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Performance 18. January 2006 um 21.Uhr
Miho Iwata
"Thousands of Dream"
Butoh performance
Miho Iwata
"Thousands of Dream"
Butoh performance
Photo:Ola Ubukata
born in Ichinomiya-shi, Japan 1962;
study of architecture in Kyoto Prefectural University;
study of polish philology in Jagiellonian University;
living in Krakow since 1986.
She started her artistic activity with the performance titled “Legs of pigeon” in Krzysztofory gallery in Krakow in 1994. Later she presented her scenic works "Granat", “The moon and fish neck”, “Utsusemi” etc.Her performance works were shown many times individually and in the occasions of festivals in many towns in Poland and abroad. Whole of her works are prepared by herself from choreograph to scenography.Since 2002 she has presented the improvisation works with musicians as Improviser’s Ensemble /presence name; Improvising Artists [i.a]. She also continue her improvisation solo work titled “Thousands of Dream” started in gallery Otwarta Pracownia in Krakow in 2002.
“Thousands of Dream” is a series without additional theatrical effects like lighting either sounds works, just using the original scene and atmosphere of space for her action. She also makes performance works for exhibition; with Marek Chlanda's sculptures, with living cooks and ducks in the installation of group Rdzen in Zacheta Gallery in Warsaw, with Pirko Schroder's video installation, Thomas May's installation with grass. She also performed for Katarzyna Kifert's animation film “Sea Swallow Me”.Her works are presented in many important artistic places and festivals like Ujazdowski Castle Contemporary Art Centre, Zacheta Gallery /Warsaw/, Krzysztofory Gallery, Bunkier Sztuki Cracow Contemporary Art Gallery, Otwarta Pracownia, Solvay Contemporary Art Centre /Krakow/, BWA Gallery in Lublin, Manhattan Gallery in Lodz itd.
The member of artists group „Otwarta Pracownia“ and Improvising Artists
[i.a].
1991 The first meeting with butoh performance work of Daisuke Yoshimoto in Krakow. Later met also butoh performance work of Kazuo Ohno and Min Tanaka in Poland.
1994 premiere of the first performance titled “Legs of pigeon” in Krzysztofory gallery in Krakow.
1995 “Legs of pigeon” at Flying Art Festival in old chemical factory Solvay, which was also the first large techno party in Krakow.
1996 premiere of the performance titled “Granat” in Krzysztofory Gallery.
1998 premiere of the performance titled “The Moon and Fish Neck” in Krzysztofory Gallery.
2001 premiere of performance titled “Utsusemi” in Festival Rozdroze, Ujazdowski Castle Contemporary Art Centre in Warsaw.
2002 start of improvisation works with musicians as Improviser’s Ensemble /presence name; Improvising Artists [i.a].
2002 start of improvisation solo work titled “Thousands of Dream” in gallery Otwarta Pracownia in Krakow. “Thousands of Dream” is a improvisation series without additional theatrical effects like lighting either sounds works, just using the original scene and atmosphere of space for her action.
2004 performance [i.a] titled ”In Aut” /octet/ and “In Dua” /several pieces of duet/
2004.04 “Spring“ z Marzena Lis /piano/ w Willi Decjusz.2004.06 Multimedia art action “Krakow-Lipowa 4” in O.Schindler's old factory with M.Lis /p/, A.Gryka /live electronic/, G.Roth/sax/, T.Choloniewski /percussion/, K.Iwanicki /guiter/.
2004.10 “Home “ duet with T.Chołoniewski /percussion/
2004.11 “performance T” with M. Lis /piano/, T. Choloniewski /percussion/, T. Nazarewicz /flute/
2004. 11 performance solo with Robakowski's video work
2005.05 performance with G.Roth/sax/ from Israel at Pirko Schroder's video installation work exhibition “Sightseeing”
2005.05 performance M.Z.M. with Zenial /electronic/ and Monoscop /live video performance/
2005.06 performance at Tetsuo Furudate's concert
2005.07 performance at exhibitionżu “Grass Project” Thomas May from Nurnberg
2005.08 “performance“ - duet with Maciej Bosak /clarinet/
2005.10 performance with Aleksandra Gryka /composition/ and Wojtek Kosma /live audiovisual electronic/ for TVP Culture
2005.12 “performance“ - duet with Patryk Zakrocki /violin/
2006.05 - 08 projects for Artist in Residence in Kyoto, Japan
Photo: Virginia