| S20 / Hiroaki Umeda | France, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Germany, Holland, Japan, and so on |
Hiroaki Umeda broadens the scope of his activity in Japan and abroad. His main activities in 2011 are Europe tour with solo dance pieces and new solo piece "Holistic Strata" which was co-produced by YCAM, and a new creation "3. isolation" with ballet dancers co-produced by HAU, Berlin, that is the third piece of Hiroaki Umeda's choreographic project "Superkinesis". Also he will do activities to give young artists what he has learned through his artistic career by giving video dance workshop for professional dancers in Paris and a lecture at an art university in Tokyo. Beyond frame as a choreographer or a dancer, he develops his artistic abilities as well as a visual artist presenting a new installation in Tokyo and exhibit them in Europe.
| Date | Program | Venue（URL） | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 Mar. 2011 | Holistic Strata, 2.repulsion | Maison des Arts de Créteil | Creteil, France |
| 10-20 Mar. 2011 | Holistic Strata Installation, Haptic Installation |
Maison des Arts de Créteil | Creteil, France |
| 19 Mar. 2011 | Accumulated Layout | Théâtre de l'Avant Scène | Cognac, France |
| 24 Mar.-2 Apr. 2011 | VIA2011 Festival： Holistic Strata, Holistic Strata Installation |
ESPACE GÉRARD PHILIPE | Maubeuge, Frane |
| 26-27 Mar. 2011 | while going to a condition 2.repulsion | Tanzquartier | Wien, Austria |
| 31 Mar.-1 Apr. 2011 | Holistic Strata | Théâtre du Manège | Maubeuge, France |
| 9 Apr. 2011 | Adapting for Distortion, Haptic | De Warande | Tunhout, Belguim |
| 13 Apr.-15 Aug. 2011 | Lille 3000 Paranoia Exhibition： Holistic Strata, Haptic |
Saint Sauveur station | Lille, France |
| 16 Apr. 2011 | Adapting for Distortion, Haptic | Cultuurcentrum Haselt | Hasselt, Belguim |
| 17-18 May 2011 | Dublin Dance Festival： Adapting for Distortion, Haptic |
Project Arts Centre | Dublin, Ireland |
| 9 Jun. 2011 | ART ROCK 2011： Holistic Strata | Grand Théâtre de la Passerelle | Saint-Brieuc, France |
| 9-10 Jul. 2011 | JULIDANS- Summer festival for International Contemporary Dance：Holistic Strata, 2.repulsion | Theater Bellevue | Amsterdam, Holland |
| 14-15 Aug. 2011 | 2.repulision, 3.isolation | HAU2 | Berlin, Germany |
| 25-27 Aug. 2011 | Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival： Holistic Strata, 2.repulsion | Romeo Tent | Groningen, Holland |
| 21 Sep. 2011 | Holistic, Adapting for Distortion | Toneelschuur Haarlem | Haarlem, Holland |
| 23 Sep. 2011 | TodaysArt Festival： Holistic Strata | Korzo Theater | Den Haag, Hollanda |
| 29 Sep. 2011 | TodaysArt Festival： Holistic Strata | The Egg：Theatre | Brusseles, Belguim |
| 12-16 Oct. 2011 | Festival Scopitone： Holistic Strata, Adapting for Distortion |
Stereolux | Nantes, France |
| 13 Oct. 2011 | Festival Scopitone： Adapting for Distortion, Accumulated Layout | Stereolux | Nantes, France |
| 16 Oct. 2011 | Haptic, 2.repulsion | Théâtre du Beauvaisis | Beauvais, France |
| 4 Nov. 2011 | Haptic, 2.repulsion | Le Prisme | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France |
| 5-12 Nov. 2011 | Festival Glow： New Installatioin | Eindhoven, Holland | |
| 18 Nov.2011 | while going to a condition, Adapting for Distortion |
Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| 21 Nov. 2011 | Holistic Strata, 2.repulsion | Park Theatre | Eindhoven, Holland |
| 24 Nov. 2011 | Festival de danse-cannes： Holistic Strata, Duo |
Théâtre Croisette | Cannes, France |
| 2 Dec. 2011 | Holistic Strata, Haptic | cda 95 | Enghien, France |
| Date | Related Program | Venue | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-23,28 Apr. 2011 | workshop | Maison de la Musique de Nanterre | Nanterre, France |
| 23 May -3 Jun. 2011 | workshop | Atelier de Paris | Paris, France |
| 24 Jun. 2011 | lecture | Tokyo Zokei Univaersity | Hachioji city, Tokyo |
Hiroaki Umeda bigan creative activities in 2000. Since his represented piece "while going to a condition" in 2002, he has performed his pieces throughout the world, mostly European. He has started choreographing in 2009 and has showed the first video installation in 2010.
He is a pluridisciplinary artist: choreographer, dancer, sound, image and lighting designer. He is now recognized more as a visual artist rather than a choreographer, a mover rather than a dancer.
http://hiroakiumeda.com/
