Ayano Yokoyama presents 'Suiyoubaion’ at Spring Forward 2022

While information on faraway places is now readily available, how well are we really able to see the truth of it all? The horizon is visible from so many different seas, yet too far away to imagine what lies beyond it. In the muddy stream of information, we are swallowed by the next wave without grasping what is hidden and invisible. The truth is we know absolutely nothing at all. Still, in these ever-changing uncertainties, we can let our imaginations flow.

‘Suiyoubaion’ is a shorter version of the piece ‘Sea’

Artist

Ayano Yokoyama

Having trained in contemporary dance and Hip Hop, performer and choreographer Ayano Yokoyama founded an all-women dance company〈lal banshees) in 2016. With her first piece for the company she became a finalist of the Toyota Choreography Award and with the group’s second work they performed at the distinguished venue Theater Tram. Since then, Yokoyama has developed a unique choreographic style based on Hip-Hop and contemporary dance techniques, featuring neutral expressions and a deep relationship between sound and movement.

Yokoyama draws on her aesthetic sensitivity for her work, creating her own music and set design. She embodies a music-focused dance that fancifully isolates mundane moments and brings them back to reality. She has won the YOKOHAMA DANCE COLLECTION 2020 Grand Prix Jury Prize, the Polosas Endowment Fund Camping Prize, the KYOTO CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD 2020 2nd Prize “Incentive Prize” and the 2021 Saison Foundation.

Choreography & Performance : Ayano Yokoyama

Music & Edit : Ayano Yokoyama, PENNENNENNENNEN・NENEMS

Lighting Design : Kaori Minami(LICKT-ER)

Manager : Marie Takimoto

Supported by The Saison Foundation and ARTS COUNCIL TOKYO.