ABOUT Nomade~s

About DANCE COMPANY Nomade~s
Incorporated as a Dance Company in 1992, Nomade~s has been active in the contemporary dance field under the tutelage of company leader Noriko Kumagai and Nakao Ikemiya. Nomade~s claims to search for undiscovered methods of expression that fit our modern society. Nomade~s actively conducts performances, workshops and lectures in order to influence not only dancers but also other performers and artists in all facets of presentation. And Nomade~s is increasingly winning supporters with 40 performances in 14 cities all over the world. Nomade~s richness in experience and achievement is such that they continue to push themselves to new levels of expression and meaning.
Profile

	NORIKO KUMAGAI (Director, Choreographer) Ms. Kumagai is both director and choreographer of Nomade~s performances. She also demonstrates unusual talent as a solo dancer. She performed the "Imaginary…" Series in 1989 and established the new dance group, "Movement Laboratory Nomade~s," and succeeded in leading it to become the now distinguished company known as Nomade~s. She began taking modern dance lessons when she was 18 years old. She has studied modern dance under Keiko Yokoyama, Midori Ishii, Katsuko Orita and Kinuko Nishina, and participated in many of their performances.

	NAKAO IKEMIYA (Director, Choreographer) Mr. Ikemiya joined Nomade~s in 1992. Before that, Mr. Ikemiya was a dancer, producer and choreographer in many dance performances from 1983. His diverse talent led him to such stage effects as costume, music, lighting and stage properties. When he was in Europe (1989-1990), he produced many highly regarded solo works. Returning to Japan in 1990, he performed in many "happenings" solo performances in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Seoul, Korea. Before 1983, Mr. Ikemiya was an artist. Mr. Ikemiya produces dance workshops at the Meguro Museum and the Setagaya Public Theater Dance Hakushu and Art Universities.

　History

1992

Tokyo
Volos,Athens
Yokohama

"THE SLEEPLESS ROOM" Studio Kinshi-cho
"THE CLADLE OF SAND" at the Art Fes. of Volos/Athens
"Το λικγογ τηζ αμμογ" Iwama-Shimin-Plaza

1993

Tokyo
Rodos,Athens

Wien

"THE WALTZ" Studio kinshicho
"After Night-Fall,The Loosened Hair Sways"
Rodos Medieval Mote Theater / Athens Arsoys Theater
"ABSENT-sokoni inai-" dietheater Kuenstlerhaus

1994

Tokyo
Tokyo

"ABSENT" Space-ZERO Theater
"The Sky Of Agoraphobia" "HUNT UP" "PICTURE SHE HAR"
YEBISU GARDEN ROOM THEATER

1995

Duesseldorf
Muenchen
Amsterdam
Wien
Tokyo

"ZAI EXISTENCE"
Die Werkstatt Buehne
NEUES THEATER
Theater De Meervaart
die Theater Kuenstlerhaus
"MATISSE no DANCE" Therepshichole Theater

1996

Yokohama
Tokyo

"ZAI EXISTENCE" Yokohama Dance Collection Landmark-Hall
"side body -narande aruku karada-" EAST GALLERY

1997

Tokyo
Yamanashi
Yamanashi

"GUEST HEART" Dance Selection '96 SPIRAL HALL
NAKAO IKEMIYA SOLO Dance Hakushu
NORIKO KUMAGAI SOLO DANCE Hakushu

1998

Tokyo
Paris

Wien
Muenchen
Budapest

"Pils" SETAGAYA PUBLIC THEATER, THEATER TRAM
"Vivitra 1-5" Ambassade du Japon en France
"Narande Aruku Karada"
Theater des Augenblicks
NEUES Theater
MU Theater

1999

Tokyo
Greece

"Low" Tokyo International Forum HALL D
"Sisyphos" Rodos,Harandori

2000

Tokyo

Dusserdolf
London
Paris
Budapest

"4x4 Shadow" Spiral Hall
"ABSENT"
Tanzhaus
Riversidestudios
Ambassade du Japon en France
MU teater

2001

Yokohama

"ABSENT" Landmark Hall

2002

New York
Du"sseldorf

Yokohama

"ABSENT" The Japan Society
"Standing on the brink" -World Dance Alliance Festival- Schauspielhaus
[Austria &Japan Contemporary Dance Project] Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

2003

Tokyo
Wien

Aachen
Budapest

"Standing akai kami-" Spiral Hall
"Back to Back" dietheater Kunstlehaus
"Standing"
Ludwig Forum
MU theatre