Kaori Ito (伊藤郁女)(born 1979) is a Japanese dancer and choreographer who is active in France. She founded the dance company Hime.
Kaori Ito | |
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伊藤郁女 | |
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | State University of New York at Purchase and Rikkyo University |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer and choreographer |
Early life and education edit
Ito was born in 1979 in Tokyo, Japan. She began studying dance at 5 years old, learning from Syuntoku Takagi (高木俊徳).[1] She studied at Purchase College in the United States, and earned a degree in sociology and education from Rikkyo University in Tokyo.[1] After graduation, Ito received a grant from the Japanese government to study in New York with the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre.[2]
Career edit
Ito began her career by dancing works choreographed by Philippe Decouflé and Angelin Preljocaj.[3] In 2008, she began to choreograph her own works, and created a dance company called Hime in 2014.[4] She was awarded the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015.[3]
Some of Ito's best known works include "Plexus", a collaboration with Aurélien Bory in which Ito hung from strings at the Brooklyn Academy of Music;[5][6] and "I dance because I do not trust words", a duet piece with her father, sculptor Hiroshi Ito.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Kaori Ito | |". www.lesballetscdela.be. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Portrait of Kaori Ito: inviting intimacy on stage - BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b "Kaori Ito, a Natural Born Dancer". Pen Magazine International. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Portrait of Kaori Ito: inviting intimacy on stage - BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Weisenstein, Kara (2016-11-11). "Dancer Defies Gravity Amidst 5,700 Nylon Strings". Vice. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Howard, Jane (2016-02-23). "Plexus review – body morphs with sculpture in astonishing stage illusions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "伊藤郁女が父を想う。言葉がなくても見つめるだけで距離は縮まる". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-23.