Ichi Go
Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher
Japanese/Based in Berlin, Germany
Languages
English (Conversational), Japanese (Native), German (Beginner)
Skills
Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, elements of Butoh
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Japan, but having moved to Sacramento, California as an infant, Ichi Go began to dance just as soon after she could walk. When she returned to Japan she maintained her interest in physicality and movement, studying modern dance from the age of 4 with tutors from the Fuji Mieko Contemporary Dance Company, with whom she performed from the age of 19 to 21. This intense, immersive tutelage and involvement with one of the most illustrious Japanese contemporary dance companies gave her a steady foundation on which to construct her personal style. For several years in her mid-20s, she was forced to stop dancing professionally and pursue other means, but in 2013, feeling a renewed sense of passion, she decided to move to Berlin to focus once again on establishing her artistic practice as the centerpiece of her life. Since then, she has worked extensively as a dancer both in the EU and internationally. Ichi has worked for clients and directors including Sven Holm (NOVOFLOT, Berlin), Jecko Siompo(Animal Pop Founder, Jakarta), Kadir Amigo Memis(Flying Steps Founder, Berlin), Sean Rogg (The Waldorf Project, London), Yumiko Yoshioka (TEN PEN CHii Art Labor, Berlin), Katarzyna Pastuszak (Amareya Theater & Guests, Gdansk), Daria Faïn(The Commons Choir, NYC), Christine Bonansea (Christine Bonansea Company, NYC/Berlin), BMW (Mark Film). She has established her own company, ELEKTRO KAGURA.
Her dance is characterized by the ability to develop a synchronization with her environment, an understanding which she gained from observing shrine-maidens ritual practices in her youth. She believes the body should be a receptacle, receiving and offering, sharing something which dwells within all of us.Photo Gallery
