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

The collaborated with the Rhizomatics groups to produce a piece called ''Shadow'', which also uses three

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as well as one spot light and one dancer. Elevenplay teamed up with the

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again to produce the show ''Pulse'', for the

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in Mexico. This piece relies on projection-mapping both on the background and on the dancers. They have also collaborated individually with Rhizomatics director Daito Manabe to create a technology-enhanced show called ''Drone-Augmented Amazingness'', which uses three drones as well as a projection-mapped backdrop. At first, the dancers direct the drones, but by the end of the piece, 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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