Denise Fujiwara

Denise Fujiwara is a Canadian dancer and choreographer. She created Fujiwara Dance Inventions and co-founded the CanAsian International Dance Festival.[1]

Life

Fujiwara started her career as a member of the Canadian rhythmic gymnastics team.[1] Her mother performed in a modern dance company, and introduced her to modern dance as way to express her voice.[2]

She joined the dance program at York University and practiced classical ballet, modern and contemporary dance.[2]

Career

In 1978, Fujiwara found the collective Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise (TIDE) together with other choreographers.[1] She created Fujiwara Dance Inventions in 1991 to develop her solo projects.

In 1993, she began practicing butoh with master choreographer and performer Nakajima Natsu.[1]

Works

  • Sumida River: choreographed by created by Nakajima Natsu and performed by Denise Fujiwara. This solo established Fujiwara as "a senior solo dance artist and butoh practitioner".[1]
  • Komachi: choreography by Yukio Waguri. This was Fujiwara's "second major butoh work"[1]
  • Eunoia:[3] multimedia dance work based on Christian Bök's Griffin book of the same name.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Denise Fujiwara". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ^ a b Levine, S.K. (2016). "Featured Artist – Denise Fujiwara Butoh: Dance of Transformation". Creative Arts in Education and Therapy. 2 (2): 40–48. doi:10.15534/CAET/2016/2/14 (inactive 2024-11-17).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  3. ^ "Eunoia's wordplay infuses dance, projections, score, and costumes at the Firehall Arts Centre". Stir. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-11-02.