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Hiroaki Umeda

assimilating and Moving State 1

(Japan)

March 26-28

Tickets $30-$37

Artist & Creative Community tickets $20-$30

Please Note:
This performance includes bright, strobe-like lighting effects and music at high volume.
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“Like a tin man with oil flowing freely through his veins”

— The New York Times

“Choreography on the edge between dance, science and audio-visual installation…. Hiroaki Umeda resonates with the agitation of the world, in a form of physico-chemical trance.”

— Paris Art

Renowned for his “virtuoso melding of technology and movement” (Scotland Herald), choreographer and performer Hiroaki Umeda redefines the boundaries of dance and performance with his inventive use of multiple video projections and immersive sound art. A true interdisciplinary force — choreographer, dancer, and designer of audio, image, and lighting — Umeda creates high-velocity, visually stunning experiences that blur the line between installation and live performance. Following riveting performances in 2019, his thrilling fusion of body, light, and sound returns to OZ Arts with two internationally acclaimed multimedia works: his stunning solo assimilating is a high-octane visual spectacle, and his cinematic group work Moving State 1 highlights four female Hip-hop performers from his influential Somatic Field Project.

“Cool, minimalist, high-tech hip hop… Umeda has made a dance of total theater under the control of his photographer’s eye.”

— Infinite Body

GO DEEPER

FREE EVENT

Hiroaki Umeda: Contemporary Dance Masterclass

Saturday, March 28
11AM - 12:30PM

Millennium Dance Complex, Studio X
(2844 Logan St, Nashville, TN 37211)

Join Hiroaki Umeda and his company dancers for a free experimental contemporary dance masterclass introducing his signature movement approach, the Kinetic Force Method. This workshop explores isolating techniques and fluid, water-like motions, encouraging participants to move in ways that feel both organic and, at times, strikingly robotic.
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SHORT FILM

Hiroaki Umeda: Holistic Movement Design

Step into the world of Hiroaki Umeda through this 15-minute documentary exploring his Holistic Movement Design, where behavior takes precedence over traditional choreography to create a new language of dance. Filmed during his performances in Madrid — including assimilating and Moving State 1 — the work captures striking stage visuals, behind-the-scenes rehearsals, and exclusive interviews.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Japanese Dance & Theater Traditions

Explore the evolution of dance and theater in Japan through this publication from the University of the Arts Helsinki. Spanning from the thousand-year-old sacred Shinto dance traditions of Kagura to the radically expressive dance-theater form Butoh, this resource highlights how Japan’s rich performance heritage continues to shape contemporary movement today.
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MEDIA SPONSOR

The U.S. five-city tour of Hiroaki Umeda: assimilating and Moving State 1 is produced and organized by Japan Society, with support from Arts Council Tokyo (Creation Grant) and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.