Michiyasu Furutani

Michiyasu Furutani (b. 1975, Japan) a practitioner of movement, integrates improvisation and a transdisciplinary approach to refine his artistic instruments. His artistic focus on adapting to gravity stems from the belief that gravity potentially influences emotions like love and solidarity, even in a static state. With a background in theatre theory, he utilises these affected emotions, employing bodies and objects as tools to construct performances that blend intellectual depth with visceral impact. Furutani's unique synthesis of movements based on Butoh, transdisciplinary collaboration, and theoretical insights underscores his commitment to pushing artistic boundaries and exploring the intricate interplay between our physical reality and the human experience.

EDUCATION

2019    Master of Art | HZT - Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum für Tanz, a faculty of Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) “Solo/Dance/Authorship” (DE)

1997    Bachelor of Fine Arts of Drama | Nihon University College of Art, Department of Theatre (JP)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo performance projects

2023    fell, in turn, #2 Studio ALTA, Prague (CZ)

2022    Garden of Timbers Flutgraben Berlin, Berlin (DE)

2021    Continuity on a line Movement Research | Testplatz Wedding, Berlin (DE)

Collaborative projects

2023    TUZUB37 w/Ingo Reulecke, Kriton Beyer, Dessau Bauhaus (DE)

2023    KÖRPER : STRASSE w/shifts – art in movement, Porschestraße, Wolfsburg (DE)

2022     Symphony of a Missing Room w/Lundahl & Seitl, Archenhold Observatory, Berlin (DE)

Date of residency: 01.08.2024 – 30.9.2024