KENTARO!!(振付/音楽)を中心に据え、純ダンス＆超現実夢想的な世界観を意識したダンスカンパニー。
日常的な要素もありながら物語を余り持たず、ここ数年オリジナル音源をまるごと作品に反映させ、
国内のみならず海外でも高い評価を得ている。
2008年12月旗揚げ以降、毎年単独公演を行い、これまでに長編16作品を発表。
2012年にはシアタートラムで創作した「届けて、かいぶつくん」をドイツ3都市にて上演。
2013年にはNYで行ったショーケースがNY TIMESに評が掲載、称賛された。
その後、国内外での作品発表を精力的に行なっている。
とりとめのない想いをダンスに滲ませ ＜何もなくても、突き抜ける＞ がモットー。
TOKYO ELEATROCK STAIRS
【Leader・Choreograph・Music】 KENTARO!!
【Member】 Ayano Yokoyama / Moto Takahashi
Since 2008. The perpetual next generation dance company, makes effective use of the rich variations based on pure dance and original music to create an everyday yet wondrous world.
The name of the company packs in their aspiration to work in Tokyo, Japan, and the dreams and beliefs they aim for.
It was formally launched at a performance of Peacing in the Snow in December of 2008 at the Kichijoji Theater(Tokyo).
Since then, the company has presented 16 long pieces its annual independent performances.
In June of 2012, it unveiled its "Todokete Kaibutsu-kun(Bring it on, Monster)" at Theatre Tram and,in December, successfully completed its first independent tour of three German cities.
Their showcase performance in NY was reported and admired in The NY TIMES in 2013.
After that, they have been working energetically to show their pieces both at home and overseas.
They infuse their wandering hearts into dance and act on their motto, "Even if there is no goal, just go through it."
Choreographer / Dancer
HIPHOPを中心としたストリートダンステクニックをベースとしながらも、スタイル化されたものから離れた視点で感性を表現。
音楽を唄もの・ダンスミュージック・映画音楽的なものまで自作でまるごと作り、言葉と共に作品に反映させている。
ひらかれたマイノリティとして国内外でダンサー・振付家として幅広く活動し、ソロ・カンパニー共に高い評価を得ている。
2008年横浜ダンスコレクションR「若手振付家のための在日フランス大使館賞」、トヨタコレオグラフィーアワード2008「オーディエンス賞」「ネクステージ特別賞」受賞。2010年「日本ダンスフォーラム賞」を受賞。この年より３期連続セゾン・ジュニアフェロー。国内外でダンサー・振付家として活動している。
Dancer / Choreographer / Musician / Leader of "TOKYO ELECTROCK STAIRS"
Born in 1980.While using techniques, mainly from Hip-hop, as his base, he practices his own mode of expression, breaking away from existing stylized approaches to dance.
His style is narrative dance loosely synchronized with the original sound sources he himself creates, composed by thoroughly weaving together the meaningful and the meaningless.
In 2008, he won the [Yokohama Dance Collection R] French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographers and the Audience Prize and Next Stage Special Prize at [The TOYOTA Choreography Awards 2008].
In 2010, he received the Japan Dance Forum Award. Following a o ne-man tour in three German cities 2012, he repeated to his solo work, he is also leader of the dance company TOKYO ELECTROCK STAIRS.
In 2013, A showcase at NY was admired by the“NY Times” .
In 2016, Invited to Dance New Air, the biggest dance festival in Japan, rebuilt the work and announced at the Kichijoji Theater in December.
In 2017, Performances of five full length pieces in Tokyo(Theatre Tram) and various places.
He has performed in various countries such as USA, France, Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Poland and more.
KENTARO!! made 10 solo works so far, and as a company I made 16 full length dances.
Nowadays, he composes music for his own dance piece and present solo and group works every year. He keeps probing his own dance expression more.