Artiste in residence by SABURO TESHIGAWARA for the new dance film creation
SABURO TESHIGAWARA had been in residence for 9days to shoot the new dance film with YCAM's production section "YCAM InterLab". The film will be shown at YCAM and another cultural space soon.
SABURO TESHIGAWARA
Saburo Teshigawara began his unique creative career in 1981 in his native Tokyo after studying plastic arts and classic ballet. In 1985, he formed KARAS with Kei Miyata and started group choreography and their own activities. Since then, he and KARAS have been invited every year to perform in major European cities, United States and Canada.
In addition to solo performances and his work with KARAS, Teshigawara has also been receiving international attention as a choreographer/director. In 1994/95 he choreographed for the Ballet Frankfurt at the invitation of William Forsythe, "Le Sacre du Printemps" for the Bayern National Ballet in 1999, Netherland Dance Theater I in 2000. In February 2003, Teshigawara was invited to choreograph a new piece "AIR" for the Paris Opera.
Teshigawara has likewise received increasing international attention in the visual arts field, with art exhibitions, films/videos as well as designing scenography, lighting and costume for all his performances.
Teshigawara's keenly honed sculptural sensibilities and powerful sense of composition, command of space and his decisive dance movements all fuse to create a unique world that is his alone. Keen interests in music and space have led him to create site-specific works, and collaboration with various types of musicians.
Apart from on-going workshops held at the KARAS Studio in Tokyo, a joint educational project called "S.T.E.P."(Saburo Teshigawara Education Project) has been initiated since 1995 with partners in the UK. In 2004 for Lille 2004, he created Prelude for Dawn - a performance evolving from a year-long workshop with visibly disabled students of special school, at the Opera de Lille. From 04, he has been nominated as the mentor of dance for The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative, to work for one year with a chosen Protege.
Since 2006, he has begun a professorship at St. Paul's (Rikkyo) University in Japan, where he teaches movement theory and conduct workshops. Through these workshops and education projects, he continues to encourage and inspire many young dancers.
SABURO TESHIGAWARA
Saburo Teshigawara began his unique creative career in 1981 in his native Tokyo after studying plastic arts and classic ballet. In 1985, he formed KARAS with Kei Miyata and started group choreography and their own activities. Since then, he and KARAS have been invited every year to perform in major European cities, United States and Canada.
In addition to solo performances and his work with KARAS, Teshigawara has also been receiving international attention as a choreographer/director. In 1994/95 he choreographed for the Ballet Frankfurt at the invitation of William Forsythe, "Le Sacre du Printemps" for the Bayern National Ballet in 1999, Netherland Dance Theater I in 2000. In February 2003, Teshigawara was invited to choreograph a new piece "AIR" for the Paris Opera.
Teshigawara has likewise received increasing international attention in the visual arts field, with art exhibitions, films/videos as well as designing scenography, lighting and costume for all his performances.
Teshigawara's keenly honed sculptural sensibilities and powerful sense of composition, command of space and his decisive dance movements all fuse to create a unique world that is his alone. Keen interests in music and space have led him to create site-specific works, and collaboration with various types of musicians.
Apart from on-going workshops held at the KARAS Studio in Tokyo, a joint educational project called "S.T.E.P."(Saburo Teshigawara Education Project) has been initiated since 1995 with partners in the UK. In 2004 for Lille 2004, he created Prelude for Dawn - a performance evolving from a year-long workshop with visibly disabled students of special school, at the Opera de Lille. From 04, he has been nominated as the mentor of dance for The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative, to work for one year with a chosen Protege.
Since 2006, he has begun a professorship at St. Paul's (Rikkyo) University in Japan, where he teaches movement theory and conduct workshops. Through these workshops and education projects, he continues to encourage and inspire many young dancers.
Organization Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion
Producion: Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media(YCAM), KARAS
Co-sponsor Asahi Beer Arts FoundationSABURO TESHIGAWARA/ KARAS official web site
