https://kaitomioka.com/top-nav-bar-(desktop) 2026-09-07T21:27:17+00:00 always 0.5 https://kaitomioka.com 2026-09-07T21:42:52+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U2632377535010125431637379842343/horizontal1.jpg <div style="text-align: left"><span class="english-small-1">Title - Shokunin I<br /> Duration - approx. 40 minutes<br /> Choreographer / Dancer - Kai Tomioka Aya Misaki<br /> Music - Andrea Balency-Béarn (original score)</span></div> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D3110256055961834115554207133362/Kai.10.1-B-W.jpg <div style="text-align: left"><span class="english-small-1">Photography by Jack 2022</span></div> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q3119631251361690163733280124594/7.JPG https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E3119631251435477140028118331058/11.jpg You can explain the dance here or a memory from produciton. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/P3119631251306349931512151469746/4.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/J3119631251269456443364732366514/2.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3119631249756823429320549134002/1.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C3119631251417030395954408779442/10.jpg Bohyo https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H3119631251287903187438441918130/3.JPG <span class="english-small-1">Bohyo</span> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O3119631251324796675585861021362/5.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S3119631251343243419659570572978/6.jpg Bohy<br /> <br /> <br /> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T3119631251380136907806989676210/8.JPG https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/I3119631251398583651880699227826/9.jpg Bohyo https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F3119631982074116411516038737586/ASH_150724_1795.jpg CSB Shoji https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C3119631982978006871127806766770/ASH_150724_1883.jpg <span class="english-small-1">CBS shoji</span> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F3119631983014900359275225870002/ASH_150724_1973.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U3119631983033347103348935421618/ASH_150724_2003.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3119631982996453615201516318386/ASH_150724_1919.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/J3119632674417314985982929989298/stage1_01758.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3119632674435761730056639540914/stage1_01926.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3119632674454208474130349092530/stage1_02225.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3119632674509548706351477747378/stage1_02636.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3119632674546442194498896850610/stage2_00794.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3119632674251294289319544024754/stage1_01340.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3119632674269741033393253576370/stage1_01359.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V3119632674288187777466963127986/stage1_01490.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N3119632674380421497835510886066/stage1_01729.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L3119632674232847545245834473138/stage1_01333.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S3119632674325081265614382231218/stage1_01569.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D3119632674343528009688091782834/stage1_01587.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L3119632674361974753761801334450/stage1_01602.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/P3119632674472655218204058644146/stage1_02283.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3119632674398868241909220437682/stage1_01745.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F3119632674491101962277768195762/stage1_02513.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3119632674583335682646315953842/stage2_00879.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U3119632671724090351221335453362/stage1_01245.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/K3119632674564888938572606402226/stage2_00874.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3119632674214400801172124921522/stage1_01298.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O3119632674527995450425187298994/stage1_02885.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O3119632674306634521540672679602/stage1_01543.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F3121257186971059705793412132530/1.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A3121536691945030838469414940338/Kai-Aya_R0005141.jpg <div style="text-align: left">Shokunin is the Japanese term for craftsperson,<br /> referring not only to technical skill,<br /> but to a lifelong dedication to mastery, precision, humility, and care. This work translates that spirit into contemporary dance, approaching choreography as a dialogue with materials in which transformation emerges through repetition, accumulation, and sustained attention.<br /> It is the first chapter in an ongoing series built around this concept. The work is informed by sensibilities found across practices such as nanba walking, Zen, and the Mono-ha movement:a commitment to listening closely to a material rather than imposing upon it. Within this framework, the body itself becomes a material to be observed, shaped, and understood through experience.<br /> We are interested in how attention can reveal what is already present. Space, time, sound, memory, sensation,<br /> and the subtle movement of the body are treated as<br /> realities to be encountered rather than represented.<br /> <br /> </div> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A3121536956194639694358741839538/Kai-Aya_R0005189.jpg <div style="text-align: left">The work creates conditions in which these elements can be experienced and shared. At its core, Shokunin I explores the relationship between making and being made.<br />Through repetition, restraint, and deep engagement with process, choreography emerges not as a fixed form but as something continually discovered. The work draws upon artistic experiences in Japan, where an awareness of negative space, tension, presence, and materiality has profoundly influenced the artists' approach. These influences shape not only the aesthetic of the work but its choreographic logic, cultivating a practice of listening, patience, and attentiveness.</div> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S3121537180543941118814308593330/SDT_STUDIO_R0005244.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E3121539475909199698641235275442/SHOKUNIN I <div style="text-align: left"><span class="english-small-1">Title - Shokunin I<br /> Duration - approx. 40 minutes<br /> Choreographer / Dancer - Kai Tomioka Aya Misaki<br /> Music - Andrea Balency-Béarn (original score)</span></div> https://kaitomioka.com/mobile-menu 2026-09-07T21:39:25+00:00 always 0.5 https://kaitomioka.com/information 2026-09-07T21:39:24+00:00 always 0.5 https://kaitomioka.com/leadership-statement 2026-09-07T21:39:24+00:00 always 0.5 https://kaitomioka.com/artistic-statement 2026-09-07T21:27:18+00:00 always 0.5 https://kaitomioka.com/artistic-manifesto 2026-09-07T21:27:18+00:00 always 0.5