[Date] 9/12(Sat) 15:00-17:00
[Place] Dance Base Yokohama

DaBY invites dancers who are active in Japan and overseas to introduce their own activities, including their experiences of creation with world-class choreographers, in order to raise interest in dancers’ activities. OpenLab “Dancing in Dancer’s Language” is a talk event in which dancers introduce their activities in their own language.

The third guest will be Yasutake Shimaji, who will give a talk on the theme of “Meeting W. Forsythe: Before & After”. After a 20-minute live performance with Shimaji and Kenta Komori at the beginning of the talk, the audience will be fascinated by Shimaji’s unique use of his body, from dynamic to comical movements, and his body and thought process. We will also ask him about how his expression has changed before and after meeting W. Forsythe, using his creation experience as an example, and how it has influenced his own creative process.

Guest: Yasutake Shimaji (choreographer, dancer, unit Altneu)
Navigator: Eri Karatsu (DaBY Artistic Director)
Host: Kenta Komori (DaBY Dance Evangelist)

Format: Live talk (Max. 20 people)
□Fare: 2,500 yen (tax included)
□Registration:
Please register through Peatix (https://daby-openlabdancer3.peatix.com).
*Pre-registration as a DaBY member is required to apply for tickets.

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Guest: Yasutake Shimaji
(Choreographer, dancer, unit Altneu)


©Ryu Endo

She was a member of The Forsythe Company from 2006-15. Formed the unit “Altneu” with Hana Sakai. He became a member of Shiseido’s Seventh Tsubakikai and exhibited installation works in addition to performances. In recent years, he created “Arika,” a collaboration with ROY TANROY, produced by Aichi Arts Theatre, and “Oto no e,” the first Japanese artist to be selected for the residence program (Fabric Chaillot) at the Theatre National de Chaillot in France. She also created the stage piece “Silts” with filmmaker Hiraki Sawa for the Kanagawa Arts Theatre’s KAAT production, and performed in the role of Altneu.

Navigator: Eri Karatsu
(DaBY Artistic Director / Senior Producer, Aichi Arts Theatre)


©Takayuki Abe

Graduated from the Department of Dance Education, Faculty of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University, and the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences of the same university. After working on the stage, he became Japan’s first dance curator at the Aichi Arts Center in 1993, and in 2000 won the first Asahi Arts Award at the Aichi Culture and Information Center, where he is affiliated. He has produced and invited more than 200 works and projects ranging from large-scale international co-productions to experimental performances. He has served as a member of the Cultural Policy Subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, coordinator of the National Association of Public Cultural Facilities, jury member of corporate arts and culture foundations, board member and other various committees, jury member of dance competitions, chairman of the executive committee of the 65th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Dance, and part-time university lecturer. He has been involved in various activities to improve the environment of performing arts and theaters in Japan, including lectures, writing, and advising. His publications include “Bodily Intelligence.

Host: Kenta Kojiri
(Dance Evangelist, DaBY)


©Takayuki Abe

Awarded the Prix de Lausanne in 1999. He was the first Japanese male dancer to join the Netherlands Dance Theater I. Since leaving the company, he has made guest appearances with the Royal Swedish Ballet, Noism, Sylvie Guillem’s “6000 Miles Away,” and Kirlian Productions, while developing activities around his creative work, including the solo performance “Study for Self/portrait” (2017, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art). In recent years, she has been leading Opto with Rei Watanabe and Nagama Yuasa, coaching Japanese figure skaters, curating Dance Lab “Dancers, Dance with Words”, and working as an instructor/navigator for Saitama Dance Laboratory (Saitama Arts Theatre, Sainokuni).