First exposed to street dance at age sixteen, Mikiko Kawamura majored in dance at the Japan Women’s College of Physical Education. Her solo work “Alphard” premiered at Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2012, and thereafter presented at Dance Triennale Tokyo 2012, Japan; Malta Festival Poznan 2013, Poland; Perforations Festival 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia; Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance Festival 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan; Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia 2015 at Japan Society, NY, U.S.A. She has also presented work at the Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance) 2011 and JoJo-Oulu Dance Festival 2013 in Finland.
Awards include the Outstanding New Artist Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2011; the Next Generation Choreographer Award and Audience Award at the Toyota Choreography Award in 2014, and the Jury Prize and The French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographer at Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2015, all for “Inner Mommy”. Mikiko has also taken part in residencies in Romania, collaborating with artists from Finland and Croatia. She is currently a Junior Fellow at the Saison Foundation.
premiere date 16–18 Sep 2021 | Goodman Arts Centre Black Box | Nah Jieying, Klievert Jon Mendoza, Goh Jia Yin & Maybelle Lek
T.H.E Dance Company is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023.
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