Dancer and choreographer. Born in Akiruno City of Tokyo. Aoki started to dance at the age of 16. After his additional experiences with bodywork, he invented his own method “point work” based on the knowledge about the body structure. Recently,...
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Dancer and choreographer. Born in Akiruno City of Tokyo. Aoki started to dance at the age of 16. After his additional experiences with bodywork, he invented his own method “point work” based on the knowledge about the body structure. Recently, having an interest in “how to utilize dance” in the general society, he often goes to elementary schools for lessons and local theaters for workshop performances.In cooperation with a Japanese traditional style house gallery "Ebihara Shoten" in Akihabara, trying to perform out of the theater. In addition expands the scope of his activities to collaborate with musicians, filmmakers, and others in different genres. He is in charge of choreographing for music concerts, operas, films and also staging particular about focusing on relationship between body and space.Career2004-2008 Member of Niigata City Residential Dance Company Noism
2012 Published "4....soku" (JCDN "Let's go dancing! Touring 5 places in Japan (Second vol.2)
2013 Founded JAPON dance project (based in Monaco) with colleagues and published "Le Paradis des Fourmis".
2014 Published "CLOUD/CROWD Cloud Cloud" in JAPON dance project 2014 at the New National Theatre
2015 Published "Tagainiso" at the "Creacion" (organized by the Japan Ballet Association)
2016 Selected as an eligible artist by STUDIO ARCHITANZ Artist Support Program
2017 Founded Naoya Aoki Group Work Project
2018 Selected eligible artist by Kinosaki International Arts Center, and published "Non-aggregate performance" at the Toyooka Private Art Museum - Ito Kiyonaga Memorial Museum
2019 Collaborated with Crossings to perform "Crossings ~ Tokyo×Seoul, Dance×Music ~"in Japan and Korea
2020 Published "LANDSCAPE"