MIKIKO KAWAMURA

Mikiko Kawamura is a Japanese dancer and choreographer.

Born in Tokyo, Kawamura started her professional dance career in 2011.  Since then, she has achieved remarkable milestones in the field of contemporary dance. From 2011 to 2024, she has performed in 33 cities across 16 countries. She choreograph and perform 20 pieces or over.

In 2014, she won the “Next Generation Choreographer Award” and the “Audience Award” for her work “Inner Mommy” in Toyota Choreography Award. The following year, she received the “Jury Prize” and the French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographer, supported by Air France, at the Yokohama Dance Collection EX2015.

In 2016, Kawamura was invited to the French National Dance Center CCN/R in Lyon and spent six months as an artist-in-residence member in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, Marseille, Cannes, and Le Havre.

Kawamura’s recent performances include N.P, a Lisa Spilliaert film based on a novel by Banana Yoshimoto; The Bacchae – Holstein Milk Cows, a play written and directed by Satoko Ichihara; and Naoto Iina’s film “ San (三)” in TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13, where she played the role of a complete copy of the Japanese Butoh legend Tatsumi Hijikata.

In 2022, Kawamura formed the unit “Iroha” with Taishi Watanabe and began performing on the street. In addition to writing her own essays, producing original songs and she have started up a general handmade store Kawamura industry selling custom knitwear and accessories.