Choreography, performances,
and a continuing creative journey.
CHOREOGRAPHY / PERFORMANCE / CREATION
Selected choreographic works by Satomi Itohara and SANCE.
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A duet inspired by the shimmering water and fluid musical world evoked in Ravel’s Jeux d’eau. The work explores ways of making music visible through the body, connecting its delicate nuances and textures with movement.
Like a kaleidoscope that creates countless patterns as light, color and particles overlap, this work explores transformations of the body and space. Choreography, costumes, lighting and other visual elements respond to one another, creating a stage world in which light, color and the body continually shift.
A contemporary ballet work exploring the instability of self-perception. Through symmetry, partnering, unison and other physical languages, it portrays a process in which the dancers reflect and transform one another.
A trio focusing on the strength and fragility carried by each of its three dancers. Through ballet-based physicality, the work captures moments in which delicacy and power coexist. At its New York premiere, it received the festival’s “Innovative Choreography Award.” It has since been restaged multiple times with different dancers.
Selected stage productions presented by SANCE
and the creative practices behind them.
CONTEMPORARY BALLET Meguru in Yamaguchi
- VENUE
- Akiyoshidai International Art Village
- LOCATION
- Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- SUPPORT
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Akiyoshidai International Art Village
Selected for the Yamaguchi Artist Support Program
SELECTED PROGRAM
Water Play / Canary / Poem for Two, Poem for One
Beyond Psyche / Twilight
BALLET PERFORMANCE Meguru
- VENUE
- THE HALL YOKOHAMA
- LOCATION
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- PROJECT
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SANCE / Satomi Itohara
First Independent Performance
SELECTED PROGRAM
Kaleidoscope / Inside and Out / Reflection / Twilight
Serenade / Brim / Prelude
Selected choreographic works created by SANCE,
presented through photographic and film archives.
A record of presentations, performances,
choreography, and creative activities in Japan and abroad.
01 PRESENTATIONS & FESTIVALS Independent Productions & Invited Festivals
Presented by SANCE / Satomi Itohara
Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Selected for the Yamaguchi Artist Support Program
THE HALL YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa Prefecture
Taipei, Taiwan
Yotsuya Civic Hall, Tokyo
Mexico-based online dance festival
Singapore
Mexico City, Mexico
Pune, India
Dixon Place, New York
Manhattan Movements and Arts Center, New York
Recipient of the Innovative Choreography Award
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, New York
Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York
02 PERFORMANCE CREDITS Selected Performance Credits
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Tokyo
Music video appearance
Appearance in the 6th Anniversary Live Tour Final, Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York
Brooklyn, New York
03 CHOREOGRAPHY & OTHER ACTIVITIES Choreography & Other Activities
Provided a choreographic work to BALLET BLOOM PROJECT in Maine, USA.
Created a solo work for Makiko Miyasho, a former soloist with the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia.
Created works at ballet studios for competitions, overseas study auditions, and professional auditions. These works have led to awards, school admissions, and professional appointments.
Provided Japanese–English interpretation for ballet classes led by international instructors.
Appeared as a dancer in live performances and music videos by musical artists.