Pijin Neji
"the world"
choreographed and performed by Pijin Neji
from Tokyo
Pijin
Neji was a member of Dairakudakan, a butoh company
from 2000 to 2004. He studied under Akaji Maro and
danced in all of the company’s main productions
while he was a member. After leaving Dairakudakan,
he began his career as choreographer/dancer. His
main works are solo works and choreographies in
which he doesn’t dance. In “Noroi”
(The curse) presented in “Lab 20” in
the ST spot, the solo work featured and expanded
on Pijin Neji’s physical characteristics.
In his following choreography “The pendulum”,
he attempted to visualize a body beyond the physical
body through the choreography where individualities
of the dancers were trimmed down to the minimum.
In 2006, he appeared in “ASOBU”, a piece
by French choreographer Josef Nadj, and toured in
Europe and Japan including the Avignon Festival.
In his latest solo series “Touch”, in
attempt to examine his own foundations as a dancer,
he has created his works through a process to limit
the elusive body and consciousness of the dancer
through words. In addition, he has performed in
the dance group with Megumi Kamimura, Natsuko Tezuka
and Kuri Suzuki.
