Kaori Ito

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Kaori Ito
伊藤郁女
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NationalityJapanese
EducationState University of New York at Purchase and Rikkyo University
OccupationDancer and choreographer

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.

Early life and education[]

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[]

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 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kaori Ito | |". www.lesballetscdela.be. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "Portrait of Kaori Ito: inviting intimacy on stage - BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kaori Ito, a Natural Born Dancer". Pen Magazine International. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. ^ "Portrait of Kaori Ito: inviting intimacy on stage - BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. ^ Weisenstein, Kara (2016-11-11). "Dancer Defies Gravity Amidst 5,700 Nylon Strings". Vice. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. ^ Howard, Jane (2016-02-23). "Plexus review – body morphs with sculpture in astonishing stage illusions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ^ "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.

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