Since 2002, Hiroaki Umeda's choreography has been invited around the world including Chaillot National Theater in Paris, with performances in over 150 cities in 40 countries. He was commissioned from and choreographed for festivals and companies such as GötenborgsOperans Danskompani and L.A Dance Project. His work goes beyond dance and choreography, encompassing sound, video and lighting design. In recent years, he has also produced installations focusing on physical sensations. His installations have been presented in 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] and many other international festivals around the world.
Umeda has been the resident choreographer of Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 for two years from 2022.
Official website: https://hiroakiumeda.com

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Somatic Field Project is an initiative launched by choreographer Hiroaki Umeda with the aim of nurturing young Japanese dancers and further developing his own movement methodology, the "Kinetic Force Method." The project engages in research and creative activities based on the robust physicality cultivated through training in this method.
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目 [mé] is a Japanese art team with three core members, artist Haruka Kojin, director Kenji Minamigawa, and Installer Hirofumi Masui. 目 [mé] works on the realization of artworks that manipulate perceptions of the physicalworld. Their installations provoke awareness of the inherent unreliability and uncertainty in the world around us.
Official website: http://mouthplustwo.me

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Since it was formed in 1998, ARTE Y SOLERA, the flamenco dance company made up of Mayumi Kagita and Hiroki Sato, has dedicated itself to creating new and uniquely Japanese flamenco productions that honor the traditions and techniques of Spanish flamenco while incorporating Japanese culture and traditional performing arts.
In Japan, the artistry of its works has been met with high praise. The Agency for Cultural Affairs presented it with the Media Arts Festival Excellence Award in 2001 for "Flamenco Sonezaki" and the Media Arts Festival Award in 2004 for "Arte Y Solera Kanki." In 2023, it received the Dance Critics Society of Japan Award for "Koi no Homura."
Official website: https://arte-y-solera.com/

Kazutaro Nakamura, born in 1990, is a Kabuki actor from Tokyo. He is the eldest son of Ganjiro Nakamura and grandson of Tojuro Sakata the IVth. He made his debut as a child in January 1995, playing the role of Kintoki in a performance of "Komochi Yamanba" at the Osaka Nakaza Theater, under the name "Kazutaro Nakamura." In September 2014, he was given the name Tokuyo Azuma, succeeding to the position of 7th head of the Azuma School of the traditional Japanese dance. While well-versed in kabuki, primarily playing onnagata (female characters), in July 2020 he performed "ART Kabuki," a novel, streaming performance that combined kabuki and art. In June 2021, he played the part of Senpai in a theatrical performance of "The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl,"
Official website: https://kazutaronakamura.jp/