and how she is currently making the most of her experience, as well as the differences and similarities between the dance environment overseas and in Japan.
◆Schedule
February 27 (Sat) 15:00~17:00
◆Format
Live talk (capacity 15 people)
Fee: 2,500 yen (tax included)
◆Venue
Dance Base Yokohama (https://dancebase.yokohama/access)
KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North 3F
5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Bashamichi Station, Minatomirai Line Exit 2a “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot Direct connection
◆Application Method
Please register through Peatix at https://daby-openlabdancer5.peatix.com/.
*Pre-registration as a DaBY member is required to apply for tickets. Please register here.
Registration will begin at 10:00 on Saturday, January 16.
◆Guest Profile
Nagama Yuasa
(Dancer, Choreographer)
After 11 years with NDT, a Dutch dance company that leads contemporary dance in Europe, Nagama became a freelance dancer and performed as Juliet in Mats Ek’s version of Juliet & Romeo and as a guest in Sasha Waltz’s Körper, among others. She is also a member of EASTMAN led by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and has appeared in numerous dance, opera, and theater productions, including the Kronos Quartet, contemporary artist/pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, Noh performer Noboru Yasuda, architect Tsuyoshi Tane, fashion designer Tamae Hirokawa, composer Tamae Hirokawa, world’s end girlfriend, and others.
In 2020, he will present an online/offline installation work as XHIASMA project #003 “site”. She is a certified countertechnique teacher. She is active in a wide range of activities both abroad and in Japan.
◆Navigator/Host Profile
Eri Karatsu
(DaBY Artistic Director)
©Takayuki Abe
Kenta Komori
(Dance Evangelist, DaBY)
©Takayuki Abe