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 lecturer to learn about “Forsythe Technique and its diversity”. The purpose of this workshop is to reexamine the originality of one’s own movement and imagination based on the experience each of us has cultivated, and to find interest in the improvisational body without narrowing one’s perspective by sharing it with others.

Fee] Single ticket ¥3,000
[How to apply]
Please apply through Peatix (https://daby-masterclass1.peatix.com/).
Applications are now being accepted. Some dates have already reached capacity.
Please register as a DaBY member in advance to apply.

Lecturer Profile
Yoko Ando



Forsythe Technique and its diversity”
©Dominik Mentzos

Born in Yokohama, Japan. In 2001, he became the first Asian to join the Ballet Frankfurt (Ballett Frankfurt).
After the dissolution of the Frankfurt Ballet in 2004, she continued to be a member of The Forsythe Company for 15 years until the company’s dissolution in 2003, dancing on stages all over the world as a core dancer and appearing in 40 Forsythe works. Since 2001, she has been actively engaged in other activities such as presenting dance works written, directed, and performed by herself, collaborating with musicians and contemporary artists in Japan and abroad, and creating and teaching dance through the use of media technology. Currently based in Yokohama and New York.

Outline of “Master Class
August 10 (Monday) to 14 (Friday), the following 3 classes will be held each day
(1) 11:00-12:15 Kana Ote “Dance Method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin
(2) 13:00-14:30 Kenta Komori “Basic Ballet for Contemporary Dancers and Application of Ballet Mechanics”
(③) 16:30-18:30 Yoko Ando “Forsythe Technique and its Variety
Studio open from 14:30 to 16:30 (for students only)

Fees
2,000 yen / major class [Gaga/dancerオハッド・ナハリンのダンスメソッド](75 minutes)
1,200 Yen / Small Dancers Class [Basic ballet for contemporary dancers and application of ballet mechanics] (90 min.)
3) ¥3,000 / Ando Class [Forsythe Technique and its Variety] (120 min.)
(1) through (3) / ¥5,000 (regular fee ¥6,200)