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若羽幸平　Kohei Wakaba

2004〜2020年まで舞踏カンパニー大駱駝艦に所属。
2018年、大駱駝艦アトリエ「壺中天」にて若羽演出による「みほどろ」を上演。東京都認定ヘブンアーティスト「ネコ☆ソギ」としても活動中。

川村真奈とのデュオ作品「なにものにもなれなかったものたちへ」で2021年SAI DANCE FESTIVALにてDuo First Prize、Choreographer’s concert にて審査員特別賞受賞。同作品はHong Kong Dance Exchange、京都嵐山芸術祭、あきた全国舞踊祭エキシビション公演等、さまざまな国内外のフェスティバルに招致されている。

Kohei Wakaba has performed as a member of Dairakudakan Butoh Dance Company from 2004 to 2020. Other than Dairakudakan’s work, he has been seen in many plays, dance pieces, and films.
Such as “The temple of golden pavilion” directed by Amon Miyamoto which was performed in Lincoln Center Festival in New York in 2013, also “Hoichi the earless” at KAAT Japan in 2012 among others.
From 2021 he became a freelance dancer, and selected as the “Heaven Artist”certificated by Tokyo Capital.
His piece “those who ain’t damn nobody” received 1st prize at SAI international Dance festival 2021. Also was awarded a judge prize at choreographer’s concert in 2021 as well.
This piece has been invited to perform at Hong Kong Dance Exchange 2022 and Kyoto Arashiyama art festival and many others.
He established a butoh company named “Wakaba Coffee” in 2023.

川村真奈　Mana Kawamura

藤井信子、川村泉に師事。ドイツ留学や文化庁在外研修（NY）で12年間の海外生活の後、大駱駝艦で2年間活動。2016年よりコンテンポラリーダンスと異ジャンルのアートの共演をプロデュースする「だんすのじかん」を主催。出身地の秋田市にて羽州街道歴史まつりの一部として文化財の「旧金子家住宅」を舞台として活用したり、秋田県立美術館にて「藤田嗣治×コンテンポラリーダンス」を題材としたパーフォーマンスを披露するなど、地域とダンスを融合する試みを続けている。

イタリアのVillapianaの国際フェスティバルにてBest Choreographerを受賞（2014）、ヨコハマ・コンペティション創作部門第一位（2010）あきた全国舞踊祭グランプリ（2004）、現代舞踊協会制定新人振付賞（2018）等、国内外のコンクールやフェスティバルでの受賞多数。

Mana Kawamura grew up studying dance at the Izumi Kawamura Dance Studio, a dance school her grandmother established in 1953. In 2002 she studied at the Dance Department of Folkwang Hochschule, Germany until 2004. In 2016 she received a scholarship from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan to study at Merce Cunningham Dance School, New York.

Her choreographic works have been presented in many international festivals such as Jacob’s pillow dance festival, DanceNow NYC and newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival among others. From 2017 to 2020, She danced as a member of Butoh Company Dairakudakan and toured around the world.

Currently she works as a freelance dancer, choreographer and yoga instructor.