Hanako Hoshimi-Caines 5138 Clark , Québec H2T 2T9 514-885-7502 [email protected] livelything.wordpress.com

Choreographer

2015 The Paradise, full evening creation with Maria Kefirova, Tangente, MTL, QC.

Guest speaker – Ici sans espace qui est toute la danse. Curator: Noémie Solomon, McGill University.

2013-2014 I read fiction to keep it real, Solo, Stockholm (shared evening with Margrét Sara Gudjónsdóttirs) and Montreal (La poele, Usine C- résidence du 3eme, studio 303).

2012-2013 Where the river got the water remix OFFTA and POP Montreal international music festival with and Matthew Woodley.

2012 À la recherche du temps perdu Video performance project with Erin Fortier (PhD neuroscience McGill), festival BEGEHUGEN No.9 in Chemnitz, Germany.

2011/2014 The Season Musical by Socalled. Théâtre Outremont, MTL, QC and Sommer Festival, Hamburg, Germany.

2011 I’ll believe in anything Solo, shared evening at Moderna dansteatern. Stockholm, Sweden.

2010 Where the river got the water (Little Bang Creations*). Suoni per il popolo international music festival. MTL, QC Music (composition and performance) - Katie Moore and musicians from Plants and Animals, Silver Mount Zion and Patrick Watson. Dancers - Soula Trougakos, Louise-Michel Jackson and Hanako Hoshimi-Caines

2007-09 Little Bang Theory (Little Bang Creations*) POP Montréal International Music Festival 07 OFFTA 09 and Suoni per il popolo international music festival 09.

Music (composition and performance)- Lhasa de Sela with Joe Grass, Warren C. Spicer and Matthew Woodley. Dancers - Hanako Hoshimi-Caines and Louise-Michel Jackson.

* Little Bang Creations is a multidisciplinary collaboration composed of myself, writer James Irwin and visual artist March Hutchinson.

Dancer

2014 GROUPED’ARTGRAVELARTGROUP/Frederick Gravel - Montreal, QC Usually beauty fails. 2012 The Forsythe Company Human Writes, Weaving Politics symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. 2010-12 Cullberg Ballet – Stockholm, Sweden (International touring) Works and creations by Benoît Lachambre (JJ’s voices), Crystal Pite (Xpectacle), Alexandre Ekman (Triptych), Tilman O’Donnell (Strinberg Project), Jefta Van Dinther(The Way Things Go) and Deborah Hay (Solo Project) 2008-10 Compagnie Flak/Jose Navas – MTL, QC (International touring) Anatomies and S 2006-07 Jane Mappin - Montréal, Québec Pale Fire and research. Agora de la danse Carpe Diem/Emmanuel Jouthe - Montréal, Québec Aeternam, Maison de la Culture Mont-Royal and Frontenac. Théâtre de la Verdure 2003-06 Productions Cas Public/Hélène Blackburn - MTL, QC (International touring) Courage mon amour, Nous n’irons plus aux bois, Barbe Bleue and Journal Intime. 2002 Caravan Stage Barge/Paul Kirby and Adriana Kelder Dancer, technician and sailor on 90-foot tall ship for 4 months of touring in the southern states of the United States.

Short term projects:

** Short term projects: Corps Miroirs,Isabel Mohn 2013 (dance project with patients from a psychiatric ward of CHUM hospital), 2012; Deborah Dunn, 2010 (Research);Louise-Martin Charest, 2003 and 2008 (Scènes de Ballet and Blanche; Ohio Ballet, 2003 (Rite of Spring).

Film/Video

2016 co-director: Stay, Plants and Animals video. 2016 choreographer and artistic consultant: No Worries, Plants and Animals video (directed and produced by SilentPartners). 2015 main role: Come into the water, video, dir. Joe Cobden. 2014 main role Foresta Lumina, Moment Factory, Le Parc de la Gorge. 2013 main role: Voyage Brush, Moment Factory, LAX airport. 2012 main role: Les Prévisions, Music video, song by Alexandre Désilets, dir. Nicolas Roy. 2011 main role: Slow dance, Bravo Fact, dir. Joe Cobden. 2010 solo: Motion Capture project with UQAM and chor.Jose Navas.

Education

2001 Diplôme National Supérieur d’Études Chorégraphiques,Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, France. 2000 Certificat d’Études Supérieures Chorégraphiques, CNSMD de Lyon - dance history, anatomy and music. 1997-98 Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 1991-1997: École Supérieure de danse du Québec

2016 BA (ongoing), Philosophy (minor human rights), Concordia University.

Notable educational experiences 2012 Auditing Masters in Choreography, DOCH (Dance and Cirkus University, Stockholm) supervised by Marten Spangberg. Speakers in the field of organizational theory, political theory, economics and philosophy. PAF (Performing Arts Forum under the supervision of Jan Ritsema) Spring Meeting. St-Erme, France Lecturers - Aaron Schuster, Randy Martin (NYU) and Reza Negarestani. 2005 and 2012 Independent student, political Science and philosophy, Concordia University.

Teaching

2015 Special guest at Brila summer philosophy camp for youth, philosophy/dance workshop. 2015 Weekly open class at Studio 303, MTL. 2011-2012 Company classes, Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm. 2003-2006 Dance workshops and classes with youth through Compagnie Cas Public, MTL.

Grants

2013 Conseil des arts et des lettres, Production grant 2012 Canada Council for the Arts, Professional artist grant 2011 Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, 2010 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant for Workshop/audition with DV8 - shortlist of women for the leading role in “Strange Fish”. 2010 Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, Travel Grant 2010 Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant 2009 Canada Council for the Arts, Professional development grant Impulstanz (with self-directed period of research) 2008 Conseil des arts et de lettres du Québec, Professional Development Grant with Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre and Ted Stoffer (Les Ballets C de la B.in Brussels) 2007 Jeunes volontaires, Little Bang Theory

Residencies with Usine C (Montreal), Studio 303 (Montreal), Circuit-Est (Montreal), The Stable (Montreal).

Workshops avec

Benoit Lachambre in Stockholm. Budo with Akira Hino in Stockholm. Ultima Vez, German Jauregui and Laura Aris Alvarez in Montréal, Stockholm and Vienna. Martin Kilvady in Montreal and Impulsetanz,Vienna. Contact improvisation with Andrew Harwood, Marc Boivin and Chris Aiken in Montréal. Ted Stoffer (Ballets C de la B) in Montreal and Gent, Belgium. Chrysa Parkinson in Montreal. Axis Syllabus with Frey Faust, Kelley Keenan and Baris Mihci à Montreal, Brussels and Stockholm. Ballet C de la B, Julia Neves in Vienna. Partnering Ultima Vez, Inaki Azpillaga in Vienna. Angélique Wilkie, Montréal and Vienna. David Zambrano Montréal and Vienna. Extensive yoga and pilates training.