FLUID HUG-HUG

After he closed one of the biggest comtemporary  dance company "rosy co" in Japan,Yamazaki moved to New York in 2001 with the aim of viewing and thinking of dance in more global way. Then in 2002, Yamazaki founded new company "Kota Yamazaki Fluid hug-hug", which activities are based on the policies "traveling, exchanging, exploring". Yamazaki thinks that a person is a fluid and has to keep flowing and changing, then exchanging could be one of a big possibility to pursue the idea. Besides presenting new works which mostly were inspired by the experiences through residencies in different countries, Yamazaki is focused on activities to develop traditional or local dances by combining with Butoh and contemporary dance in his original way. To maximize uniquness of local oriented by exchanging languages through body is what Yamazaki is trying to do. Yamazaki realize that so much of dynamizm are in it, if viewpoint of local traditional culture including dance broaden a little, even an inchand become more connected with the world.
The company, Fluid hug-hug has been presenting solo works, duo works and group works at
festivals or organizations throughout US, Japan, Singapore, Australia as well as Europe.