Yokohama Dance Collection Competition for Choreographer (Japan)

Approximately 500 choreographers have participated as finalists in the competition, which began in 1996 as a Japanese platform for global choreography competitions, and have engaged in a variety of activities both domestically and internationally, engaging with society, the body, and expression. It’s unfolding.

Choreography is a practice that reconsiders the relationship between the body and society, as well as human beings themselves, and the solidarity of contemporary creators and connections within the region, domestically and internationally are becoming increasingly important.

Performance screening 

• Competition I: November 30th (Saturday), December 1st (Sunday), 2024Venue: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Building 1, 3F Hall.
• Competition II (New Choreographer Category): November 28th, 2024 (Thursday), November 29th (Friday)Venue: Yokohama Nigiwaiza Noge Petri.

Award Information

• Competition I
  • Jury Prize: (Second Prize) Performance at Yokohama Dance Collection from the following year and prize money of 400,000 yen (creative activity subsidy)
  • French Embassy in Japan/Dance Reflections for Young Choreographers by Van Cleef & Arpels Prize: (Second Prize) Residence Program in France.
  • MASDANZA Award: (Second Prize) Performance at International Contemporary Dance Festival MASDANZA (Spain)
  • Architectants Artist Support Award: (Second Prize) After consultation, they decided on the provision of a studio (creative support, work-in-progress opportunities, and workshops), free classes, etc.
  • Honokuni Toyohashi Arts Theater PLAT Award: (Second Prize) Honokuni Toyohashi Arts Theater PLAT Provides an opportunity to create a work in residence.
• Competition II (New Choreographer Category)
  • Best Newcomer Award: (Second Prize) Support for the creation of the work and its performance at the Yokohama Dance Collection the following year.
  • Architectants Artist Support Award: (Second Prize) After consultation, they decided on the provision of a studio (creation support, work-in-progress opportunities), free classes, etc.

Conditions for submitted works

• Competition I
  • The performance time for screening will be within 20 minutes.
  • It is also possible to apply for joint choreography works under joint names or company names.
• Competition II (New Choreographer Category)
  • The performance time for screening will be within 10 minutes.
  • Joint choreography works cannot be submitted under joint names or company names.
  • There are certain restrictions on the effects of sound, lighting, etc.
  • Videos, stage art, etc. may not be used during performance screening.
• Common 
  • Expression methods restricted by Japanese law are not permitted.
  • Works performed at past Yokohama Dance Collections cannot be submitted.
  • Only one work can be submitted per applicant (one group)
  • There is no limit to the number of people in a work (solo, duo, or group)

Eligibility Requirement

• Competition I
  • Must have a performance track record (it does not have to be a solo performance by the applicant)
  • no age limit.
• Competition II (New Choreographer Category)
  • No choreographer experience required
  • People under 25 years old residing in Japan (those born after April 2, 1999)
• Common 
  • Must not have won any of the following awards at the Yokohama Dance Collection Competition in the past:
    • Jury Award (since 2011)
    • French Embassy Award for Young Choreographers
    • Yokohama Award for Flying into the Future (formerly Yokohama City (Arts) Cultural Promotion Foundation Award)
    • Best Newcomer Award (Applications to Competition I are possible)
  • Duplicate applications for Competitions I and II are not allowed.

For more information, visit Yokohama Dance Collection.