Elevenplay is a Japanese dance troupe noted for their incorporation of advanced technologies into their works. It is headed by director and principal choreographer Mikiko.

Performances

Elevenplay collaborated with Rhizomatiks to produce a piece called ''Shadow'', which used three drones, a spotlight, and a dancer. Elevenplay worked with Rhizomatiks again to produce the show ''Pulse'' for the

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in Mexico. The piece made use of projection-mapping, both on the background and on the dancers. They also collaborated individually with Rhizomatiks director Daito Manabe to create a technology-enhanced show called ''Drone-Augmented Amazingness'', which used three drones and a projection-mapped backdrop. In the piece, the dancers direct the drones at first, but by the end, the drones replace the dancers.

Members

* Kohmen * Saya Shinohara * Emi Tamura * Yu Tokutake * Non * Minako Maruyama * Kaori Yasukawa * Erisa Wakisaka * Shoko Akiyama

Former members

* Tomo (Tomomi Yoshimura) - choreographer and dancer * Arisa Iwasawa * Saori Oodan * Nanako Sudo * Kazune Tomita * Aayane Nakamoto * Mayumi Niwa * Yuka Numata * Nozomi Hiramoto/Okamoto * Asami Horiko * Konomi Masuda * Mariko Yoshino * Mai Kuremoto

External links

Daito Manabe website

Sonarsound Japan

Home page for Mikiko (in Japanese)

References

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