Press Release 2017/07/12

Kenta KojiriDance Performance: Study for Self/portrait
August 19 (Saturday) and 20 (Sunday), 2017

Kenta Kojiri, widely acclaimed for his skill in classical ballet, went to Europe at the age of 18. There he launched his
professional career, eventually becoming the first male Japanese dancer to join the contemporary dance company
Nederlands Dans Theater, which was then under the direction of the internationally renowned choreographer Jiri
Kylián. Since 2010, he has been a freelance dancer focusing on self-choreographed works, public performancesand educational activities, while continuing to perform in productions in Japan and around the world.
Kojiri has been invited to share his talents at the Hara Museum for two events: a workshop in June and a dance
performance in August entitled “Study for Self/Portrait”, in which the artist uses dance to create a portrait ofhimself.
Dates: August 19 (Saturday) and 20 (Sunday), 2017
Time: 17:30 (Approximately 40 minutes)
Fee: General 3,000 yen (includes museum admission)/ Hara Museum members and up to 1 guest 2,800 yen(unreserved seating / reservation required)Reservations: Please send an e-mail to event@haramuseum.or.jp. You will receive confirmation of yourreservation by return mail. *Reservations accepted from July 20 (Thursday).
Performance and composition by: Kenta Kojiri
Music: Yasuhiro Morinaga / Flyer design: Yusuke Kawamura / Documentary photography: momoko japan /Documentary video: Isao Kanemaki
Organized by: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

Venue: The Hall at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001 Tel: 03-3445-0651
E-mail: info@haramuseum.or.jp Website: http://www.haramuseum.or.jp
Mobile site: http://mobile.haramuseum.or.jp Blog: http://www.art-it.asia/u/HaraMuseum
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Directions to the museum: 5 minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot from JR Shinagawa Station (Takanawa exit); orfrom the same station take the No.96 bus, get off at the first stop (Gotenyama), and walk 3 minutes*Ticket-holders may view Mercedes-Benz Art Scope 2015-2017: Wandering to Wonder on the day of the event(11:00-17:15). Pre-schoolers will not be permitted in the performance venue.
Kenta Kojiri (Dancer / Choreographer)
Kenta Kojiri received the Apprentice Scholarship at the Prix de Lausanne in
1999. He joined Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and later Nederlands Dans
Theater where he danced under the tutelage of the world renowned
choreographer Jiří Kylián. From 2010, as a freelance dancer, he was invited
to perform with various dancers and companies such as Kylián Productions,
Sylvie Guillem, Noism and YCAM. With Rei Watanabe, Kojiri launchedphoto by momoko japan“Opto” to pursue activities centered on creation, performance andeducation. In 2016, he embarked on “Surface and Destroy”, a collaborative project with artists of his own
generation, Yoko Sekiyama and Yasuhiro Morinaga. Kojiri has been artist in residence at the Kinosaki InternationalArts Center, lecturer at the Ballet School of the New National Theater, Tokyo, part-time lecturer at Showa
University of Music and lecturer at the Expression-Strengthening Training Camp of the Japan Skating Federation.
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*Photo credit for all images: photo by momoko japan
Press Enquiries
Contact: Junko Watanabe / Yasuko Kajita
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