Schedule] August 29 (Sun.) 13:00-14:30
Venue] Dance Base Yokohama

Guest: Reina Narumi (Dancer/Kidd Pivot)
Navigator: Eri Karatsu (DaBY Artistic Director)
Host: Kenta Komori (DaBY Dance Evangelist)

Since its opening in June 2020, DaBY has regularly held the talk event OpenLab “Dancers, Dance with Words” in which dancers introduce their own experiences and creative activities through talks and demonstrations. In this project, Kenta Komori, a DaBY dance evangelist, will host the event, which aims to broaden interest and understanding of dance activities among a wider audience by drawing out the source of physical expression within leading dance artists.

Our sixth guest is dancer Reina Narumi. She will talk about her experience of working with various choreographers in overseas companies such as the Royal Swedish Ballet and Nederland Dance Theater (NDT), her encounter with choreographer Crystal Pite, the leader of her current company Kidd Pivot, the characteristics of the creative process, and the fun of her works. She will talk about her experience of working with Pite, as well as the characteristics of her creative process and the fun of her works. In addition, Narumi and Komori will give a 10-minute demonstration at the beginning of the session.

◆Schedule

Sunday, August 29, 13:00-14:30

◆Format

public talk
Fee: 2,500 yen (tax included)

◆Venue

Dance Base Yokohama (https://dancebase.yokohama/main2/access)
KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North 3F
5-57-2, Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Directly connected to “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot”, Exit 2a, Bashamichi Station, Minatomirai Line

◆Application Method

Please register through Peatix (https://openlabdancer6.peatix.com/).
*Pre-registration as a DaBY member is required to apply for tickets. Please register here.
Applications will be accepted from August 7 (Sat.) at 10:00 a.m.

◆Guest Profile

Rena Narumi
(Dancer/Kidd Pivot)

©︎Joris Jan Bos

She studied ballet and contemporary dance in France and Canada from the age of 15.
She has performed with the State Theatre Wiesbaden, the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the Netherlands Dance Theatre, and has appeared in many works by internationally acclaimed choreographers. She performed the lead role in Mats Ek’s version of Juliet & Romeo (as Juliet) in London, Germany, and at the Palais Garnier of the Paris Opera, and performed a duet at the Nobel Prize Dinner in 2014. She is currently a member of Kidd Pivot, led by world-renowned choreographer Crystal Pite. Her latest work is “Revisor,” recorded in London in March 2020 and broadcast by the BBC. A world tour is planned.

◆Navigator/Host Profile

Eri Karatsu
(DaBY Artistic Director)

©︎Takayuki Abe

Kenta Kojiri
(DaBY Dance Evangelist)

©︎Takayuki Abe