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"His performances are not meant to be watched, but felt and experienced."
– Charleston City Paper
Multi-disciplinary solo Japanese artist Hiroaki Umeda creates entire environments with dramatic strobe-like lighting, crackling digital soundscapes and, of course, his commanding presence as a performer. Highly contemporary, Umeda’s movement style draws upon an eclectic training in ballet, hip-hop and butoh to embody the extremes of modern life in Japan in ways that are at once subtle and shocking, serene and violent. The Times of London says “Impressive? You bet.”
Sponsored by Sherman Capital Markets, LLC
Additional support for Hiroaki Umeda is provided by the Asian Cultural Council.
Additional support for the 2009 Carolina First Dance Series is provided by the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
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