Shintaro Hirahara

Shintaro Hirahara

Born in Hokkaido in 1981, Hirahara is a dancer and choreographer. From 2004 to 2007 he was a member of Noism. After going freelance, he joined C/Ompany from 2008 and Ryohei Kondo’s Condors from 2010. In 2013, Hirahara started his own company OrganWorks. He also did staging for Tomohiro Maekawa’s company Ikiume and choreography for production by Kentaro Kobayashi, as well as other projects like collaboration with the contemporary artist Midori Harima. These activities have brought exchanges with a wide range of artists in dance, theater and contemporary art.
2011: Won the grand prize of the Korea International Modern Dance Competition (KIMDC)
2013: Did a 9-month research residency in Spain on a grant from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs for foreign research by emerging artists
2015: Won Honorable Mention in the Otaru City Cultural Awards
2016: Won both the NextAge Choreographer Award and the Audience Award in the Toyota Choreography Awards 2016
2017: Won the 11th JaDaFo Dance Award 2016

OrganWorks
https://theorganworks.com/