Shintaro Hirahara New work “Enen” Open Breast vol.2

[Date] Thursday, October 9, 19:30-20:30
[Location] Dance Base Yokohama

From late September to mid-October 2020, DaBY resident choreographer Shintaro Hirahara has begun his creation. He is now working on the second creation of his new work “Enen”, following on from June this year.

“Shintaro Hirahara New Work “Enen” Open Breast” vol.2″ will be held before the first performance on October 12 (Mon.) and 13 (Tue.). The performers and guest Kenta Komori, a DaBY dance evangelist, will participate in this one-hour open brainstorming session to look deeply into the work, including videos of the creative process to date.

□Performance format: [@DaBY] Live event (capacity of 15 people) Fee: ¥1,000 (tax included)
[@DaBY channel] Live streaming Fee: Free
□Registration: [@DaBY] If you wish to attend the play at DaBY, please register at
Peatix ( https://daby-tryout3.peatix. com/).
*Prior registration (free) as a DaBY member is required to apply for tickets.

Shintaro Hirahara Tryout & Open Breast New work “Enen

[Dates] 6/25 (Thu) 18:00 –
6/26 (Fri) 18:00 –
[Performer] Shintaro Hirahara and others
[Location] Dance Base Yokohama

Resident choreographer Shintaro Hirahara, who will be creating works during his first residency at DaBY, will present the creations he created during his 10-day stay at DaBY, and will also have an open brainstorming session with the guests.
The two guests will be invited to participate in open brainstorming sessions as well as tryouts (performances).
This project will be streamed live on the DaBY channel.

Phase01] 6/25 (Thu) 18:00-
Theme: New Work from Dancers / Environment and Expression A Study of Ghostliness
Performances
Guests: Karma Rofu (rapper), nouseskou
Performances: Shintaro Hirahara, Takuya Sato, Junpei Hamada

[Phase02] 6/26 (Fri.) 18:00-
Theme: Creating New Works/Creative Sites as Seen from Creators
Performances
Guest: nouseskou
Performance: Shintaro Hirahara, Junpei Hamada

□Performance format: [@DaBY] Live event (limited to 30 people) Fee: ¥2,000 (tax included)
[@DaBY channel] Live streaming Fee: Free
□Application method: [@DaBY] If you wish to see the play at DaBY, please register at
Peatix ( https://dancebaseyokohama. Please register from peatix.com/.
Tickets will be on sale from 10:00 on Saturday, 6/13 at
*Prior DaBY members registration (free) is required to apply for tickets.

Artist Profile

Shintaro Hirahara (DaBY Choreographer in Residence, OrganWorks President)

©Eiji Takahashi

Born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1981.
After a career in classical ballet and HipHop, he became an expert in contemporary dance, working as a dancer, choreographer, stage composer, and dance teacher.
He also presides over the dance company [OrganWorks] and engages in creative activities.
In Japan, he has choreographed for Gekidan Ikiume, Kentaro Kobayashi, Kensaku Kobayashi, Akira Shirai, Keishi Nagatsuka, Ken Kamikita, and others, and as a dancer, he has collaborated with artists in other fields, including Shintaro Oue, Mirai Moriyama, and others, and with Condors, Chiharu Shiota, and Midori Harima, among others. In addition, he has collaborated with artists in China, Korea, Spain, and Scotland, and has choreographed for them.
He was featured in the magazine “BRUTUS” in a feature article titled “Tsugi no Hito: A Catalogue of People Who Will Change Tomorrow. ～
In 2013, she studied in Spain for 9 months under the overseas training program for up-and-coming artists by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
In 2015, she received the Otaru City Cultural Encouragement Award.
In 2016, she received both the Next Generation Choreographer Award and the Audience Award at the Toyota Choreography Awards. In 2017, she received the Japan Dance Forum, the Japan Dance Forum, the Japan Dance Forum, the Japan Dance Forum, and the Japan Dance Forum.
Received the Japan Dance Forum and Dance Forum Award in 2017.