Ritsuko Tsumaki was born in JAPAN. She has been dancing since she was a child. After graduating from Rikkyo University, she became a professional dancer. She continues to dance as a soloist and a choreographer in various performances not only in Japan but also overseas. She is the administrator of Dance Center Serenite, the director of an art space “be off”, instructing dance to various people (including handicapped persons). She has a wide sphere of activities not only as a dancer but also as a writer, a volunteer for community service, etc.
Honors and achievements:
1988 Best Prize at the International Choreographic Concours of Saitama.
1989 Incentive Award of Culture Association of Tochigi.
1990 Scholarship to study in USA (Merce Cunningham Studio) of Japan Agency of cultural affairs.
1993 Incentive Award of the Contemporary Dance Association of Japan.
1996 Best Dancer Award of the Contemporary Dance Association of Japan.
2004 Scholarship to study in UK (The place) of Japan Agency of cultural affairs.
Performance "Swinging Horizon"
Placing a little distance from dance as expressions and communications toward others, this dance is a quest for the universal body that unfolds from a keyword, “breath,” an inherent function of body. This quest has its gateway in eastern philosophies of Zen, martial arts, and yoga, and creates expressions in the form of swinging horizon like a floating buoy in the ocean, ascending and descending slightly. The swings arise from the realm of body existence, not ideology, and the repetitions of inhale and exhale.
This does not present a vertical body that ascends into the sky and descends into the earth, but rather presents a receptive body. In a sense, this solo performance presents itself as a creation of floating and expanding “body” as motherly and feminine forms.
Choreography & Dance by Ritsuko Tsumaki
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