Hot Summer in Kyoto 2010 15th Kyoto International Dance Workshop Festival

Since 1991, invited by the choreographic companies (Daniel LARRIEU, Michèle-Anne de MEY, Christian BOURIGAULT, Christiane BLAISE, Jean-Claude GALLOTTA, Angelin PRELJOCAJ, Itzik GALILI, Didier THERON, Josette BAIZ). She also works with actors (National Dramatic Center of Reims, directed by Christian SCHIARETTI), singers (Valérie PHILIPPIN) and musicians. With the choreographers Dominique BAGOUET and Daniel LARRIEU, she follows the evolution of a creation until the tours and realises indeed the importance of her work in the dancers interpretation of these pieces.Then she meets Michel KELEMENIS in 1991 of which she becomes the large accomplice.Teacher and assistant within his company, she also follow him for his creations to the Ballet of Geneva, Ballet of the Rhine and Ballet of the Opéra de Paris since 1998. She teaches regularly in Canada, in South Africa, in Tunisie and in Japan (amateurs and professionals). Now She’s preparing the program for the future dance teachers, the Unit of Value of anatomy-physiology and pedagogy.

Young-Doo`s dance incorporates the beautifully powerful dance method and concept of the east, with the intricate and detailed movements of the west. Founder of Doo Dance Theater, Young –Doo has based himself in Korea, while actively performing worldwide. In 2004 he burst onto the Asian dance scene at the Little Asia Network. His accomplishments abroad include `Yokohama Dance Collection, Solo and Duo Competition` winner, received the `French National Distinction Award` and subsequently began studying at the Toluse Choreograph Center. Young-Doo is a choreographer who is currently driving the creative dance scene in Korea. He visited Japan often for Aoyama Dance Biennale (Tokyo) in ’06, Asia Contemporary Dance Now!(Fukuoka) in ’08, and etc. He performs a dance commemorating the 15th anniversary produced by him and the dancers selected in the last year’s audition.

A very strong South African choreographer with a body so lithe and tough as the leopard. He has such an astonishing physical capability and a deep insight into his culture, tradition, society and nature. His territory of activities expands from many regions in Africa, Europe to America. He has received an uncountable number of awards including two invitations to the African Contemporary Dance, the Prix d'Auteur du Conceil General de la Seine-Saint-Denis. His overwhelming presence and spiritual dances will remain as an unforgettable memory in the mind of so many people.

Nuno Bizarro (Lisbon,1964) begins his dance studies in Lisbon, mainly on contemporary and improvisation technics and has met since then and in different places, Marta Danoso, Charles Atlas, Simone Forti, Howard Sonnenklar, Steve Paxton, Lance Gries, Dieter Heitkamp, Mark Tompkins, Lisa Nelson. Since 1990 he takes part in several pieces of Jo„o Fiadeiro with whom he creates Re.Al and the LABs- an informal showcase of multidisciplinary events. Later he works in different dance pieces of Vera Mantero. In Belgium, Germany and France, where he lives now, he joins the work of Xavier Le Roy, Boris Charmatz, Christine De Smedt, Meg Stuart, Jennifer Lacey, Mathilde Monnier, Rachid Ouramdane, Heritier. He creats Revolver with Isabelle Schad. He colaborates in different pieces and projects of Emmanuelle Huynh.

Art Director of Angers National Center of Contemporary Dance (CNDC) of France. Having a discerning and critical eye to the dance, she is actively engaged in collaboration works with artists of different fields such as visual artists and musicians. In pursuit of restructuring of the dance, she has built up her experience under the famous choreographers such as Dominique Bagouet, and Trisha Brown, and collaborated with Herve Robbe, Odile Duboc and others. In 1994, she was awarded with a grant of Villa Medicis for a creation work in Vietnam. She produced a large number of performances at various museums such as Museum of Bordeaux, Museum of Velazquez. In 2001 she stayed in Kyoto as an artist under the sponsorship of the French government and participated in the “First Meeting of Creators” at Kyoto Art Center.
“Cribles” was performed at the Montpellier Dance Festival in 2009.

[CNDC-Angers] 　http://www.cndc.fr/

Art Director of the Centre Nationale de Dance Contemporaire at Caen. Presides over, with his partner Ella FATTOUMI, the Compagnie-FATTOUMI-LAMOUREUX, which enjoys a high reputation as a symbol of the dance of the ‘90’s. In ’90, "HUSAIS" was awarded with a prize in the Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis. Since then, the company has released one new piece after another, been invited to the Avignon Theater Festival, the Lyon Biennale and others, performed very widely throughout Europe, Africa and America. In ’94, it gave a workshop to the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel. In ’99, LAMOUREUX stayed at Villa KUJOYAMA as an artist sent by the French Government. In ’04, he created a piece for young dancers in the coaching project organized at Kyoto Art Center. Since ’05, he has been Director of the Centre Nationale de Dance Contemporaire at Caen. His presence at this year’s Workshop Festival has long been awaited since ’97-’99. Currently, he is performing “Just to…”, collaborated by Japan, France and Congo.

[CNDC-Caen] 　http://www.ccncbn.com

He is one of the members who have developed Contact together with Steve Paxton, father of Contact Improvisation. At the beginning of 1970’s he studied and researched the release technique using the theories of anatomy. He has continued his works on improvisation, and is teaching and performing improvisations in many countries. He is also famous as one of the founders of the Movement Research in New York. The most appealing is his approach supported by his experience to improvisation.

Yuko MORI is a dancer and choreographer. From 1993 to 1998 she joined MATOMA France-Japon, performing at many international stages including Festival d’Avignon. Currently, as a member of Monochrome Circus, she takes part in its tours both at home and abroad and offers a number of workshops on Contact Improvisation and on “consciousness of the body”. She always hopes to convey the fundamental “pleasure” of dancing.

Monochrome Circus　http://www.monochromecircus.com

Yuko MORI is a dancer and choreographer. From 1993 to 1998 she joined MATOMA France-Japon, performing at many international stages including Festival d’Avignon. Currently, as a member of Monochrome Circus, she takes part in its tours both at home and abroad and offers a number of workshops on Contact Improvisation and on “consciousness of the body”. She always hopes to convey the fundamental “pleasure” of dancing.

Monochrome Circus　http://www.monochromecircus.com

Kosei SAKAMOYO heads up Monochrome Circus. He puts a great deal of effort in the performances of all seven pieces of “A Collection of Short Dance Pieces” at home and overseas. He is also active in collaborations such as “Refined Colors” and “Lost” with Takayuki FUJIMOTO of dumb type and “wash” with Shinta INOUE. In 2009 he co-produces with local dancers an orienteering-type dance performance “Discover Dancers!!” at Mixed Bathing World of Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009. He was chosen a winner of the Kyoto-city Art and Culture Special Incentive Award in the fiscal year 2001, and received the Kyoto-city New Artist Prize in the fiscal year 2007. He is a part-time lecturer at Kinki University. In 2010 he plans to produce a new performance with Shigeki HATTORI of graf in “Setouchi International Art Festival 2010”.

Monochrome Circus　http://www.monochromecircus.com

There’s no way to resist the impulse to move in his enormous energetic class. Azpillaga’s background in dance studies covers Basque folk, Classic ballet, Jazz, Modern and Contemporary dance. His experiences as a professional dancer in prestigious dance companies include Ultima Vez/W. Vandekeybus, Mathilde Monnier, Bocanada Danza, National Ballet Company of Spain. Based in Brussels serving as a choreographic assistant for Vandekeybus, he also teaches lessons for Ultima Vez, Need Co., Charlesroi/Danses, as well as leading workshops around Europe. He has worked on creations of Vandekeybus, “In spite of wishing and wanting”, “Inasmuch as life is borrowed” and “Blush” as a choreographic assistant.

Ultima Vez　http:// www.ultimavez.com

He is a composer, recording coordinator, and producer. He presides over Foil Records. He collaborates with many artists of different genres other than music. He was in charge of music for dumb type up to 2000. Since 1989 he has organized a club event “Diamonds are Forever” and acted as DJ. Since 2002 he has worked with Kota TAKAHASHI for images, music, dance performances, and installations. He is responsible for the acoustics of pieces directed by Ong Keng Sen (Singapore).