akane kuri

Akane Kuri

Dancer /Artist

Akane Kuri is a contemporary dancer and artist from Nagano, Japan. She began studying classical ballet in her early childhood and later developed a passion for contemporary dance during her university studies in dance and choreography.

After graduating, Akane joined a Tokyo-based dance company led by Yukio Suzuki, known for integrating elements of Butoh into his work. As a freelance dancer, she has performed in works by Kota Yamazaki, Mariko Kakizaki, and Ella Rothschild.

Seeking further artistic development, Akane studied at the Maslool Contemporary Dance School in Israel for a year. After returning to Japan due to an injury, she fully recovered and resumed performing and creating her own works. She has continued to collaborate with choreographers such as Mariko Kakizaki and Mami Shimazaki.

In addition to performing, Akane actively creates and presents her own works at festivals, including video dance films. Her creative practice embraces various forms of expression, exploring the intersection of dance and film.

Since September 2024, Akane has been based in Berlin, working as a freelance dancer and artist. She is excited to explore interdisciplinary collaborations with artists and musicians.

Resident Dancer at Dance Base Yokohama

Choreographic Experiences—

『 Garden 』（2021)

- Performed a solo piece at Yokohama dance collection competition I

https://yokohama-dance-collection.jp/ydc2021-dec/en/program/program04/

The butterfly I admired was crushed in an instant.　A single wing floated gently before falling to the ground.　What kind of scenery do people usually see?　Can we accept how things slowly change—or vanish in a moment?　Another ordinary day, never to return, fades into the past.　But must I keep moving forward?　My grandmother’s room smells of mosquito coils and sun-dried bedding.　I am always here.　Like standing on a butterfly’s wing as it dissolves, memories seep into the body.　Breathing in the scent of soil, listening closely, we should live more sensitively, seeing new landscapes, realizing that before facing society, there is something much closer to be seen.

『 HAPPY BIRTH 』(2021)

- Presented a video dance work at Whenever Wherever Festival 2021, held at Spiral Hall,Tokyo.

https://bodyartslabo.com/wwfes2021/festival/english

I see the sea
It doesn’t fit　Too flashy for me　SURVIVE　Wearing something very childish　I feel alive　I dive into the sea　Looking up at the surface　Deep, deep, deep, deep　I arrived at a place I’ve never seen　''My ears are shells Remembering the sound of the sea''　　HAPPY BIRTH

『 Netsu 』(2020) - Performed a solo piece at Kyusyu international dance competition

　　　　　　　　　The first place,Prefectural Governor Award

『 Quiet room 』(2018) - Performed a solo piece at Yokohama dance collection competition Ⅱ　　

栗　朱音

ダンサー/ アーティスト

長野県出身　Dance Base Yokohama レジデンスダンサー

クラシックバレエを6歳から始める。

日本女子体育大学舞踊学専攻でコンテンポラリーダンスや振付を学ぶ。

山崎広太、鈴木ユキオ、笠井瑞丈、鈴木竜、柿崎麻莉子、

エラホチルド、島崎麻美などの振付家の下で踊る。

卒業後、SUZUKI YUKIO projects 所属

MV、CM、映画などに出演。

自身のソロ作品の発表も行う。

イスラエルに１年間留学し２０２４年の９月からベルリンを拠点に活動している。

2016年 D.A.N. 「 Native Dancer 」 MV

2018年横浜ダンスコレクション新人振付家部門ファイナリスト

2020年3月鈴木ユキオ振付 Suzuki Yukio project 本公演 @三軒茶屋シアタートラム

2020年3月九州国際ダンスコンペティションコンテンポラリーシニア部門 1位コンテンポラリー部門総合1位　

福岡県知事賞受賞

2020年8月山崎広太振付踊る身体遊園地 @横浜自作映像作品展示、ソロパフォーマンス

2020年8月さいたまダンスラボラトリ番外編柿崎麻莉子振付作品出演@彩の国さいたま芸術劇場

2020年10月人類史　@KAAT神奈川芸術劇場大ホール　　

作・演出　谷賢一　　音楽　志磨遼平(ドレスコーズ) 振付　エラ・ホチルド

2024年8月　Loop People 2024 　＠Dance Base Yokohama　　振付　島崎麻美　　チェロ　四家卯大

鈴木ユキオプロジェクト

作品のない展示室@世田谷美術館(2020)

堆積 @六本木アートナイト(2019)

バッハ新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団 @すみだトリフォニーホール(2018)

柿崎麻莉子

Beats per minutes @ 神楽坂セッションハウス (2019)

さいたまダンス・ラボラトリ番外編@彩の国さいたま芸術劇場　(2020)

パフォーミングアーツセレクション2023 in Tokyo @ 東京芸術劇場シアターイースト(2023)

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