(Dance) North Sydney NSW 2060 Studio Address: Sydney Dance Company Pier 4 Hickson Road Walsh Bay NSW 2000 Phone: (02)9221-4811 Fax: (02)9251-6904 E-mail: wakako@bigpond.com Website: www.sydneydance.com
1991-2001		Working at The Sydney Dance Company Toured 16 countries (over 50 cities) so far
1994		Became a permanent resident as an artist of special skill
1989-1990		Studied and trained at The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne Received a graduation diploma
1990		Performed for The Sydney Dance Company while a student and Graeme Murphy offered a contract to work for the company from 1991 Toured Australia as a member of The Dancers Company formed by third year students of The Australian Ballet School
1989		Left Gakushuin University at the end of second year and moved to Australia
1978-1989		Studied classical ballet at The Kimie Sasamoto Ballet Studio
1968		Born in Tokyo
2000		Performed a solo and a duo in "Air and Other Invisible Forces"* in New York In the Gala night of "Body of Work-a retrospective"* at the Sydney Opera House, performed a trio with Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon Performed in "Mithologia"* as part of the Olympic Arts Festival at the Capitol Theatre
1999		Choreographed and danced "Unwitting Sight" for the "New Blood" season in Sydney
1997		Performed a solo and two quartets in "Free radicals"* in New York
1996		Guest choreographer, Stephen Baynes choreographed for me "Into Dharma" which was performed at the Brisbane International Dance Festival and also at the Sydney Opera House 1995 Subject of a half hour profile on TV Tokyo
1994		Performed with The Australian Opera a main role in "Trojans"* at the Sydney Opera House Performed in "Succulin Suite" choreographed by Gideon Obarzanek at the Syney Opera House
1993		Performed in "Grolia" choreographed by Douglas Wright at the Sydney Opera House Performed "An Evening Duo"* in celebration of the inaugural Sydney Opera House Honours
1992		Performed a duo, a trio and a quartet in "Synergy with Synergy"* at the Sydney Opera House
1989		Performed in "Concerto Royal" choreographed by Kimie Sasamoto at the 47th Japan Ballet Festival in Tokyo *Choreographed and directed by Graeme Murphy Also performed in the following works choreographed and directed by Graeme Murphy between 1990-2000 "King Roger"; "Some Rooms"; "Poppy"; "Piano Sonata"; "Protecting Veil"; "Fornicon"; "Beauty and the Beast"; "Berlin"; "Salome"
1999		Dance Magazine Critics Survey, chosen as one of the outstanding dancers of the year
1987		Semi finalist, the 5th World Ballet Competition in Osaka
1986		3rd prize, the 4th Japan Ballet Competition
About The Sydney Dance Company Director and Choreographer Graeme Murphy, AM Assistant Director Janet Vernon AM Dancers 8women 9men, Home Theatre Sydney Opera House Our performances are usually choreographed by Graeme Murphy. Our dance is categorized as "contemporary dance" which uses any technique or method that gives expression to the choreographer's creativity. We dancers collaborate with the choreographer in the creative process.
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Air and Other Invisible Forces Air and Other Invisible Forces Unwitting Sight