ROM HASHIMOTO
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER BASED IN TOKYO
Rom Hashimoto
they/them
Director, choreographer, movement director, and performer
1995年生まれ。東京都出身。 ダンスのバックグラウンドを持たない人々への演出、振付を得意とする。
コンセプチュアルな手法を用いながらも、ポップ/ストリートカルチャーの要素を取り込むことでアートファン以外にも訴える魅力を持つ
同時代性の高いパフォーマンスを制作する。作品を構成する全要素に一貫した美意識とヴィジュアル、様々な文脈を分解しコラージュの
如く再構築することで作品テーマを多面的に分析し新たな仮定を提示するスタイルが特徴。パフォーマンス作品の演出、振付に留まらず、ショーケースのキュレーションや撮影 時のムーヴメントディレクション、ステージングなど横断的に活動を行う。
近年は現役ファッションモデルや義太 夫がメインパフォーマーとして出演する斬新なキャスティングも注目を集めている。
Born in 1995, originally from Tokyo.
Besides using conceptual methods, their contemporary performances incorporate elements of pop and street culture.Their work disassembles various contexts and reconstructs them like a collage.
They have been working with non-dancers (musicians, fashion models, etc) to create performances to expand the definition of 'Dance' . Moreover, they have been actively raising their voice to change the artist's working environment to have more inclusivity, including accessibilities for people with disabilities and to provide a safer creative space for queer artists in Japan.
AWARDS
2022
The 16th Japan Dance Forum Award
2021
Yokohama Dance Collection 2020 Competition II The Outstanding New Artist Prize
2020
Spiral Independent Creators Festival 20 PLAY Division The Grand Prize
WORKING HISTORY
2023
'Pan' (dance performance) Direction, choreography, and lighting design.
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Dance Selection 2023.
2022
'2020' (play) Choreography, staging, and performance.
PARCO PRODUCE.
2021
'ENIGMA' (dance theatre) Direction, choreography, and lighting design. DaBY x Aichi Prefectual Art Theater DaBY Performing Arts Selection.
2021
'SHIN TOKIO KIDS' (public performance) Direction and choreography. Shinjuku Kabuki Super Festival 2021.
2021
'Pan' (dance performance/premier) Direction, choreography, and lighting design. Dance New Air 2020->21 Showcase (curation).
2021
'Devil Dance' (dance theatre) Direction, choreography, lighting design, and performance. Yokohama Dance Collection 2021 Dance Connection.
2020
'Cyclone Chronicle' (dance theatre) Direction, choreography, lighting design, and performance.
Yokohama Dance Collection 2020 Competition II.
2019
'Tokyo Mystery circle Club Band' (public performance) Direction, choreography, and performance.
Spiral Independent Creators Festival 20 PLAY Division.