A Record of the 2025 Dance Program

Records for 2025

 

Asami Ida, “Blossom”

 

Sae Onishi (大西彩瑛), Remi Murai (村井玲美) and Haruka Tabana (田花遥), “1mm of Policy” (1mmのポリシー)

 

Terereren (ﾃﾚﾚﾚﾝ; Miyu Ogasawara [小笠原美優] and Rei Sugimoto [杉本麗衣]) feat. Rina Yamamoto (山本梨奈), “mo’”

 

Seo Jeong-bin (ソ・ジョンビン), Park Seung-hyeon (パク・スンヒョン) and Lee Ye-ji (リ・イエジ), “Forest”

 

Magnum Madam (マグナム・マダム), “Upper-Arm Bolero” (ニノウデボレロ)

 

Asami Shimazaki (島崎麻実), “51/49”

 

Satsuki Tajima (田島さつき), “call it a day”

 

Naomi Tanaka (田中直美), “Bubbles” (あわ)

 

Mademoiselle Cinema, “High-Heel Bolero”

 

Himawari Group (ひまわり組), “High-Heel Bolero”

 

Takahiro Mochizuki and Haruka Takeuchi (竹内春香), “Sister”

 

All participants in the Japan–Korea dance exchange

 

Mademoiselle Cinema, “Kagurazaka Street Stage / Akagi Shrine”

 

Mizuki Kaneko (金子美月) and Tenma Matsuda (松田天馬), “Confidential Catification Center” (機密猫化センター)

 

Mitsutake Kasai and Chieko Ito (伊藤千枝子), “Tokyo Parade”

 

January 11 (Sat) and 12 (Sun): Dance Bridge—A Journey in Search of Quality, “The Another Side of RK” (3 performances)

 

Choreography and direction: Ryohei Kondo. Performers: Kaho Kogure, Shige Kigawa (木皮成), Dan Ishii (石井團), Osamu Nakamura (中村理), Niina (ニイナ)

 

Ryohei Kondo

 

January 18 (Sat): Theater 21 Fes vol.134 (1 performance)

 

January 24 (Fri): night session live vol.1 (1 performance)

 

Performers: Mitsutake Kasai, Kim Ito (伊藤キム), Yukio Suzuki (鈴木ユキオ), Mayumu Minagawa (皆川まゆむ)

 

January 25 (Sat): Sensei-tionals’ inaugural performance, “SHIKI—Haru (Spring)” (1 performance)

 

Composition and direction: Takahiro Mochizuki. Performers: 13 teachers who teach dance at school

 

February 1 (Sat): “Dance Flower” (2 performances)

 

Works by: Ayane Yasaka (八坂采音), Kokona Nozawa (野沢心南) and Satsuki Tashiro (田代さつき), Tara Hirata (平田鱈), Yako Omori (大森弥子) and Chinatsu Horikawa (堀川千夏),

 

Nagisa Inoue (井上渚), and Choomma Dance Company (Korea): 14 performers in 6 works

 

February 2 (Sun): Theater 21 Fes vol.134 (1 performance)

 

March 2 (Sun): “Red Shoes 9” (アカイクツ9) (2 performances)

 

A celebration of four works by women choreographers who continue to send dance out into the world

 

Choreography and performance: Mana Shimada (島田真奈), Ayaka Suzuki (鈴木絢香) and Aone Morisawa (森澤碧音); Aya Sakai (酒井亜矢); Chizuru Kawamura (河村千鶴) and Masumi Nakanishi (中西ますみ)

 

Masaki Moriyama (森山真幸) and CHISA; Aki Takeda (あきたけだ) and Norie Hamanaka (ノリエハマナカ)

 

March 9 (Sun): UDC24th (2 performances), “Dnce is” (2 performances)

 

Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Tokai University, Waseda University, Tama Art University, Yokohama National University

 

Shobi University, Nihon University, Mukogawa Women’s University,

 

March 20 (Thu): night session live vol.2 (1 performance)

 

Performers: Mitsutake Kasai, Motoko Hirayama (平山素子), Kaori Kagaya (加賀谷香), Naoka Uemura (上村なおか)

 

April 5 (Sat): Theater 21 Fes vol.135 (1 performance)

 

April 12 (Sat): Mademoiselle Cinema—On the Eve of the Korea Performances, “Her Chair” (2 performances)

 

Choreography: Naoko Ito. Performers: Mademoiselle Cinema (Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi,

 

Mayuko Akimoto, Moe Sugawa, Eha Kudo, Tomoko Odo); Himawari Group (Aki Takeda [アキ・タケダ],

 

Kyoko Oishi (大石恭子), Hiroko Kawahara (河原宏子), Yoko Kimura (木村洋子), Yoshimi Konno (今野好美), Emiko Goeku (護得久えみ子), Mayumi Saito (斉藤真弓),

 

Etsuko Toki (時えつこ), Miwako Nozawa (野沢美和子), Yu Murakami (村上優), Kuniko Wakao (若尾久仁子))

 

April 20 (Sun): Yasuyo Omoto Children’s Ballet Performance (1 performance)

 

May 11 (Sun): Dance Senka Performance (2 performances)

 

Asami Ida’s class, Taiju Matsumoto’s class, Naoka Uemura’s (上村なおか) class, Yasuyo Omoto’s class

 

May 18 (Sun): Kagurazaka Street Stage—Oedo Tour 2025 (Akagi Shrine)

 

Featuring Mademoiselle Cinema

 

May 30 (Fri): night session live vol.3 (1 performance)

 

Mitsutake Kasai, Moeko Uematsu (上松萌子), Yuna Urashima (浦島優菜), Shoko Fukushima (福島頌子), Barabbas Okuyama (奥山ばらば)

 

June 1 (Sun)–28 (Sat): Five weekend projects, including workshops, performances and a photography exhibition, as part of June Project 2025,

 

were held

 

July 11 (Fri): night session vol.4 (1 performance)

 

Performers: Mitsutake Kasai, Rihaku Ogawa (小川莉伯), Kohei Fujimura (藤村港平), Taiji Watanabe (渡辺泰司)

 

July 12 (Sat): Theater 21 Fes vol.136① (1 performance)

 

July 13 (Sun): Theater 21 Fes vol.136② (1 performance), On the Eve of the Performance (1 performance)

 

July 19 (Sat): Mademoiselle Cinema—On the Eve of the San Diego Performances, “Woman Is a Journey” (1 performance)

 

Choreography: Naoko Ito. Performers: Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Mayuko Akimoto, Moe Sugawa,

 

Eha Kudo, Tomoko Odo. Cooperation: Audrey Morel (オードリー・モレル; narration), Masako Nakazato (中里雅子)

 

(narration materials)

 

August 2 (Sat) and 3 (Sun): Shintaro Hirahara (平原慎太郎) Dance Senka & 180day (3 performances)

 

Performers: Dance Senka (Kanako Imaizumi [今泉かなこ], Kanae Uebuchi [上渕佳苗], Eren Shirakura [白倉絵蓮], Midori Takasugi [高杉みどり], Ryoko Hayashi [林良子],

 

Shoko Hiraishi [平石祥子], Fumiko Fukushima [福島史子]); 180Days (Madoka Ueda [上田円], Kanae Uebuchi [上渕佳苗], Kantaro Kunimatsu [國松寛太郎], Maika Sugisaki [杉崎舞花],

 

Moe Matsuzaki [松崎萌], Suzuka Inada [稲田涼香], Azuri Kawamura [河村アズリ], Eren Shirakura [白倉絵蓮], Risa Tsunoda [角田莉沙], Shiori Hirata [平田栞], AYUBO

 

August 11 (Mon): Organ Works × Session House, “On Piste 2025” (2 performances)

 

Supervision: Shintaro Hirahara (平原慎太郎). Teaching and choreography: Takkun Ikegami (池上たっくん), Haruka Watanabe (渡辺はるか), Chiaki Hotta (堀田千晶),

 

Akito Nitta (仁田晶凱). Performers: 19 creation-class participants

 

September 6 (Sat): D-zone Festival, “SUGATA” vol.3 (2 performances)

 

Performers: Tomoya Onodera (小野寺友也), Aya Sakai (酒井亜矢), Satsuki Tajima (田島さつき), Kiyono Kobayashi (小林希予乃), Megumi Takase (高瀬恵), Kumiko Nishijima (西嶋久美子),

 

Nariaki Ishibashi (石橋成晶), Mana Shimada (島田真奈), Ayaka Suzuki (鈴木絢香), Nana Nakayama (中山菜)

 

September 12 (Fri): night session vol.5 (1 performance)

 

Performers: Mitsutake Kasai, Mikiko Kawamura (川村美紀子), Wataru Kitao, Kai Miwa

 

September 27 (Sat) and 28 (Sun): Dance Bridge, “Japan–Korea Exchange: Encounters of Bodies in Cross-Cultural Dance” (3 performances)

 

Desiganare Movement, “Forest.” Choreography: Yu Ho-sik (ユ・ホシク). Performers: Seo Jeong-bin (ソ・ジョンビン),

 

Park Seung-hyeon (パク・スンヒョン), Lee Ye-ji (リ・イエジ). Mademoiselle Cinema, “High-Heel Bolero”

 

Choreography: Naoko Ito. Performers: Tamami Takenoshita, Natsumi Hasushi, Mayuko Akimoto, Moe Sugawa, Eha Kudo,

 

Tomoko Odo. Magnum Madam (マグナム・マダム), “Upper-Arm Bolero” (ニノウデボレロ). Choreography: Natsue Yamaguchi (山口夏絵). Performers: Masako Utagawa (歌川雅子),

 

Ryoko Shimizu (清水良子), Nori Hamanaka (ノリハマナカ), Mami Hamaji (濱地真実), Aya Matsui (まつい綾), Volet Eva, Ai Miyauchi (宮内愛), Natsue Yamaguchi (山口夏絵)

 

October 18 (Sat): Theater 21 Fes vol.137① (1 performance)

 

October 19 (Sun): Theater 21 Fes vol.137② (1 performance)

 

November 8 (Sat): SHALA Ueda (シャーラ上田), “Metamorphosis” (1 performance)

 

November 16 (Sun): Pokopen Maiko (ポコペン舞子) 25th Anniversary Project, “Let’s Meet Once” (いちど会おう) (2 performances)

 

Creation, direction and performance: Ayako Koyama (小山綾子), Megumi Kawabata (川端慈), Aki Sugita (杉田亜紀), Katsura Minoshima (簑島桂), Yoshiko Miyazaki (宮﨑喜子)

 

November 21 (Fri): night session vol.6 (1 performance)

 

Performers: Mitsutake Kasai, Yu Okamoto (岡本優), Kaho Kogure, Tomo Mizukoshi (水越朋), Yuka Shinohe (四戸由香), Akira Kasai (笠井叡)

 

November 23 (Sun): Dance Performance Commemorating Akemi Watanabe’s (渡辺朱美) Third Memorial, “The Sorrow of Circles upon Circles / Let’s Go Around the Sun” (円円の円のかなしみ・太陽の回りを回ろう)

 

(1 performance)

 

Seven works by Hajime Watanabe (渡辺元), Masako Furuichi (古市昌子), Yoshika Iku (育芳香), Miyoko Yamamoto (山元美代子), Masami Iku (育麻咲美), and Kaoru Iku (育かおる),

 

with 15 performers

 

December 6 (Sat) and 7 (Sun): Dance Bridge 2025, “Exchange among Japanese Dancers: Focusing on Laughter” (3 performances)

 

“1mm of Policy” (1mmのポリシー) by Sae Onishi (大西彩瑛), Remi Murai (村井玲美) and Haruka Tabana (田花遥); a work by Takahiro Mochizuki and Haruka Takeuchi (竹内春香),

 

“Sister”; “Iconic” by Yu Okamoto (岡本優) and Wataru Kitao; a work by Mitsutake Kasai and Chieko Ito (伊藤千枝子),

 

“Tokyo Parade”

 

December 20 (Sat) and 21 (Sun): Odoru Hiroba Performance (3 performances)

 

“Blue Sky” (青空) by Kan’ei Asakawa (浅川奏暎); “Blossom” by Asami Ida; “Bubbles” (あわ) by Naomi Tanaka (田中直美)

 

“51/49” by Asami Shimazaki (島崎麻実)

 

February 7, 2026 (Sat): Session House Awards, “Dance Flower 2026” (2 performances)

 

Sen Ten（Souki Shintani、Daichi Yamaguchi）「Self, Reality」

 

Terereren (ﾃﾚﾚﾚﾝ; Miyu Ogasawara [小笠原美優] and Rei Sugimoto [杉本麗衣]) feat. Rina Yamamoto (山本梨奈), “mo’”

 

Confidential Catification Center (機密猫化センター; Mizuki Kaneko [金子美月] and Tenma Matsuda [松田天馬]), “・ (Vanishing Point)” (しょうしつてん)

 

Satsuki Tajima (田島さつき), “call it a day－”; Miyu Watanabe (渡邉未有), “One Over How Many” (なんぶんのいち); Haruka Takeuchi (竹内春香), “Reverb”

 

mau; Kim Sang-hon (キム・サンホン), “By others”

 

 

Session House Staff Who Supported the Dance Program

 

Session House Staff Who Supported the Dance Program

 

Overall production: General Incorporated Association Session House Planning Office

 

Directors: Yasuyo Omoto, Taiju Matsumoto, Mitsutake Kasai

 

Production work and operations: Session House Co., Ltd. (contracted)

 

Lighting: Miho Ishizeki, Jun Suzumura (鈴村淳), Ayaka Hara (原綾香) / Sound: Michitaka Ueda (上田道崇), Natsumi Hasushi / Stage management: Shunsuke Nabeshima,

 

Natsumi Hasushi / Video: Ayaka Hara (原綾香), Mayuko Akimoto, Shiori Nakajima (中島詩織) / Photography: Takashi Ito, Masanobu Yamanoue (山之上雅信) /

 

Venue staff: Tamami Takenoshita, Shiho Takahashi (高橋志帆), Rino Komoda (古茂田梨乃), Kana Niibori (新堀佳奈), Ayaka Hara (原綾香), Eha Kudo

 

Production: Takashi Ito, Naoko Ito, Keiko Nabeshima (鍋島敬子), Miho Ishizeki, Shunsuke Nabeshima, Kanako Suzuki (鈴木加奈子)

 

Grants and Cooperation

 

Japan Arts and Culture Promotion Fund, Arts Council Tokyo, Japan Foundation, Honeycomb Fund (ハニカム基金)