GRINDER-MAN
An artistic group created by director Hitoshi Taguchi and the choreographer/dancer Makiko Izu. Their aim is to divert the idea of ”here and now” by creating a spectacle of carefully planned sensory impressions based on the spontaneity of the reaction. The group carries out projects for museums, theaters, art festivals and various other occasions across Japan and abroad. Their art escapes generalization, going far beyond the boundaries of art.
Contact
IKKAC Inc. (Agency)
Windueno Bld. 5F 5-13-4, Taito-ku Ueno Tokyo, 110-0005 Japan
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Selected works and participated projects (2018-2011)
2018
- September
- “The Mirror” – New media art experience at Taoyuan Art x Technology Festival (Taiwan)
- July
- “HERO HEROINE” – New media art experience at Tsukuba Museum of Art (Ibaraki)
- February
- “Zaif” – Choreography and casting for the TV and Web CM
- February
- “SEE SAW” – Dance performance at Setagaya Public Theatre (Tokyo)
- November
- “Neighbor” – New media art experience at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (Tokyo)
- November
- “Roulette” – Dance performance at Futakotamagawa rise (Tokyo)
- May
- “The Mirror” – New media art experience at WRO Media Art Biennale 2017 (Poland)
- January
- “Volks wagen” – choreography and casting for the show at Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)
- December
- “MARBLE” – Dance performance at Futakotamagawa rise (Tokyo)
- Sept. to Nov.
- “FIFA Club World Cup in Japan” – Direction for the dance promotion event at four cities in Japan (Tokyo, Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama)
- September
- “Neighbor” – New media art experience at Ars Electronica 2016 (Linz, Austria)
- Jun
- “Neighbor” – New media art experience at Design Museum Holon (Israel)
- Jun
- “Forever Dancing” – Dance performance at Futakotamagawa rise (Tokyo)
- May to Mar. 2017
- “The Mirror” – New media art experience at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (Tokyo)
- July
- “Ton Ton to Tan Tan” – Dance performance at Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design (Toyama)
- Jan. to Feb.
- “The Mirror” – New media art experience at MORI ARTS CENTER (Tokyo)
- Oct. to Dec.
- “The Mirror” – New media art experience at Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (Kumamoto)
- October
- “Mercedes-Benz” – Choreography and casting for the show at Tokyo Motor Show 2015 (Tokyo)
- September
- “Voice of Fukushima” – Art project for earthquake disaster reconstruction at Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art (Fukushima)
- Sept. to Nov.
- “MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON Festival” – Creative direction and choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER at two cities (Tokyo and Singapore)
- Sept. to Oct.
- “Ko Shibasaki Live Tour 2015” – Creative direction and choreography for the pop music singer at eleven cities in Japan(Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Nagoya, Miyagi, Hokkaido, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Tokyo)
- July
- “ZETTAI RED” – Dance performance at Esplanade theatres on the Bay (Singapore)
- Jun
- “MORE MORE” – Dance performance at Futakotamagawa rise (Tokyo)
- January
- “WORLD ORDER TOUR 2015” – Creative direction and choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER at three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
2017
2016
2015
2014
- September
- “MIRAGE” – New media art performance at Ars Electronica 2014 (Linz, Austria)
- Jun
- “ZETTAI RED” – Dance performance at Futakotamagawa rise (Tokyo)
- April
- “ROPPONGI parade” – Dance performance in ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2014 at around Roppongi station (Tokyo)
- March
- “YOROKOBI NO UTA” – Dance performance at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo)
- January
- “WORLD ORDER TOUR 2014” – Creative direction and choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER at five cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka)
2013
- June
- “IMPERIALISM” by WORLD ORDER (Youtube) – Choreography for the music video
- April
- “WORLD ORDER in BUDOKAN” – Creative direction and choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER
at Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
2012
- November
- “Speed of Light Yokohama” – Choreography for the performance by NVA (UK) at Yamashita Park, ZOU-NO-HANA Park and Osanbashi (Yokohama)
- September
- “bow-wow” – Dance performance at ZOU-NO-HANA Terrace and Park (Yokohama)
- August
- “MIRAGE” – New media art performance at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Tokyo)
- July
- “WORLD ORDER LIVE 2012” – Creative direction and choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER at International Forum (Tokyo) and NHK Osaka Hall (Osaka)
- January
- “WORLD ORDER LIVE” – Choreography for the dance performance group WORLD ORDER at Shibuya Public Hall (Tokyo)
2011
- August
- “The Power of Art – Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake” – Dance performance with pop music group CAPSULE at Spiral (Tokyo)
- April
- “The Power of Art – Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake” – Dance performance at Spiral (Tokyo)
- March
- “SONAR” – Dance performance at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Ishikawa, Japan)
- February
- “MUSTANG Colors” – Dance performance at Kobe Art Village Center (Hyogo, Japan)