Naoyuki Oguri (born c.1963),[1][2] who performs as simply Oguri, is a dancer and choreographer from Japan who lives in Los Angeles, California, where he works creating and teaching dance. His work is influenced by the tradition of the Japanese Butoh style of dance.
Oguri was born in Tajimi in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan.[1] Prior to coming to Los Angeles he studied with master Tatsumi Hijikata,[3] the founder of a genre of Butoh dance whom Oguri credits as his inspiration for interest in the field.[1] He also studied and danced with Min Tanaka's Body Weather in a mountain village in Yamanashi Prefecture in rural Japan[2] where he met dancer and choreographer Roxanne Steinberg.[4] In 1990 he came to Los Angeles and married Steinberg. In 2002 he was featured in Meiling Cheng's book In Other Los Angeleses.[5] Oguri was also featured in the film Height of Sky a documentary by Morleigh Steinberg.[1]
Subsequent works include Kalpa, performed at the Getty Center in Los Angeles in January 2012[6] as well as a performance of Cold Dream Colour as a member of the Arcane Collective at the REDCAT, part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Roug, Louise (30 May 2004). "Butoh in the badlands". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b LOOSELEAF, VICTORIA (22 April 1996). "Oguri Solos With Stunning Variations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Pulliam, Noelle. "Dancing with Choreographer Oguri". Indianapolis Art Museum. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Rosenberg, Jeremy. "Arrival Story: Roxanne Steinberg & Oguri". KCET. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Cheng, Meiling (2002). In Other Los Angeleses. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22953-3.
- ^ "Special Presentation: Kalpa". Getty Center. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Arcane Collective: Cold Dream Colour". REDCAT - ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER. Retrieved 22 March 2012.