Who?

I'm a production manager of Hiroaki Umeda, a Japanese choreographer, dancer and visual artist. I've started to write to share a lot of experiences I've had through our international tours and creations.

His thoughts and the process of creations are intriguing, but those are something that's normally shared only with the limited number of people, so I will try to share a small part of them here.

I guess a blog would normally start with self introduction, but here I introduce Hiroaki Umeda instead of myself. Enjoy!

Hiroaki Umeda
Choreographer, dancer, visual artist. Since 2002 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, earning him Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica.

In recent years, he has also produced installations focusing on physical sensation. His installations have been presented in 21_21 DESIGH SIGHT, NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] and many other international festivals around the world.