October 2019
The Japan Foundation Asia Center
PARCO Co., Ltd.

PRESS RELEASEThe Japan Foundation Asia Center 'Asia in Resonance 2019' Main Program―GROUNDBREAKING NEW DANCE STYLES FROM THE STREETS OF ASIAーDANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements 2019

SOUTHEAST ASIA TOUR

◆Hanoi ― Thursday, October 24 - Saturday, October 26, 2019◆◆Bangkok ― Friday, November 1 - Saturday, November 2, 2019◆
The Japan Foundation Asia Center and PARCO Co., Ltd. are proud to present DANCE DANCEASIA―Crossing the Movements 2019 this fall in Hanoi, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand. Afterthe huge success of the Tokyo event in July, a total of 21 leading street dancers and musiciansfrom Japan and all over Southeast Asia (Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines,and Vietnam) will meet again to showcase a unity of outstanding techniques, exceptional
expressions and music.

◆Hanoi: Thursday, October 24, 2019 - Saturday, October 26, 2019
Venue: Youth Theatre◆Bangkok: Friday, November 1, 2019 - Saturday, November 2, 2019
Venue: Asok Montri Music and Performing Arts Hall 1
Launched in 2014, DANCE DANCE ASIA showcases amazing Asian street dance talent. It aspiresto promote and foster cultural exchange in Asia through the medium of street dance, one of themost exciting and innovative forms of performing arts today.
DANCE DANCE ASIA has staged performances and tours fifteen times in nine cities in Asia,
including Tokyo, with nearly 400 dancers and artists, attracting a total audience of over 30,000.
The Hanoi and Bangkok Tour 2019 is organized as a main part of ‘Asia in Resonance 2019’, aseries of events by the Japan Foundation Asia Center sharing the results of its five years ofexchange activities with audiences.

1PROGRAM:１. "What if...Just dance "Performance is set up by 5 Bboy dancers. Expressing feats ofbreakdancing techniques with elements of contemporary dance.
Portraying the struggle of being in the gap between one's own
passion for dance and pressure from society.
Choreographer, Director: Phạ m Khánh Linh a.k.a. 3T (Vietnam)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: KATSUYA (Japan)
2. "Inception―A dream within a dream within a dream within a dream..."A collaboration by a multitude of dancers from a diverse rangeof styles such as martial arts, hip hop, breakdance, popand house. Each individual pursuing their own dreamand the pressure to give up dancing to face the obstacles of life.
Backed up by a light hearted human beatbox.
Choreographer, Director: Nikii (Thailand)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: Takuro Suzuki (Japan)
３. "free-style"
A globally acclaimed 18-year-old super dancer kEnkEn, respected byartists such as Koharu Sugawara and MIKEY, will be joined by Kaho
Abe as a choreographer/assistant director for an entertainment
packed performance featuring unique dancers from the next
generation of house/hip-hop, jazz/contemporary, and waack/vogue.
To coincide with these shows and to encourage the local dance
scene, free workshops will be held on October 19th at 2 pm inHanoi at S.I.N.E Dance Room and October 28th to 30th at 7pm in Bangkok at Host Bangkok.
We sincerely hope to attract a wide audience in order to draw attention to the value and potentialof street dance and to build strong bonds between Japan and Southeast Asia.
Looking forward to seeing you at the shows in Hanoi and Bangkok!

2DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in Hanoi & Bangkok 2019http://dancedanceasia.com
Asia in Resonance 2019

Asia in Resonance 2019DANCE DANCE ASIA-Crossing the Movements

DANCE DANCE ASIA-Crossing the Movements

Hanoi 2019

Bangkok 2019

Thursday, October 24, 2019

[Dates]19:30 Start (19:00 Doors Open)Friday, November 1, 2019

Friday, October 25, 201919:00 Start (18:00 Doors Open)

19:30 Start (19:00 Doors Open)

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Saturday, October 26, 201917:00 Start (16:00 Doors Open)

15:30 Start (15:00 Doors Open)ASOK MONTRI MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS HALL 1[Venue]Youth Theatre

Srinakharinwirot University11 Ngô Thì Nhậm114 Soi Sukhumvit 23

Hai Bà Trưng

Khwaeng Khlong Toei Nuea

Hà NộiKhet WatthanaVietnam

Bangkok - Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110

Team 3T：《What if...Just dance》

Thailand

Choreographer, Director: Phạm Khánh Linh a.k.a. 3T (Vietnam)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: KATSUYA (Japan)
Music: SNG (Japan)
Performers: Vũ Trung Hiếu a.k.a. CANCEL (Vietnam), Cheno (Thailand), C-Lil (Laos), GEN ROC (Japan), Sakyo(Japan)
Team Nikii：《Inception―A dream within a dream within a dream within a dream...》[Performances]

Choreographer, Director: Nikii (Thailand)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: Takuro Suzuki (Japan)
Performers: GAMEZ (Thailand), KEIN (Japan), MC Buck (Vietnam), Topiek SmallBlack (Laos),
VI VIEN (Malaysia), Wadafu*k (Thailand) *Human Beat Box
Team kEnkEn：《free-style》
Choreographer, Director: kEnkEn (Japan)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: Kaho Abe (Japan)
Performers: JAL JOSHUA (The Philippines), JUMPEI (Japan), kEnkEn (Japan), Liang (Singapore), RenZ (ThePhilippines)
Free Admission[Tickets]

Ticket Required. Details on how to obtain tickets will
be announced on the official website.
Date: Saturday, October 19 14:00-18:30
14:00 Bboy (Cheno x C-Lil x GEN ROC)
15:30 HIPHOP (Nikii x kEnkEn)
17:00 TALK SHOW

General Admission: 500THB / Students: 350THB
Date: Monday, October 28 - Wednesday, October 30
19:00 - 21:00 (Reception 18:30)
Monday, October 28 HOUSE (JUMPEI x KEIN)
Tuesday, October 29 Bboy (KATSUYA x Phạm Khánh Linh a.k.a. 3T)
Wednesday, October 30 HIPHOP (Nikii x kEnkEn)

Free Admission[Workshop]

Open to everyone*Free Admission

Number of participants: Up to 80 people perOpen for DDA Performance Ticket Holders only*

workshop

Number of participants: Up to 50 people per workshop

Venue: S.I.N.E DANCE ROOM

Venue: Host Bangkok

2nd floor - 63 Nhan Hoa, Hanoi

Chandrphen Restaurant rooftop
1030/1 Rama 4 Road, Bangkok 10120*Details on how to apply will be announced on theofficial website.

*Details on how to apply will be announced on the officialwebsite.

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DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements Choreographer & Director Profiles
Creators ①TEAM 3T
Phạm Khánh Linh a.k.a. 3T (Vietnam)
Choreographer, Director

Born in Hanoi in 1988, Phạm Khánh Linh a.k.a. 3T is a choreographer and dancer. Starting his dancecareer in 2003, his b-boying skills have won him the Vietnamese dance events Got to Dance Vietnam
Competition 2014 and Vu Dieu Green Vietnam 2013. He has also garnered titles at such prestigious
contests as Battle of the Year (the world’s largest breakdance event), R16, and Freestyle Session. From2012, he started performing contemporary dance and has won dance contests in Vietnam.

KATSUYA (Japan)

Choreographer, Assistant Director

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1990, KATSUYA is a dancer. Starting to dance from elementary school, hewent on to win Japan’s top dance event Old School Night three times and was also runner-up at Battle ofthe Year, the world’s biggest breakdance event. His television appearances include Super Chample on
Chukyo TV. Since relocating to Tokyo, he has achieved success on the global dance scene, representing
Japan for the solo battle of the UK B-Boy Championships and winning Battle of the Year three years in a row
as part of the group The Floorriorz. He has performed in numerous showcases, workshops, and stage
productions at home and abroad.

Creators ②TEAM Nikii
Nikii (Thailand)

Choreographer, Director

Born in Chiang Mai in 1984, Nikii is a choreographer and dancer. He started dancing from the age of six andhas worked with a wide range of genres from breaking to hip hop, popping, locking, soul, Latin, and street
jazz. In addition to his own choreography, he also serves as a judge for dance contests.

Takuro Suzuki (Japan)

Choreographer, Assistant Director

Born in Niigata Prefecture in 1985, Takuro Suzuki is a choreographer, director, and dancer. He is an adjunctinstructor at International Culture School and the Department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance atTama Art University. He is the leader of the dance company CHAiroiPLIN, whose output freely incorporates
dialogue, song, and onomatopoeia with the aim of producing shows that can be enjoyed by all ages. In
addition to guest performing for Yukio Ninagawa’s Saitama Next Theatre, he also takes part in many dance
events abroad. His numerous awards include the Encouragement Prize at Yokohama Dance Collection EX
2011, a finalist for the 9th Toyota Choreography Award, the 46th Newcomer Award from the Dance Critics
Society of Japan, and the 9th Japan Dance Forum Award.

Creators ③

TEAM kEnkEn
kEnkEn (Japan)

Choreographer, DirectorBorn in Saitama Prefecture in 2001, kEnkEn is a dancer and choreographer. Starting to dance already inkindergarten, he made his professional show debut in 2011 in Michael Jackson Tribute Live and then studied
dance at LA Dance Camp. He went on to win VIBE JAPAN and perform at DANCE DANCE ASIA in 2016 and2017 as a member of BLACK LIP BOYZ. His backup dancer and choreography credits include SMAP, Tokyo
Gegegay, E-girls’ Ami, Yasuyuki Okamura, Akiko Wada, and MISIA. He has also frequently performed withKoharu Sugawara. He is currently involved with making music that he performs with his body. The future
prospects of his unique style of dance closely attuned to sound are highly anticipated.

Kaho Abe (Japan)

Choreographer, Assistant Director

Dancer and choreographer, Kaho Abe was born in Saitama, Japan and started dancing at the age of 7. She
won the dance choreography contest at Legend TOKYO Chapter 5 and has appeared as a dancer in major
Japanese artists’ music videos (Yutaka Kobayashi, AKB48, NAOTO INTI RAYMI, etc...).
She participated in the production of ‘Playhouse’, directed by Shuko Nemoto, as an assistant choreographer
and is now actively involved in various theatrical productions.

4Asia in Resonance 2019
The Japan Foundation Asia Center is holding the “Asia in Resonance2019”, a series of events in Japan and Southeast Asia to introduce
its various cultural exchange programs. The broad range of special
events includes cross-border productions of stage performances andfilms, a special international friendly football match between the“ASIAN ELEVEN” team of selected Southeast Asian players against ateam from Japan, and a “NIHONGO Partners” symposium. “Asia inResonance 2019” is both an opportunity for reflection on the past
five years of mutual exchange carried out by the Japan Foundation
Asia Center, and a starting point to further deepen the relationshipbetween Japan and Southeast Asia.

Organizers
Organized and Planned by:
The Japan Foundation Asia Center

http://jfac.jp/

The Japan Foundation is Japan's principal independent administrative institution dedicated tocarrying out cultural exchange initiatives throughout the world.
The Asia Center, established in April 2014, is a division within the Foundation that conducts andsupports collaborative initiatives with its Asian—primarily ASEAN—counterparts. Throughinteracting and working together in Japanese-language education, arts and culture, sports, andgrassroots and intellectual exchange, the Asia Center pursues to develop the sense of kinshipand coexistence as neighboring inhabitants of Asia.

PARCO Co., Ltd. http://www.parco.co.jp/PARCO CO., LTD.’s entertainment division is at the helm of proactively introducing new culturesby fostering growth from the underground scene to the mainstream through theater
performances, music, films, and the arts.
PARCO STAGE, the theater central to these activities, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2013by producing topical creations that generated information with extra significance through thetheater pieces of Koki Mitani, Akihiro Miwa and the Rakugo (comedic Japanese storytelling) ofShinosuke.
PARCO has also started to introduce projects with trendy themes such as KAAT Street Dance
Festival, ASTERISK, Tokyo Gegegay, s**t kingz, Shibuya StreetDance Week, and DANCEDANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements (2014–), the major long-term national and international
project produced in cooperation with the Japan Foundation Asia Center.

All program information is subject to change without notice[Contact]
DANCE DANCE ASIA PR: (Ms.) Sakonju
TEL: 090-8026-1390 Email: h.sakonju@prime-jpn.com
PARCO Co., Ltd. Entertainment Division: Sachiko Nakanishi
TEL: 03-3477-5857

Email: naka-sati@parco.jp

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