Hello, nice to meet you.

I’m Yo Nakamura, a choreographer/dancer in Tokyo.

I’m going to join WalesLab in this August. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!!

I participated in a theater production at New National Theater in Japan and NTW's"Opportunity of Efficiency" in March last year. The director, John and all the NTW's member are very charming and wonderful! I am glad to be able to join WalesLab. Thank you very much, National Theatre Wales!

My proiect is  “Cymru and I”.

I am interested in the precious memories that people cherish.

For example, while I’m out for a walk in a town, I remember the memory that happened at the place.

At that moment, the place begins to shine vividly and speak to me about the memory with the beat of my heart.

I want to collect such shiny experiences in Wales. And I want to discover the most familiar fairy tales in the world.

Why is it Wales?

I looked at many pictures of Wales. They are beautiful and magical. I think time goes by more slowly in Wales than Tokyo. It is good to look back on old times. And then, the famous Japanese animated filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki got a lot of inspiration from Wales. I have watched his movie since I was small.

So I am making the plan as follows.

1. I meet a person by a dramatic method. And I ask the person “Where is the place of your memory?”
2. I hear the memory concerning the land and people in Wales from the person.
3. I have the person take me there, if possible.
4. I reproduce the best scene of the memory, and take a picture with a Polaroid camera.
5. I present the photo with the unusual experience.
6. I go there another day, and I do a performance or installation and put it in a video. It is the time that I’m faced with the memory.
7. I want to record the process of all as a documentary film.

I hope to meet many special memories in Wales.

And now, I am looking for a Welsh video artist participating in my project together!!!

I'm happy wonderful artists are interested in my project.

Let's find remembrance together!

Thank you for reading my first post.

I hope to see you soon.

Best wishes for your happiness!

Yo

http://yo-nnn.wix.com/yo-nakamura