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Updated 1/8/2020

FUKUDANCE

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Junichi Fukuda has been an instrumental dancer to such companies as Ballet Tech/NY, Oakland Ballet, Smuin Ballet/SF, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, the New York Baroque Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists, City Ballet of Boston and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company.  He has received Emerging Choreographer residency from Bates Dance Festival, CATALYSTS Artist residency from the Dance Complex, and Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship from Boston Dance Alliance as well as receiving grants from Somerville Arts Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston Cultural Council, Fidelity Charitable Foundation and the Boston Foundation.  In 2014, Junichi formed his company “Fukudance” (www.fukudance.com) as a vehicle to continue his artistic journey from dancer to choreographer and director.  His works have been presented at 18MASDANZA in Spain, Mexico City's Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea de la Ciudad, Dance St. Louis’ Spring to Dance Festival, DanceNow at Joe’s Pub Festival, Provincetown Dance festival and Bates Dance Festival as well as the local festivals in New England region.  The Washington Post states Junichi's work as "tasteful proposal" and "a work of easeful harmony."  He is a native of Japan where he continues to be involved with the community he has spent his youth as well as on collaborating with the local artists.  In recent years, he has appeared in the events in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, and his hometown Yamaguchi.  He holds MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University.

Find Me

Junichi Fukuda
Job Title: Artistic director / Choreographer
Phone: 917-399-4537
Address:
194 Washington St
Winchester, MA 01890

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Additional Content:

  • Emergence (excerpt)

    Performed at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth NH. The work is a conversation between contemporary dance and electronic music with a rare approach to performing art & technology.

  • Dismell (excerpt)

    Dismell, a made-up word describing a biological response to noxious tastes and odors, contemplates where responsibility for a negative reaction to someone lies in most physical way.

  • Jeanne: a story of woman (promo)

    Performed at BU Dance Theater. Contrapose Dance and Ensemble Warhol join forces with Fort Point Theatre Channel in presenting an hour long operatic episode entitled JEANNE, the story of a woman.

  • Eclosion (excerpt)

    Performed at 18MASDANZA. The piece abstractly interpreted about eclosion (metamorphosis in French), meaning the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation.

  • Trinitas (excerpt)

    Performed at Alden Theater. Inspired by Akiha Yamakami's works called "Trinity", paintings or soft fabric sculptors focusing three bodies morphing into one.

  • FUKUDANCE : official website of Junichi Fukuda

    dance, choreography

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2014

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2014

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 15

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Businesses
  • Nonprofits

Languages Available:

  • Japanese

Geographic Reach:

  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • RAW Washington DC’s 2013 Performing Artist of the Year
  • 2012 S&R Washington Award
  • 2012 New Releases Choreographer Commission
  • 2016 Somerville Arts Council's professional development
  • Boston Dance Alliance's 2017 Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship

Awards

Awards:

  • RAW Washington DC’s 2013 Performing Artist of the Year
  • 2012 S&R Washington Award
  • 2012 New Releases Choreographer Commission
  • 2016 Somerville Arts Council's professional development
  • Boston Dance Alliance's 2017 Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship

Education

Education:

  • The Boston Conservatory

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Certifications and Training:

  • BFA in Dance

Fee range:

$200

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Certifications and Training:

  • BFA in Dance

Fee range:

$200

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Depends on production

Fee Range:

$3,000 - $20,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

3

Maximum Number of Performers:

7