Saiko Kino – Dancer
Saiko Kino – Choreographer
Born in Sapporo, Japan, Saiko Kino
initially studied dance education. After graduating she spent time creating
solos in collaborative pieces with musicians and visual artists. In 2003, Saiko
received a prize from the prestigious Yokohama Art Foundation Prize in their
Solo Duo Competition at Red Brick Hall. She continued to expand in her work as
a choreographer.
In 2004, Saiko was granted a fellowship
by the Japanese Overseas Study Program to study with the choreographer Jose
Cazenueve in France. After training
under Russell Maliphant in the UK for several years, she got commission from the Place Prize
for her first international collaboration piece, titled “IchI”. “IchI” was performed again at the Place’s theatre in
London during “Spring Loaded at the Place 2009” and at the Dance Triennale
Aoyama, Tokyo, in 2009.
Saiko Kino – Facilitator
After earning her dance education
degree, Saiko Kino worked in local Junior High and Senior High Schools as a
physical education teacher. Returning from her period in Europe as a dancer in
training, she continues this work at the university and college levels, and is
interested in creating workshops that are available to both students and the
wider public.
Saiko now lives in Kanagawa and has
started making community pieces that involve bringing together various
partners. She also holds distinctive public workshops which are open to all
participants. Her latest piece “Karatachikara” is a collaboration work with the
Sugamo Church and their chorus group.
From 2010 onwards, she has worked with
Merlin Nyakam (a Cameroon choreographer/dancer from France) in the role of
choreographic assistant at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
My Works:
“Shizuka”(2014)(45min,
including 15min small
improvisation before performance)
BankART Studio NYK 3C Garelly
Collaboration work with Michiyo Yagi ( 17,21strings Koto,
song),Asako Miura(Lighting)
"Karatachi"(2012)"Karatachi
kara"(2013)(60min)
Sugamo church
"Karatachi kara" is re-creation piece from
"Karatachi".
Collaboration piece with Amanogawa project workshop and
Sugamo church, Choir shantey chorus group.
"Dance and Music"
Sapporo Shiryokan (2012.1)
Takikawa Museum of art and nature( 2012.1) , Mitsugu
Sugiyoshi Exhibition.
Sapporo red berry studio( 2012.10), collaboration with
Mitsugu Sugiyoshi( Sumie live painting)
Trial about improvisation and composition.
Collaboration with Hugues Vincent( cello), Masahiko Ueji(
Piano), Ray Nakazawa( Dance).
"Tsutsuitsutsu"(2013)(20min)
Tiara Koutou small theater.
Collaboration with Nobunaga Ken( Flame drum)
"Shizu"(2012)(20min)
Kanagawa art theater
Collaboration with Michiyo Yagi( Koto) and Asako Miura(
Lighting design),Izumi Miyamura( costume).
"Never let me go"(2012)(20min)
Theater X(2012)
Collaboration with Masahiko Ueji(Piano)
"AMANOGAWA Project"(2012)
Film piece , creation from workshop and dialogue.
https://sites.google.com/site/amanogawaproject/
Collaboration with 427@FOTO( film), Masahiko
Ueji(compose).
Supported by Kawasaki art center(2012)
"1+1=3”(2011)(20min)
Kawasaki Art Center
Collaboration with Noritaka Tanaka (Drum) and Asako
Miura( Lighting design)
"Camellia”(2010)(1h10min)
YRBW dance project vol.3 Yokohama red brick
warehouse(2010)
Including 3 pieces ( We
can perform separately but that is very connecting by dramatrug)
“Edge” ( remake
version.18min)
“When Children
are born”( community dance piece with SUGIGEKI ricorder group ,15min.)
“Camellia”
(30min)
“IchI”(15min to 23min)
The Place Prize 2008 ( London)
Collaborate with Jackie Shemesh( lighting),Shizuka Hariu
( Set) , Alies Sluiter( music),Takashi Ueno( dance)
Spring Loaded 2009 at the Place theatre ( London)18min
version.
Dancers were Takeshi Matsumoto, Saiko Kino
Dance Triennale Aoyama2009 (Tokyo)
Dancers were Takashi Ueno, Saiko Kino, Musicians were
Chiyoko Uehara, Mariko Araki, Noritaka Tanaka
“The three cornered world”(18min)
Resolution! 2008 at The Place theater (London)
Danse Box at Espace culturel Bertin poiree (Paris)
Spring loaded at The Place theater(London)
“OVO”(18min)
Resolution! 2006 at The Place theater (London)
Yokohama soloduo competition 2007 at Red brick
hall(Yokohama)
Dance Biennale Seoul 2006(Seoul)
“Jump for joy”(15min)
Dance Biennale TOKYO 2004 show case at Aoyama Free
hall(Tokyo)
“Silent bomb”(1h)
Labo selection 2004 at ST spot (Yokohama)
“HAKO ONNA”(18min)
Yokohama solo duo competition 2004 at Red brick hall
(Yokohama)
Collaborate with Koichi KIDO
“KINOHAKONOKO”(1h)
OKAMOTO TARO museum of art (Kawasaki),
Collaborate with HIGUMA Haruo
“In the room”
Korea Japan dance contact 2003 (Seoul)
Collaborate with Shinmei Suzuki(electric violin), Tatsuya
MIZOGUCHI(artist)
“Edge”(15min)
Yokohama solo duo competition 2003 at Red brick hall
(Yokohama)
Prize of Yokohama art foundation
Japan Korea dance contact at Aoyama round hall(Tokyo)
Next wave dance Korea
2003 (Seoul)
