Artist Interview アーティストインタビュー
Photo: Miki Hattori
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KENTARO!!の感性
dance
Connecting hip hop and contemporary dance
The unique creative sense of KENTARO!!
KENTARO!! (dancer, choreographer)
KENTARO!! is an artist who strikes a resonant chord among today’s young generation with his hip hop-based datsuryoku-kei (ennui style) dance creations. He also composes and writes words for the original music he uses in his works. In addition to solo dance activities he helps nurture the next generation of dancers through the activities of his dance company TOKYO ELECTROCK STAIRS and as a coordinator of various festivals and programs. In this interview he talks about his activities and ambitions as an artist.
Interviewer: Takao Norikoshi (dance critic)