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Natsu Nakajima, the oldest female Butoh dancer, who dedicated all her life to Butoh. She was one of the founding members of Butoh movement and its foremost pioneers abroad. Training under both Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, Nakajima went on to establish her own dance company, Muteki-sha, in 1969, with whom she has been performing and choreographing internationally since the early 1980s. In addition to her performance and choreographic work, Ms. Nakajima has over 40 years of experience as a teacher, and has been one of the forerunners of dance for the disabled in Japan. (Quelle: http://www.butohchannel.com/natsu-nakajima-ankoku-butoh/) NATSU NAKAJIMA Career Career Outline 1943 Born in Sakhalien 1955 Entered Masa Tsuchiya Classical Dance Academy 1958 Entered Masami Kuni Dance Academy 1962 Entered Kazuo Ohno Dance Institute 1963 Took part as co-founder in the 'First Creative Activity of Butoh' with Tatsumi Hijikata as a leader 1963-68 Performed in workes directed and choreographed by Hijikata 1969 Established Muteki-sha(Fog Horn Dance Company),workes premiered in Tokyo Muteki-sha Dance Company Productions,choreographed and directed by Natsu Nakajima 1969 Reiko Zo(A Portrrait of Reiko) Shinjuku,Pit-In,Tokyo 1972 Natsuyasumi(Summer Vacation) Akasaka Kokaido,Tokyo 1973 Hinemos Kagurazaka-sho(One Day in Kagurazaka) Ogikubo kannon Hall,Tokyo 1976 Sorewa Konoyouna Yoru datta(It was a Night Like This) Meguro Asbestos Hall,Tokyo(*directed and choreographed by Tatsumi Hijikata) 1977 Gogh San e(Dedicated to Mr.Van Gogh) Yotsuya Kokaido,Tokyo 1982 Niwa(the Garden) Shinjuku Mozart Salon,Tokyo NIWA(The Garden) Selected Performance History 1982 Tokyo Premiere at Mozart Salon/Japan 1983 London International Festival/Engrand Edinburgh International Festival/Engrand The Tron Theater/Grasgow/Engrand Plan K Theatere/Brusseles/Bergium Festival International Teatro de Sitges/Spain Dublin International Festival/Ireland 1984 Israel Festival/Jerusalem/Israel The Place Theater/London/Engrand Teater de Nation/Nancy/France The Civic Hall/Metz/Paw/France Anccona Danze/Ancona/Italy 1985 Chang Mu Theatre/Seoul/Korea International Festival de Nouvelle Danse/Montreal/Canada National Theatre/Ottawa/Canada The Asia Society/New York/USA Klapstuck'85 International Dance Festival/Ieuven/Bergium 1987 Los Angeles Arts Festival/Los Angeles/USA Cervantino Festival/Mexico City/Mexico The Asia Society/New York/USA Toronto Dance Festival/Toronto/Canada Sleep and Reincarnation from Empty Land (Performance History) 1987 T2 Studio/Tokyo/Japan 1988 Festival International Teatro de Sitges/Spain Mayfest/Grasgow/Engrand ICA/London/Engrand Sydney Biennale/Sydney Opera House/Australia(as part of Mitsui Close-up Japan) Moderna Dansteatern/Stockholm/Sweden La Mama/New York/USA 1989 International Festival de Nouvelle Danse/Montreal/Canada Campinas International Theatre Festival/Campinas/Brazil 2003 at Tatsumi Hijikata Exhibition/Kawasaki City Museum/Japan 2004 Natsu Nakajima & Mutekisha’s 40th Anniversary Performance of Butoh/Premier at Japan Foundation Forum/Tokyo/Japan 2005 at Arusu Nova /Tokyo /Japan 2006 at Kitazawa Town Hall / Tokyo/Japan at Terepsicore/Tokyo/Japan 2008 at Yotsuya Gallery Lamp/Tokyo/Japan 2009 at Owl Theatre/tokyo/Japan Commissioned Choreography & Direction Works 1988 Commissioned by Montreal Danse for Canada 1993 Commissioned by Randolph Street Galleery For Chicago/USA 1994 Commissioned by 'Fujiwara Invention' for Canada 2005 Commissioned by Lola Lince 2006 Commissioned by Lola Lince 2009 Commissioned By The department of National theatre of fine arts in Mexico Grant & Award Natsu Nakajima recieved a 6 month fellowship from Asian Cultural Counsil to live and study in The United States.(from October 1988 till June 1989) Natsu Nakajima recieved a Special Artist Praise from APAP in New York/USA in 1988. Natsu Nakajima recieved the first praise of Choreography for 'Ghost Stories' in Canada Festival 1990. Selected Workshop History 1984 Israel Festival/Jerusalem/Israel 1985 California Institute of the Arts/Los Angeles/USA The Asia Society/New York/USA 1987 University of Southern California/Los Angeles/USA University of Mexico/Mexico City/Mexico 1988 International Congress Reseach in Dance/Tronto/Canada Concordia University/Montreal/Canada Quebec University/Montreal/Cnada Kampo Cultual Center/New York/USA 1989 University of Veracrus/Mexico New York University/New York/USA Suny,Brockport/New York/USA Rhode Island Scool of Design/Providence/USA Brown University/Providence/USA La MaMa/New York/USA 1990 International Scool of Theatre Anthoropology(ISTA) Bolonia/Italy 1991 Japan Festival/Wales/U.K. Laban Institute/New York/USA 1994 'Kokoro Dance Company' Vancouver/Canada 'Fujiwara Invention' Toronto/Canada 'Dansens Hus' Copenhagen/Denmark 1995 'LUME'University Estadual De Campinas/Brazil Teatro T Xalapa/Mexico 1996 International Scool of Theatre Anthoropology/Copenhagen/Denmark 1997 Fu Jen Cathoric University/International Conference Religeion & Riterature/Taiwan 2000 Sevilla/Spain 2002 Dance Umbrella in Toronto/Canada 2007 Dance Experimental in Guanajuato/Mexico Ballet Teatro Espacio in Mexico City 2008 Dance Experimental in Guanajuato/Mexico Brusshing Poppy in Chicago/U.S.A 2009 Vancouver International Festival/Canada Fujiwara Inventions in Toronto/Canada Mizu Project in Portland/U.S.A Guadalajala University/Mexico Ballet Teatro Espacio/Mexico Dance Education For The Handicapped 1992 Estabrished shinjuku class for (Body & Mind) 1992 Estabrished Machida Class for (Body & Mind) 1992 Estabrished Suginami Class for (Body & Mind) 1993 U.C.P.(United Cerebral Pulsy) New York,Workshop 1996 The first Performance of MUTEKISHA DANCE COMPANY with the handicapped. "Loitering Chirdren Going Nowhere" Yokohama Art Camp 1996 Estabrished Yokohama Class for (Body & Mind) 1998 Estabrished Funabashi Class for (Body & Mind) (Quelle: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/3028/e-NATU-NAKAJIMA-profile.html) 15.082015 sus