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DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements

Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Japan

"DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements" is a project that aims to encourage interaction and creative collaboration for stage performances among dance groups and dancers in Asia, with a focus on street dance. The project was launched in 2014 by the Japan Foundation Asia Center and PARCO Co., Ltd.

DANCE DANCE ASIA has organized performances and workshops by Japanese street-dance groups in seven Southeast Asian countries, and also presented multi-group performances by Southeast Asian and Japanese dance groups in Tokyo. In 2015 it collaborated internationally for the first time to showcase a stage street-dance performance, and in 2016, the third year of the project, it moved further toward realization of larger-scale collaborative endeavors.

This project in FY2017,  FY2018 and FY2019 is certified as beyond 2020 program.

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements Official Website
DANCE DANCE ASIA Official Website

FY2019

Talk Event: DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements, The Latest Developments of an International Street Dance Collaboration Project

Date and Time Thursday, February 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Venue mass x mass Kannai Future Center Workshop Studio
Programs

[Part 1]
Presenters: Nikii (Thailand), 3T (Vietnam)

[Part 2]
Presenters: Nikii (Thailand), 3T (Vietnam), KATSUYA (Japan), FISHBOY (Japan)

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in Hanoi & Bangkok 2019 / Asia in Resonance 2019

Date and Time

Hanoi
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 3:30 p.m.

Bangkok
Friday, November 1, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 5:00 p.m.

Venue

Hanoi
Youth Theatre

Bangkok
Asok Montri Music and Performing Arts Hall 1, Srinakharinwirot University

Programs

What if...Just dance
Choreographer, Director: 3T (Vietnam)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: KATSUYA (Japan)
Music: SNG (Japan)
Performers: CANCEL (Vietnam), Cheno (Thailand), C-Lil (Laos), GEN ROC (Japan), Sakyo (Japan)

Inception — A dream within a dream within a dream within a dream...
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 Beatbox

free-style
Choreographer, Director: kEnkEn (Japan)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: Kaho Abe (Japan)
Performers: kEnkEn (Japan), Liang (Singapore), JUMPEI (Japan), RenZ (the Philippines), JAL JOSHUA (the Philippines)

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in Tokyo 2019 / Asia in Resonance 2019

Date and Time

Friday, July 12, 2019
7 p.m. Crazy Rollers / 3T / Nikii

Saturday, July 13, 2019
1 p.m. GANMI / kEnkEn / 3T
After Talk: kEnkEn & LesPaul
6 p.m. Crazy Rollers / kEnkEn / Nikii
After Talk: Nikii & FISHBOY

Sunday, July 14, 2019
1p.m. GANMI / Nikii / 3T
After Talk: 3T & KATSUYA

Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)
Programs

What if...Just dance...Still I'm gonna keep on dancing
Choreographer, Director: 3T (Vietnam)
Choreographer, Assistant Director: KATSUYA (Japan)
Music: SNG (Japan)
Performers: CANCEL (Vietnam), Cheno (Thailand), C-Lil (Laos), GEN ROC (Japan), Sakyo (Japan)

Inception — A dream within a dream within a dream within a dream...
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 Beatbox


Japan×Asia Special Units

Non-fiction
Choreographer, Director: Crazy Rollers (Japan)
Performers: KITE (Japan), FISHBOY (Japan), Marzipan (Singapore), MTpop (Vietnam), HIRONA (Japan) *Human Beatbox, Kru Add The Salor (Thailand) *Multi flute, Masakatsu (Japan) *Tsugaru-jamisen

GANMI GAKUEN
Choreographer, Director: GANMI (Japan)
Performers: GANMI(Japan), Kyle Collantes MVMEANT (the Philippines), Les Paul Sañez MVMEANT (the Philippines), Melrein Viado MVMEANT (the Philippines)

free-style
Choreographer, Director: kEnkEn (Japan)
Performers: kEnkEn (Japan), Liang (Singapore), JUMPEI (Japan), RenZ (the Philippines), Te Double Dy (Malaysia)

FY2017

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in TOKYO 2018

Date and Time Friday, March 23, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 1:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m.
Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre –Theatre East
Programs

Hilatas -The Light that Guides You-
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Vince Mendoza (the Philippines)
Associate Choreographer / Director and Dramaturg: Fabien Prioville (France)
Dancers: Bboy Allen (the Philippines), Bird (Singapore), Khenobu (Malaysia), Naoko Matsuda (Japan), Rhosam V. Prudenciado Jr. "Sickledsam" (the Philippines), Salt (Indonesia)

Space
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Koutei Sennin (Japan)
Playwright: Osamu Suzuki (Japan)
Associate Choreographer: ZAIHAR (Singapore)
Dancers: James Wong (the Philippines), Miyu (Japan), Pythos Harris (Indonesia), You Kaneko (Japan), ZAIHAR (Singapore)

Soul Train
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Hamdi Fabas (Indonesia)
Associate Choreographer: Steven Russel (Indonesia)
Dancers: B-boy Cheno (Thailand), KATSUYA(Japan), Le Huu Phuoc (Vietnam), NOVIE ONE (Indonesia), TECCHY (Japan)
DJ: DJ Hiroking (Japan)

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in Hanoi & Manila, 2017

Date and Time

Hanoi
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 3:00 p.m. / 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 23, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

Manila
Friday, April 28, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

Venue Hanoi: Vietnam Youth Theatre
Manila: Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University
Programs

BLACK LIP BOYZ
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Munetaka Maki (Japan)
Assistant Director: BOW (Japan)
Dancers: A-Yao Ninja (Taiwan), El-John (the Philippines), kEnkEn (Japan), RenZ (the Philippines), TeDoubleDy Teddy (Malaysia)

HILATAS -The Light that Guides You-
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Vince Mendoza "Crazybeans"(the Philippines)
Dancers: Bboy Allen (the Philippines), Bird (Singapore), Khenobu (Malaysia), Naoko Matsuda (Japan), Rhosam V. Prudenciado Jr."Sickledsam" (the Philippines), Salt (Indonesia)
Bass / Kubing (Filipino Jaw Harp): Carlo Bernardino (the Philippines)

CHAIRS
Choreographer and Director: LION T (Vietnam)
Assistant Director: Maitinhvi (Vietnam)
Dancers: C2Low (Vietnam), HOSHITO (Japan), Jackson Boogie J (Malaysia), Maitinhvi  (Vietnam), MARIN (Japan), Michael Sim (Singapore)
Human Beatbox: MK (Vietnam)

FY2016

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in TOKYO 2016

Date and Time Friday, December 9, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 2016, 1:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 11, 2016, 1:00 p.m.
Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre –Theatre East
Programs

BLACK LIP BOYZ
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Munetaka Maki (Japan)
Assistant Director: BOW (Japan)
Dancers: A-Yao Ninja (Taiwan), El-John (the Philippines), kEnkEn (Japan), RenZ (the Philippines), TeDoubleDy Teddy (Malaysia)

HILATAS -The Light that Guides You-
Choreographer and Artistic Director: Vince Mendoza "Crazybeans" (the Philippines)
Dancers: Bboy Allen(the Philippines), Bird(Singapore), Khenobu(Malaysia), Naoko Matsuda(Japan), Rhosam V. Prudenciado Jr. "Sickledsam" (the Philippines), Salt (Indonesia)
Bass / Kubing (Filipino Jaw Harp): Carlo Bernardino (the Philippines)

CHAIRS
Choreographer and Director: LION T (Vietnam)
Assistant Director: Maitinhvi (Vietnam)
Dancers: C2Low (Vietnam), HOSHITO (Japan), Jackson Boogie J (Malaysia), Maitinhvi (Vietnam), MARIN (Japan), Michael Sim (Singapore)
Human Beatbox: MK (Vietnam)

FY2015

Laos (Vientiane) Tour

Date and Time Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Venue Lao National Cultural Hall
(Rue Nokeokoummane, Vientiane)
Performers Hilty & Bosch / Memorable Moment / AREA ROCK STYLER

Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Tour

Date and Time Thursday, December 17, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December, 18, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Venue Chaktomuk Conference Hall (Preah Sisovath, Phnom Penh)
Performers Hilty & Bosch / Memorable Moment / AREA ROCK STYLER

"A Frame"

Date and Time Monday, November 23, 2015
2:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m.
Venue Shibuya Cultural Center Owada Sakura Hall
Directors oguri (s**t kingz) / Jillian Meyers / Takuro Suzuki
Performers The90sASIA
TAISUKE / KATSUYA / YU-YA / Ruu / IBUKI / KAZANE / KYOKA / youki / KTR / SAKI (Japan)
Maitinhvi (Vietnam) / MAMiQ (Indonesia) / Peach Pauline (Malaysia) / Salt (Indonesia) / TE DOUBLE D Y_TEDDY (Malaysia) / Zyro Santos (the Philippines)
Percussion: You Hatakeyama

DANCE DANCE ASIA―Crossing the Movements in TOKYO 2015

Dates Wednesday, October 28―Sunday, November 1, 2015
Venue Setagaya Public Theatre
Performers BIG4 / BLUE TOKYO / free line / Hilty&Bosch / Memorable Moment / Moreno Funk Sixers / Nicol. Crossence / PHILIPPINE ALLSTARS (the Philippines) / Red Print / Sem'udacha / S.I.N.E (Vietnam) / SNAZZY DOGS / s**t kingz / TAPDANCERIZE / THE ZOO Thailand (Thailand) / Time Machine / TOKYO GEGEGAY / UMEBOU

Indonesia (Jakarta) Tour

Date Saturday, August 22―Sunday, August 23, 2015
Venue Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ)
Performers Time Machine / Red Print / RECKLESS

Thailand (Bangkok) Tour

Date Saturday, March 28―Sunday, March 29, 2015
Venue M Theatre
Performers UMEBOU / TOKYO GEGEGAY / 90's

Vietnam (Hanoi) Tour

Date Saturday, March 14―Sunday, March 15, 2015
Venue Vietnam Youth Theatre
Performers Memorable Moment / 90's / Moreno Funk Sixers

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Tour

Date Friday, February 6―Sunday, February 8, 2015
Venue Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Performers WRECKING CREW ORCHESTRA / Time Machine / BLUE TOKYO

Philippines (Manila) Tour

Date Saturday, January 17―Sunday, January 18, 2015
Venue Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium RCBC Plaza, Makati City
Performers s**t kingz / TOKYO GEGEGAY / TAPDANCERIZE