COMPANY/Dance Works

Founded in 1976 by Kimio Nosaka and Nobuko Sakamoto on their return from studying dance in New York through the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists. Awards they have received include the Best Modern Dancer Award, the Choreographer Award, the Dance Critics Association Award and the Takaya Eguchi Award. Nosaka and Sakamoto have performed at the DTW Choreographers Showcase in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Since 1981, they have performed at Haiyuza Theater, Art Sphere, Setagaya Public Theater, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Theater, New National Theatre, Tokyo and other Tokyo venues.
Major works: Lauda, Shinra and others

Dance Works enjoys a reputation as a company of sophisticated dancers whose lightning dynamism and superb musicality is brought out through shimmering stage composition and choreography of unrivaled elegance. While searching tirelessly for new ways of expression in dance, the company also carries out carefully designed sound and music aspects of their dance works. While choreographing dances to both classical masterpieces and lesser-known works, Dance Works always seeks to transcend mere musical visualization and assert the independence of dance itself.
　- See Sound Listen to Dance -

Dance Works has planned a six-venue tour of the Czech Republic and Slovakia for fall 2004, including the Prague State Opera and the Slovak National Theatre. The company hopes to continue performing in Central Europe and elsewhere overseas, as well as in various regions around Japan.