Dates] 8/10 (Mon.) – 8/14 (Fri.) 11:00-12:15
[Location] Dance Base Yokohama

Training class for professional dancers based in Japan. In “Master Class” vol. 1, under the theme of “Approach to Improvisation,” guest instructor Kana Otte will teach the “dance method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin. The purpose of this workshop is to reexamine the originality of one’s own movement and imagination based on the experience each has cultivated, and to find interest in the improvisational body without narrowing one’s vision by sharing it with others.

[Fee] Single ticket ¥2,000
[How to apply]
Please apply through Peatix (https://daby-masterclass1.peatix.com/).
*Registration is now being accepted. Some dates have already reached capacity.
*Prior registration as a DaBY member is required to apply.
*Gaga class observation is prohibited by regulation. Please understand this beforehand.

□Instructor Profile
Kana Ote Kana Ote




Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin’s dance method.
Studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, France from 1996 to 1999, where she received a diploma in ballet. 2001, joined the Ballet de Jeune International Rosella Hightower (France). After leaving Ballet de Jeunesse, she joined contemporary dance companies such as Bern Ballet (Switzerland) and Carte Blanche (Norway). In 2010, she received an overseas training grant from the Pola Art Foundation to study at the Bat Sheva Dance Company in Israel, and in 2011, she became the first Japanese to participate in the Gaga Instructor Training Program, where she received instructor certification. She was the first Japanese to participate in the Gaga Instructor Training Program in 2011, where she obtained instructor certification. During her stay in Israel, she became interested in the body while learning Gaga, and studied the Ilan Lev Method, which originated in Israel, and obtained certification as an instructor. 2012, she moved her base of activities to Japan, where she works as a freelance dancer and is actively promoting Gaga in Japan as an instructor.

Outline of “Master Class”
August 10(Mon.)-14(Fri.), the following 3 classes will be held each day
①11:00-12:15 Kana Ote “Dance Method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin”
②13:00-14:30 Kenta Komori “Basic Ballet for Contemporary Dancers and Ballet Mechanism Application Application of Ballet Mechanism”
③16:30-18:30 Yoko Ando “Forsythe Technique and its Variety”
*14:30-16:30 Studio open (for students only)


①¥2,000 / Ote Class [Dance Methods of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin] (75min.)
②¥1,200 / Komori Class [Basic Ballet for Contemporary Dancers and Application of Ballet Mechanics] (90min.)
③¥3,000 / Ando Class [Forsythe Technique and and its diversity] (120 min.)
¥5,000 (regular fee ¥6,200)