miki orihara
Schedule Archives
Faculty on The Hartt School Dance Division, since 2015, and Martha Graham School since 1990
2024
-----up to the date 10/8/2024
September 25
performing
Mellowing by Christos Papadoupolos
Belgrade, Serbia
September 9-14
teaching/Reggicuer
Martha Graham's Celebration
@Interlochen Art Center
Traverse City
August 31
performing
Mellowing by Christos Papadoupolos
Düsseldorf, Germany
August 18-24
teaching/Reggicuer
Martha Graham's Primitive Mysteries
@Loyola University
Chicago
July 8-16
teaching
Graham for Europe
Venice/Mestre, Italy
June 12-July 7
teaching/Reggicuer
Trentiono Music Festival - Dance Studio
Trentino, Italy
April 11-13
Reggisuer
Suite of Dances
from "Canticle for Innocent Comedians
The Hartt School, CT
March 7
performing
Yuko Watanabe @ Roulette
New York, NY
2023
November 15-17
performing
Rome, Italy
Mellowing by Christos Papadoupolos
November 1&2
performing
Haiyu-Za Theater in Tokyo, Japan
Nanako Yamada Memorial Concert
* will be dancing
Mother (1938) by Seiko Takata, the work I was coached by Nanako in 2019
ANOHITO I use Nanako's friend, the poet Sachiko Yoshiwara's recording
October 21
8pm
performing
New York, NY
September 24,25
performing
ONOKORO
New York, NY
August
teaching/Reggisuer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
July 2
teaching
Tottori
Tottori, Japan
June 24 & 25
performing
New National Theater,
Tokyo, Japan
May 27
performing
Mellowing by Christos Papadoupolos
Utrecht, the Netherlands
May 5 - 28
movment cordinator/choreographer
April 22, Saturday
Regissuer
The Hartt School
-University Partners Showcase
Martha Graham's Primitive Mysteries
April 13, 15 & 15 Thu, Fri & Sat
Regissuer
Hartt Dances
The Hartt School
Pascal Riould, Steven Melendez, Jose Limon and Bournonville
April 12 & 13, Wed & Thu
Curator/Director
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
February 22, Wednesday @7pm
Lecture/Performance
January 26-29, Radialsystem
Performance
Choreography: Christos Papadopoulos
2022
August 15-19
Teaching/performing
Bruxelles, Belgium
July 8-10
Regissuer
DEEP SONG by Martha Graham
SF Dance Works, SF, CA
@ODC space
June 10
Performing
NY to Tokyo
by Thomas Piercy
June
Filming
Woman in the Cabinet
May
Creation & Residency
Adam Lenz and Miki Orihara
May 5-18 Performing
Dance On Ensemble - Making Dances/Dance reply
Milan, Italy and Bonn, Germany
April 15-17 Regissuer
Hartt Dance - Spring Concert
Jacqulyn Buglisi's SUSPENDED WOMEN
Jan 3-14
Teaching
MGS Winter Semester
Advanced Technique Class
Advanced Repertory
- In-Person classes at Christopher St Studio, NY
2021
December 11-13 Teaching
Special 3 day workshop,National Theater of Serbia,Belgrade, Serbia
Sep/Oct Filming
The Woman in a Cabinet- New York, NY
September Filming
The Graham Technique Level 2- intermediate level Standing- NYC
June/July Performing
Dance On Project Reflection Project- Berlin, Germany
7/19-7-23 Teaching
MGS Summer Intensive Advanced Technique Class - Online Only
January Teaching
Movement Migration Winter Intensive Advanced Technique Class
2020/12/28-1/15 Teaching
MGS Winter Intensive Advanced Repertory
2020/12/28-1/ 2 Teaching
MGS Winter Intensive Advanced Technique Class
2020
November MG Technique 2nd DVD Filming
November Hartt Dance
Postponed 3rd NuVu Festival @LPAC
Postponed Woman in the Cabinet Film by Craig Webster
Cancelled José Limón Dance Co @Jacob's Pillow, MA
SUMMER MG School Summer Intensive - Virtual
Postponed The Perpetuum Mobilé Festival in Brussels, Belgium
Cancelled Dance On Project in Lenven,Belgium
I could not go to Europe this year yet Dance On Project made this performance happening on virtual.
2019
August 23-25 "Berlin Story" A re-imagining of Story by Merce Cunningham
Dance On Ensemble : Production| DANCE ON/DIEHL+RITTER
This program is presented as part of the Cunningham Centennial celebration.
DANCE ON is an initiative by DIEHL+RITTER gUG funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
May 29-June 2 Limón Dance Company @ Joyce Theatre
Stephen Pier and I are dancing “Weather in the Room” by Colin Conner, Artistic Director.
May 19 RESONANCE III with DEZZA DANCE - Desiree Dunbar
@ The Orpheum Annex - Vancouver, Canada
Master Class with Nora Izumi Bartosik
This program is supported by the Japan Foundation - Tour Grant for 2018-2019 and LaGuardia Performing Art Center
MAM Foundation, ANA- All Nippon Airway, The Hartt School, Barnard College, RIOULT Dance Center
May 16 RESONANCE III @ Theatre of Yugen, SF
Master Class & Lecture at Theatre of Yugen
with Nanako Yamada, Yasuko Kataoka and Pianist Nora Izumi Bartosik
This program is supported by the Japan Foundation - Tour Grant for 2018-2019 and LaGuardia Performing Art Center
MAM Foundation, ANA- All Nippon Airway, The Hartt School, Barnard College, RIOULT Dance Center
May 10 RESONANCE III @ LPAC LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
with Pianist Nora Izumi Bartosik
*Master Class and Lecture:
@The Hartt School-University of Hartford, CT, (May 4)
@Barnard College (May 9)
@RIOULT Dance Center (May 11)
with Nanako Yamada, Yasuko Kataoka, Norton Owen
This program is supported by the Japan Foundation - Tour Grant for 2018-2019 and LaGuardia Performing Art Center
MAM Foundation, ANA- All Nippon Airway, The Hartt School, Barnard College, RIOULT Dance Center
May 2 Nu Vu Dance Festival @ LPAC LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
2nd Annual Dance Festival - I curate this Festival
2018
August 30 "Lamentation" by Martha Graham
Yokohama - Minato Mirai Theatre, Japan
August 7 "Peace is ... Imagination"
June 16 Resonance II & Boys & Girls by Senri Oe
Kaatsbaan International Center
May 27 Noriko Sato 70th Anniversary Performance, Iwata, Japan
Danced Yuriko's 1968 work CRY
May 18-19 Ryan McNamara's Installation at ICE Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston
May 17 Nu Vu Festival @ LPAC LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
this was the inaugural performance, I curated!
April 27-29 "Appalacahin Spring" Hartt Dance The Hartt School Dance Division
Setting: Martha Graham's work @Millard Auditorium, Hartford,CT
March 24 "broken memory" Kyo-Ku-Kan,NY Japan Cinefest 京空間
March 4 " Umi-e" by Stephen Pier Masayo Isigure Koto Concert
@ Sheen Center, NY Kyo-Ku-Kan,NY Japan Cinefest 京空間
2017
December 15 "Lamentation" "Herodiade(excerpts)" Noguchi/Graham & Page @ 92nd Y
Isamu Noguchi’s Dance Collaborations: A rare performance and discussion of
Expanding Universe
November 4 film -- 5x5 Dance Film Festival (Nov) @ CT
November 4 Teaching - Joy of Motion | Phone: 202-210-1383 | Email: Joy of Motion
1638 R Street NW, Suite 300 , Washington, DC 20009
October 5 film --"broken memory" @ The Outlet Dance Project
September 30 "Lamentation" Wake Forest Dance Festival
@Renaissance Center, Wake Forest NC First Professional Dance performance at this venue.
September 29 "共鳴ーResonance" Renaissance Center, Wake Forest, NC
July "broken memory" dance
White Wave Dance’s 2017 Wave Rising Series Gala, 92nd Y, NY
June 4 & 5 "Broken memory" dance, BalaSole Dance Company @ BAM FIscher
June 1 "broken memory" film NY Japan CineFest @ Asian Society
April 28 & 29 "RESONANCE II" @ LPAC, NY
April 27 "Dancing for JAPAN 2017" @ LPAC
February 4 "broken memory" film
featured at Dance on Camera Festival, Lincoln Center, NYC
Miki's film "broken Memory" was featured at Dance on Camera, Lincoln Center on February 4th.
Directed by Tomoko Mikanagi. We both attended screening and it was wonderful experience to see it on the big screen.
Feburary 2 Participated reading of"Thid from Left" at MG Studio
2016
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2nd @ Kaatsbaan
共鳴ーRESONANCE at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center with Senri Oe playing Jazz piano with Jim Robertson. Entire evening was a magical. Audiences were so engaged and I felt so special! Thank you Kaatsbaan to have us perform!
Miki is setting "Dark Meadow Suite" on dancers of Ruters University, they will perform on November 30-December 3, 2016 in NJ
Celebrated my 25th year with Martha Graham Dance company in 2012.
Working with Wendy Whelan on "Moon Duet". She will be dancing at Chapelhill, NC and will be waring costume that I design and made.