Dates] 8/10 (Mon.) – 8/14 (Fri.) 16:30-18:30
[Location] Dance Base Yokohama

Training class for professional dancers based in Japan. In “Master Class” vol. 1, under the theme of “Approach to Improvisation,” Yoko Ando will be the guest instructor, and participants will learn about “Forsythe Technique and its diversity. The purpose of this session 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 ¥3,000
[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.

Lecturer Profile
Yoko Ando



The Forsyth Technique and its Variety.
©Dominik Mentzos

Born in Yokohama, studied under Kuniko Kisanuki. She studied under Kuniko Kisanuki and became the first Asian to join the Ballett Frankfurt in 2001.
After the dissolution of the Ballett Frankfurt in 2004, she continued to be a member of The Forsythe Company, where she danced for 15 years until the company’s dissolution in 2003. Since 2001, outside of the company, she has been creating, directing, and performing her own dance works, collaborating with musicians and contemporary artists in Japan and abroad, and creating and teaching dance using media technology. He also collaborates with musicians and contemporary artists in Japan and abroad, and is actively involved in the creation and education of dance using media technology. Currently based in Yokohama and New York.

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)