Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (2008) award
Jo Kanamori
かなもり じょう
Kanamori Jō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-11-22 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Lausanne, Switzerland → The Hague, Netherlands → Lyon, France → Gothenburg, Sweden → Niigata City, Niigata, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- dancer, director, choreographer, artistic director
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Maki Asami Ballet Company, Netherlands Dance Theater (NDT), Ballet of Lyon Opera, Gothenburg Ballet, Niigata City Performing Arts Center, Noism
- Influenced By
- Maurice Béjart
- Influenced
- Noism dancers, younger Japanese choreographers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bejart School (Lausanne) | Dance | Dance Department | — | 1992–1994 | Switzerland |
| Maki Asami Ballet Company | Dance | Training Division | — | 幼少期〜1992 | Japan |
Bejart School (Lausanne)
Dance
/ Dance Department
Period:
1992–1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Switzerland
Studied under Maurice Béjart.
Maki Asami Ballet Company
Dance
/ Training Division
Period:
幼少期〜1992
Country:
Japan
Trained under his father and joined the company.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Mainichi Art Award | — | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2021 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize | BSN Special 'The Value of Art: Dancer Jo Kanamori — A 16-Year Struggle' (TV documentary) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Tachibana Akiko Award | — | — | Tachibana Akiko Award Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2008
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
2018
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2021
Organization:
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize
2021
Work:
BSN Special 'The Value of Art: Dancer Jo Kanamori — A 16-Year Struggle' (TV documentary)
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Tachibana Akiko Award
2025
Organization:
Tachibana Akiko Award Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Adaptations
- BSN Special 'The Value of Art: Dancer Jo Kanamori — A 16-Year Struggle' (TV documentary)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary dance-based physical expressionTheatrical composition and disciplined bodily control
- Recurring Motifs
- physicalityrelationship between community and individualmemory and time
Legacy
A choreographer and director with an international career based in Niigata. He founded Noism in 2004, Japan's first theatre-attached professional dance company, contributing to the development of theatre-based dance in Japan. He has received multiple awards and influenced younger choreographers and dancers.
In Popular Culture
- BSN Special 'The Value of Art: Dancer Jo Kanamori — A 16-Year Struggle' (TV documentary)
Trivia
- Born November 22, 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Trained in childhood under his father, Kanamori (金森勢)
- Joined the Maki Asami Ballet Company in early career
- Moved to Europe in 1992 and joined the Bejart school in Lausanne
- Worked with Netherlands Dance Theater (NDT) and Lyon Opera Ballet among others
- Founded Noism in 2004 and based his activities in Niigata
- Married dancer Sawako Iseki on July 21, 2007
- Recipient of the Arts Encouragement Prize (2008)
- Recipient of the Mainichi Art Award (2018)
- Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2021)
- A documentary about him won the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize (2021)
- Recipient of the 42nd Tachibana Akiko Award (2025)