Denise Fujiwara
Canadian dancer and choreographer
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Denise Fujiwara is a Canadian dancer and choreographer. She created Fujiwara Dance Inventions and co-founded the CanAsian International Dance Festival.[1]
Life
Fujiwara started her career as a member of the Canadian rhythmic gymnastics team.[1] Her mother performed in a modern dance company, and introduced her to modern dance as way to express her voice.[2]
She joined the dance program at York University and practiced classical ballet, modern and contemporary dance.[2]
Career
In 1978, Fujiwara found the collective Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise (TIDE) together with other choreographers.[1] She created Fujiwara Dance Inventions in 1991 to develop her solo projects.
In 1993, she began practicing butoh with master choreographer and performer Nakajima Natsu.[1]
Works
- Sumida River: choreographed by created by Nakajima Natsu and performed by Denise Fujiwara. This solo established Fujiwara as "a senior solo dance artist and butoh practitioner".[1]
- Komachi: choreography by Yukio Waguri. This was Fujiwara's "second major butoh work"[1]
- Eunoia:[3] multimedia dance work based on Christian Bök's Griffin book of the same name.