COMPANY/BABY-Q

Last-modified: 2011-07-06 (水) 18:04:49

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Contact Information / Management, Members

The main activity base： Tokyo-to
address： 3F Onoda-BL 4-26-19 Kouenji-minami,Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0003 JAPAN
TEL： +81 （0）3-5378-9039
FAX： +81 （0）20-4667-8794
e-mail：info.@baby-q.org
URL：http://www.baby-q.org/
Director：Yoko Higashino
Choreographer：Yoko Higashino
Members：Yoko Higashino （composition, direction, choreography）; Nachiho Toyota （music）; Roka Penisu （visuals） / Dancers: Hideo Kusumi, Mai Kawasaki, Nachiho Toyota, Yoko Higuchi, Naoko Nishino, Mingo, Daisuke Yamamoto, Kazutomi Kozuki, Anna Sakai, Yoko Higashino / Destroyed Robot （stage art）; Kiyokazu Kakizaki （lighting）
Management：Baby-Q Dance Labo

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Profile
2000: E-Den at Shimanouchi Church; Fanatic Cats at Osaka Castle Bandshell.
2001: teletext-------stereogram at AI HALL.
2002: REMroom at AI HALL.
2003: Minimal-Q at Biwako Hall Dance Picnic; Kokkei na Dokushinsha Kikai （Antic Bachelor Machine） at AI HALL.
2004: Alarm! at AI HALL, Graf media gm and Kobe Fashion Museum Orbis Hall.
Director Yoko Higashino also does solo work in orchestral music collaborations and sessions with improvisational musicians at galleries, nightclubs, music venues and outdoors.
Concepts and Goals
Baby-Q is a multimedia performance group that works collaboratively with dancers, actors, musicians, visual artists, robot designers （Destroyed Robot） and other artists.
Future Plans
To present work and make guest appearances at festivals in Japan and overseas.
To discover and make effective use of alternative spaces for dance performances.

Currently Available Performamce Works
Play of the programs video

  • ALARM！
    Number of performers:Ten performers
    Required stage area:13 x 8 meters plus 2nd floor gallery
    Performance fee:500,000～1,000,000 yen
  • MINIMAL-Q
    Number of performers:Three to seven performers
    Required stage area:10 x 8 meters
    Performance fee:300,000～500,000 yen

Workshops and Other Activities

  • An improvisation-based workshop for exploring the unpredictable potential of our bodies through the changes in our spatial awareness, our breathing and the passage of time.
    Capacity:20 participants
  • A dance lesson for increasing physical intensity. Each participant receives personal instruction on developing greater body sensitivity through dance basics, then repertory works, and finally, improvisation.
    Capacity:5～10 participants