Internationally active avant-garde dance duo; Fumie Suzuki & Keiko Iguchi. Theirs is a dance of strong contrasts, in which opposed or contradictory images are married. They compose their works by laying one image on another, as in photo collage, using all kinds of music. and collaborative projects with artists in other fields. In 2007, 86B210 have been featured artists in "Danser" (France) and "ballet tanz" (Germany) magazines and in Paris performing arts news and Kyodo news. New project: Yoru no Suizokukan - Tokyo Art Aquarium.

Studio Showing:
16:00-16:20. 1st, March
@Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Rehearsal Room (B2).
Open to TPAM Pass Holder

Organization: 86B210
Representative: Ms. SUZUKI Fumie (Staging Director / Choreographer / Dancer)
Contact: Ms. SUZUKI Fumie (Staging Director / Choreographer / Dancer) / Ms. IGUCHI Keiko
Website: http://www.geocities.jp/dance86b210/main.html

Arica has been formed in 2001.ARICA created and performed several productions including PARACHUTE WOMAN(Tokyo, Cairo Egypt), KIOSK(Tokyo,NY and New Delhi) and new production TSUKAI in 2009 at Kawasaki Art Center. This production is performed by Tomoko Ando and two guest dancers, Megumi Kamimura and Taiyo Tochiaki together with three live musicians on stage.
The company’s work focuses on objects and movement in space and its creative process is similar to that of art installations in which space, spatial relationships, and physical movement are intricately integrated to create new possibilities in artistic expression.

Organization: ARICA
Representative: Mr. FUJITA YASUKI (Director)
Contact: Mr. FUJITA YASUKI (DIrector) / Ms. ANDO TOMOKO (Performer)
Website: http://aricatheatercompany.com

Dance Info Finland (DIF) main task is to produce and provide information on dance in Finland and to promote Finnish dance abroad. Through its various activities, it seeks to support artistic development of dance as well as promote its position in Finnish Society. It also compiles and publishes the statistics on Finnish dance. International activities include for instance PR and promotion, international projects on the EU and global level and consultation. DIF has nine member organizations and it is a member of the key international organizations and networks that concern themselves with dance and the performing arts.

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Organization: Dance Info Finland
Representative: Ms. Paula Karlsson (Assistant Manager, International Affairs)
Contact: Ms. Paula Karlsson (Assistant Manager, International Affairs)
Website: http://www.danceinfo.fi

Fukami, in year 2001, established the group HAIKARA. The group consists of five women. The main concept of the group is, beauty emitted by absurd container called "woman", and playing a rose-colored Eros and surreal entertainment with bitterness with classical "beauty". Contrasting the body, the history, the taste of each member, emerging "beauty" is an Eros, and an Eros is a love, a lust, an impulse to live, and the source of our dance.

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Organization: HAIKARA
Representative: Ms. FUKAMI Akiyo (Director / Choreographer)
Contact: Ms. TSUDA Yukiko (Production Cordinator, HAIKARA) / Ms. FUKAYA Risa (Designer, HAIKARA)
Website: http://haikara2001.com/

Kakuya Ohashi and Dancers Founded by Kakuya Ohashi, a choreographer and dancer . Through activities, they are pursuing the problem, "What is dance?". Kakuya Ohashi holds a unique position in the Japanese contemporary dance scene. His works completely exclude any elements of “dance”, and stick to the fact that the body exists here and now. What we see from this is suppressed impulses, irresistible violence and hopeless communication gaps between the genders, all hidden under the surface of “daily life”.

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Studio Showing :
18:40-19:10, 2nd March
@Rehaersal Space B2Floor, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
Open to TPAM Pass Holder

Organization: Kakuya Ohashi and Dancers
Representative: Mr. OHASHI Kakuya (Artistic Director)
Contact: Mr. OHASHI Kakuya (Artistic director) / Ms. YAMAMOTO Yuno (assistant manager, management)／
Website：http://dancehardcore.com/

Loco Motion is a production company and agency in Stockholm, Sweden, with the mission to produce and promote Swedish dance and performance. In our booth you will find information about the larger Swedish contemporary dance companies as well as current information regarding the independent scene for dance, performance and physical theatre in Sweden. Various companies and groups will be presented during our Visual Presentation.

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Organization: Loco Motion
Representative/Contact: Ms. Edgren Asa (General Manager)

Website：http://loco-motion.se

Sato Endo is a dance artist based in the Netherlands. Her first work Distance between M and D was produced at P.A.R.T.S, Brussels. In 2005 she finished DasArts (Amsterdam), the post-graduate school for advanced research in performance art. Her work originates from a personal view on the complex nature of our perceptions. She considers her work to be a place of encounter where the body comes into a dialogue with the audience through the active use of the senses. Recent works are Still Echo (2008) and Mirage (2005). This month she leads the workshop Birth of movement in Tokyo.

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Workshop :
15:00-16:30, 3rd March
@Rehaersal Space B2Floor, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
Open to TPAM Pass Holder

Organization: Sato Endo
Representative: Ms. ENDO Sato (Choreographer / Performance Artist)
Contact: Ms. ENDO Sato (Choreographer / Performance Artist)
Website: http://sato-endo.blogspot.com

Mirei Yamagata is a dancer/choreographer/actor who was based in Minneapolis, U.S.A. from 1997-2003. Now based in Tokyo, she has studied Butoh and improvisation extensively with Dairakudakan and Tohru Iwashita (Sankaijuku), and has performed her own pieces in numerous venues. In 2007 she danced solo in the Kazuo Ohno Festival (BankArt1929) and launched the dance company Tokiirotamago. She choreographed the duet "Konatakanata" at the Komaba Agora Theater Summer Summit (curated by Toshiki Okada), and in 2009 she performed the solo "Wasurebana" at Yokohama STSPOT. Just like her identity, her dance work reflects both Japanese (Butoh) and Western (modern/ballet) influence.

Studio Showing:
18:30-19:30. 1st, March
@Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Rehearsal Room (B2).
Open to TPAM Pass Holder

Organization: TOKIIROTAMAGO
Representative: Ms. YAMAGATA MIREI (CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER)
Contact: Ms. YAMAGATA MIREI (CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER)
Website：http://www.tokiirotamago.com

Performance media artist / Choreographer.
Ishiyama has been presenting many performing arts pieces; which integrate music, set design installation, visual images and dance.
His multimedia-oriented dance piece "QWERTY" was premiered at New National Theatre Tokyo in 2006. Since then, "QWERTY" was invited to digital art festival in France, "Bains Numeriques #2" -2007, and contemporary dance festival in Brazil called "Panorama Festival" -2008.
Ishiyama presented a new dance piece "radi-" in 2009, and the tour is to be held in South America in 2010.
"They really bring a new interpretation (in dance) through the visual images and the sound effect." --- "Danser" (French dance magazine)

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Organization: Yuzo Ishiyama / A.P.I.
Representative: Mr. ISHIYAMA Yuzo (Director)
Contact: Mr. ISHIYAMA Yuzo (Director)
Website: http://www.info-api.com

CAVA is mime performance group what was established by three men in 2003. CAVA express the world that cannot be explained in the word without using the word. The world is that ordinary interpersonal relationship was combined with the development of strange story in a daily communication that it is there silently done. We announce the new work twice a year and some workshop and performance around. We joined two performers in 2008 and performed at Edinburgh Festival fringe High street in 2009. We have a plan to perform "Continent" at Edinburgh Festival 2010.

Studio Showing:
17:30-18:00. 2nd, March
16:30-17:00. 3rd, March
13:30-14:00. 4th, March

@Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Rehearsal Room (B2).
Open to TPAM Pass Holder

Organization: CAVA
Representative: Mr. MARUYAMA Kazuaki (Representative)
Contact: Mr. MARUYAMA Kazuaki (Representative) / Mr. KURODA Takaaki (Performer)
Website:http://cava-mime.com

Dainichi Troupe: The members of the Dainichi Troupe go beyond the bounds of nationality and genre - ; they are children of the sun who become one with the universe to create with overflowing energy and originality. Leader: Rintaro Ohhi. Activities: the three pillars of the Dainichi Troupe; 1) Creative Works - Stage Arts, Visual Arts, Musical Works. 2) Traditions - Working toward rediscovery and dissemination of outstanding works of the past for the purpose of passing on and further developing the traditions created by those who went before. 3) Education - Contributing to social education through creative activities and dissemination.

Organization: JIPAS-Intercultural Performing Arts Studio in Japan
Representative: Mr. OHHI Rintaro (Leader)
Contact: Mr. OHHI Rintaro (Leader, Dainichi Troupe) / Mr. KENNY Don (Director of English Kyogen, Kenny & Ogawa Players)
Website:http://www.jipas.net

Helsinki-based Maus&Orlovski is an ever-changing performance collective of artists from various fields. The director, writer Tuija Kokkonen works as its Artistic Director. For the last years, the collective have also consisted of non-human co-performers. Since 1996 Kokkonen/Maus&Orlovski have been doing series of site-specific "memo-performances" exploring relationships between performance, nature and time, and the role of art at the age of ecological crises; since 1999 in collaboration with the Kiasma/Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Next performance, an endless Chronopolitics - III Memo of Time begins in March 2010. Memos of Time (2006 -) have been presented in Nordic countries.

Organization: Maus&Orlovski - performance collective
Representative: Ms. Kokkonen Tuija (Artistic Director)
Contact: Ms. Tuija Kokkonen (Artistic Director, director) / Ms. Sini Haapalinna (live artist)
Website: http://www.tuijakokkonen.fi / http://chronopoliticsmemoperformance.fi/

We are performers, artist and magician. We create a fusion of theatrical performance and spiritual energy to make the chthonic utopia a reality by the theatrical performance. The utopia is the society that respects the individuality of every person and has the field of expressing themselves beyond national borders and religions. The people connect with each other by heart in the world. We are busy with daily duties. When you enter the theater, please put the age and work behind you. The play ground of the sun provides the atmosphere of being a child again. Then you will find out that the utopia is in yourself.

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Organization: Playground of the sun
Representative: Ms. ASANO Shizuka (Producer)
Contact: Ms. ASANO Shizuka (Producer) / Mr. IWASAKI Takahiro (Director)
Website:http://ameblo.jp/okichi1212/

Stan's Cafe is a group of artists from a variety of disciplines, though primarily theatre, working collaboratively under the artistic direction of James Yarker. The company's core salaried staff is joined according to the needs of each project by associate artists, many of whom are long-term collaborators who have helped build the company. Recent productions include "Of All The People In All The World " which uses grains of rice to bring formally abstract statistics to startling and powerful life.

Organization: Stan's Cafe
Representative: Mr. James Yarker (Artistic Director)
Contact: Ms. Charlotte Martin
Website:http://www.stanscafe.co.uk

Centered around director Koji Kurasako, he is a resident artist at the Nishi-sugamo Arts Factory. He is known for his particular directing style that brings on stage a musical communication based on words to showcase the beauty of the Japanese language. They were invited to many perfoming arts festivals such as Tokyo International Arts Festival, BeSeTo Performing Arts Festival in Korea, Spring Arts Festival Shizuoka, and Asian Performing Arts Festival. Their performances are held in the most important historical monuments such as Tokyo National Museum, Jiyu Gakuen Myounichi-kan, and Zenkoji Temple.

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Organization: Theatre Comapny Ort-d.d
Representative: Mr. KURASAKO Koji (Leader / Director)
Contact: Mr. KURASAKO Koji (Leader / Director) / Ms. TAIRA Sakiko (actress)
Website:http://www16.plala.or.jp/ort/

Since its grand opening in 2004, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa has presented multidisciplinary performances, dance, concerts, theater, filming, among others. We have also tried to put emphasis on providing opportunity and base for collaborative projects and workshops in relation with contemporary art. We also provide residency for new creation as well as presenting foreign performances by the network of other organization.

Organization: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Representative: Mr. AKIMOTO Yuji (Director)
Contact: Ms. KONDO Yasuyo (Chief Program Coordinator) / Ms. KURODA Yuko (PR Coodinator) / Mr. DETO Kazuomi (Assistant Coodinator, Public Affairs) / Ms. NAKAYAMA Nachi (Public Affairs)
Website:http://kanazawa21.jp

Aichi Triennale 2010 will be inaugurated from Aug. 21 to Oct 31, 2010. This event will be held at Aichi Arts Center and other venues in Aichi. Aichi Triennale 2010 will feature not only contemporary art exhibition, but also leading performing arts. Currently, performances by Rosas, Jan Fabre, Nibroll, chelfitsch, Oriza Hirata+Ishiguro Laboratory(Osaka University) are scheduled to be presented.

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Organization: Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee
Representative: Mr. KANDA Masaaki (Chairman)
Contact: Mr. YOKOYAMA Yuzuru (Deputy Director-General, Aichi Triennale Office) / Mr. ASHIZAWA Noriyuki (Assistant Director, Aichi Triennale Office)
Website:http://aichitriennale.jp

The Museum of Art, Kochi was established in Kochi City in 1993. We hold excellent art works by both domestic and foreign artists; Marc Chagall, expressionists, neo-expressionists, and other celebrated artists with connections to Kochi Prefecture.
The Museum Hall, with a seating capacity of 399, also functions as a Noh stage. The hall holds approximately 15 shows a year, including dance performances(Pina Bausch, Marie Chouinard etc.)theatrical plays(Robert Lepage etc.), movies, and concerts. In recent years, we have produced performances by various artists connected to Kochi Prefecture, and other uniquely distinguished performing artists from around the world.

Organization: The Museum of Art, Kochi
Representative: Mr. FUJITA naoyoshi (director)
Contact: Mr. FUJITA naoyoshi (director) / Ms. NAGAYAMA mio (assistant curator, planning section)
Website: http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~museum/

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space is the largest event of its kind in the world - presenting contemporary work in a variety of performance design disciplines and genres - costume, stage, light, sound design, and theatre architecture for dance, opera, drama, site specific, multi-media performances, and performance art. Since its establishing in 1967, the Quadrennial has presented work from more than 70 countries in individual countries' expositions. The exhibition in 2011 will be accompanied by a wide spectrum of live events - workshops, lectures, performances and discussions, and provide a space for meetings and exchange.

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Organization: Arts & Theatre Institute
Representative: Ms. Parizkova Daniela (Deputy Director of Prague Quadrennial)
Contact: Mr. Petr Prokop (Head Manager of Prague Quadrennial) / Ms. Renata Prokopova (Assistant)
Website: Website:http://www.pq.cz