Our body/mind is flexible, strong and has power to rejuvenate itself if we manage to give body/mind a space and trust to do so! The workshop aims to promote basic well-being physically/mentally/interpersonally/environmentally, using exercises derived from different practices (Nogushi gymnastics, Noguchi seitai katsugen, acupuncture points/meridian studies, etc) to observe, loosen-up, stretch, discharge and charge, adjust and align, and rejuvenate! It…
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Rejuvenating movement workshop
Our body/mind is flexible, strong and has power to rejuvenate itself if we manage to give body/mind a space and trust to do so! The workshop aims to promote basic well-being physically/mentally/interpersonally/environmentally, using exercises derived from different practices (Nogushi gymnastics, Noguchi seitai katsugen, acupuncture points/meridian studies, etc) to observe, loosen-up, stretch, discharge and charge, adjust and align, and rejuvenate! It…
A-UN, at Rainy Days Festival, Philharmonie Luxembourg
A performance-piece – which is a meeting at a crossing called Steve Kaspar, “A-UN” will be performed on 22nd of November, 2025 at Rainy Days Festival, Philharmonie Luxembourg https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programme/2025-26/a-un-000000e9001ba1d3
Workshop Butoh at Nuisis Zobop 9th-11th October 2025, Porto
De 9 a 11 de outubro, 10.00-14.00, o Centro de Criação e Investigação Nuisis Zobop no Espaço Agra recebe a coreógrafa e bailarina japonesa Yuko Kominami para a realização de um workshop intensivo de Butoh.“Nevoeiro, pólen, fantasma e fumo são elementos que podem conter as chaves para o processo de evaporação — o processo de desaparecer. Passar por este processo…
Along the meridian rivers – a traveler (2025)
https://vedanza.org/d-i-v-e-r-s-e-presents-along-the-meridian-rivers-a-traveler-by-yuko-kominami-20-sep-2025/ 20 Sep 2025 20h ALONG THE MERIDIAN RIVERS – A TRAVELER creation by Yuko Kominami The piece explores body and life as a passage, meridians (in Chinese medicine) as rivers and acupuncture points as ports, where connections, communications, meeting, crossing, and voyages can happen. The performance aims to be also a topological playground of ever-changing constellations…
A-UN, in the rainy days festival, Philharmonie Luxembourg
For those who missed A-UN in Casino Luxembourg and then VEWA, Dudelange…. here is a gooood news! We come back with A-UN with Steve Kaspar’s soundscape on 22nd November 2025 in the rainy days festival at Philharmonie Luxembourg!!! Really looking forward to the meeting! tickets and information: https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programme/2025-26/a-un-000000e9001ba1d3
ANTOLOGICAMENTE, in Festa dos Anos de Alvaro de Campos, 20th October 2024
DANÇAR POESIA | ANTOLOGICAMENTE DANCE POETRY | ANTOLOGICALLY conceito, direção e dança: Yuko Kominami | música: Tomas Tello dança | Ana da Costa, Aya Kominami Tello, Jennifer Muteteli, Josiane Maet DOM 20 OUT 2024 16h00 | Pousada do Convento da Graça https://festadosanosdealvarodecampos.wordpress.com/dancar-poesia-antologicamente/
Iwa-Kagami, in Festival Laiks Dejot
Iwa-Kagami will be performed in Festival Laiks Dejot, Riga, Latvia, on 11th June 2024. https://www.laiksdejotfestivals.lv/programma/11-junijs/
Professional-Inspiration Workshop Series vol.3 “A Point of Transformation – Butoh research workshop with a somatic approach”
It will be guided by a Master Butoh dancer and a Somatic Practitioner Yumino Seki !!!! In theses 4 days, Yumino will guide you using somatic approach to get to her special and beautiful Butoh universe. (6 sessions X 3hours = 18 hours) and to complement to this butoh input, Yuko Kominami (2 sessions x 3 hours) will lead…
Professional Inspiring Course Vol 1. Ruptures in palimpsest – Performing site-specifity
photo: Annick Wolfers Professional Inspiring Course Vol 1 Ruptures in palimpsest – Performing site-specifity When: 3rd – 5th November 2023 (3days) 10:30-13:30 and 15:00-18:00 (6hours/day) Where: A Sala de Espera- Dance Research Studio and Outdoor sites in Tavira What it is about: This workshop will inspire you in ways to perform a site-specific performance. We will work…
Blast in TUFA, in Trier, Germany, on 30th March 2022
https://tufa-trier.de/?s=blast
In Ritual on 5th February 2022, at Casino Luxembourg
https://www.casino-luxembourg.lu/en/ Choreography and Dance: Yuko Kominami & Joana Von Mayer Trindade Installation: Ana Maria Pintora Music: Tomas Tello Light: Krischan Kriesten
“There is a Thin Membrane in Between Everything” on 9th october 2021
Performing as one of performers of le collectif ykasppkmkm on Nuit des Musees at Casino Luxembourg.
In Ritual on 18th September 2021, festival dance dance dance, Teatro das Figuras, Faro
Choreography and dance: Yuko Kominami & Joana Von Mayer Trindade Installation : Ana Maria Pintora Music: Tomas Tello Light: Luisa l’Abbate Ritual has been a connector to the world, the environment, the community, that are always moving and changing. It shows the way to relate and locate oneself in the world inside and outside of us. It can help…
BLAST, Festival SET, Convento Sao Francisco, Coimbra Portugal, 18th June 2021
https://vimeo.com/487287480 BLAST is the latest choreographic production by VEDANZA Luxembourg created and performed by Emanuela Iacopini (IT/LU) in collaboration with Frey Faust (US/DE), Yuko Kominami (LU/JP/PT), and Saju Hari (UK/IN) to an original sound track by Rajivan Ayyappan (IN/LU). In a digital set design created by Laura Mannelli (LU) the piece explores sound projections and the impact of explosions on the response mechanisms of the human body. BLAST reflects on destruction and creation, transition…
Research Project “In Ritual” By Yuko Kominami & Joana Von Mayer Trindade
The research project is to explore ritual aspect of dance. Ritual has been a connector to the world, the environment and community, that are always moving and changing. It shows the way to relate and locate oneself in the world inside and outside. It can help the rebirth of a person or a community, promoting changes, releasing tension, affirm wisdom…
BLAST on 10th, 11th and 19th November 2020
https://vimeo.com/487287480 BLAST is the latest choreographic production by VEDANZA Luxembourg created and performed by Emanuela Iacopini (IT/LU) in collaboration with Frey Faust (US/DE), Yuko Kominami (LU/JP/PT), and Saju Hari (UK/IN) to an original sound track by Rajivan Ayyappan (IN/LU). In a digital set design created by Laura Mannelli (LU) the piece explores sound projections and the impact of explosions on the response mechanisms of the human body. BLAST reflects on destruction and creation, transition…
DANÇAR POESIA | 4 HETERÓNIMOS
Saturday 31st of October, 2020 at 17h in Jardim de São Francisco, Tavira, Portugal DANÇAR POESIA | 4 HETERÓNIMOS (Direction: Yuko Kominami, Dance: Karen da Silva, Yuko Kominami ; Music: Tomas Tello, Raul Jardin) in the framework of Festa dos Anos de Alvaro de Campos https://festadosanosdealvarodecampos.com/dancar-poesia-heteronimos/
O Moviment do Ser – workshop de Butoh por Yuko Kominami
Movement of Becoming Workshop based on Butoh By Yuko Kominami 1st and 2nd February 2020 10:30-13:30 at Re-Criativa Republica 14 Olhao, Portugal https://re-criativarepublica14.pt/ O workshop é sobre o processo de transformação, de se tornar outro. Está baseado na prática de Butoh e na pesquisa pessoal do coreógrafo. O movimento de se transformar aqui significa o movimento para se dissolver…
O Movimento do Ser – workshop de Butoh por Yuko Kominami
23rd and 24th November 2019, 10:30-13:30 at Associação Cultural Re-Criativa República 14