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b12 summer main event
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cameron mckinney
kizuna dance
nagare technique
this contemporary floorwork-based workshop combines the grace of modern with the speed and fluidity of streetdance, capoeira and house dance. the class activates oppositional forces and contrasting sensations to achieve fluid transitions in and out of the floor. phrases will involve every part of the body – whether in the air or on the ground. the class focuses on how to move smoothly from high to low and on how to rediscover the down through the floorwork-oriented aspects of house dance, capoeira and contemporary dance. by shifting the focus from an internal dialogue to creating movement that, in its own physicality, can tell a story by itself, the class will delve deeper into the cathartic potential of sweat and exhaustion while offering a new and active method of expression.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
with more than 20 years of japanese language study, cameron mckinney founded kizuna dance to create dance works that connect the american and japanese cultures. he has received fellowships from the u.s.-japan friendship commission, the school at jacob’s pillow, princeton university, the alvin ailey new directions lab and the asian cultural council. he has presented work and taught in over 20 states and in mexico, germany, belgium, spain, japan, france, ireland and the uk. in 2020, cameron performed his original choreography alongside sayo homma (dance barbizon) in tokyo, japan, at the u.s. ambassador's residence. in 2024, his company kizuna dance celebrated its 10th anniversary season with the world premiere of the evening-length work father absence | mother ma. he also co-choreographed safe harbor, a performance collaboration between five american dancers, toru shimazaki and five japanese dancers from kobe college in japan. he has received over 30 commissions from institutions across the u.s. and abroad, including the ailey school, princeton university, montclair university, three times from the let’s dance international frontiers festival (uk), and vivo center (italy), among numerous others. he currently teaches on faculty at nyu tisch. each year, he organises kizuna dance’s open intensive, a week of day-long intensives made entirely free for all participants.
company info
kizuna dance
kizuna dance, founded in 2014, uses a blend of streetdance and contemporary floorwork to connect the american and japanese cultures through the performing arts. based in nyc, the company has performed nationally and internationally at prestigious institutions and festivals across the world, such as the u.s. ambassador’s residence in tokyo, kobe college, the japan society, performatica, the let’s dance international frontiers festival and middlebury college's japanese language school, among many others. each year, the company organises the open intensive, a weeklong workshop series made entirely free for all 150 participants. in 2025, the company was in residence at both peridance center and culture lab lic. @kizunadance
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 24th of march 2025. after the 24th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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