Human Capital Tour & Ballet Performance
December 9, 2022
Tour: 5:00 PM / Performance: 5:45 PM
Join us for an exhibition tour and special performance with Yukichi Hattori, co-founder of the H/W School of Ballet, along with dancers from Calgary and H/W students as they respond to the themes addressed in the exhibition Human Capital. Through their own personal stories of immigration and assimilation, the dancers move through rhythms of confrontation and harmony in a collective dance piece that celebrates diversity.
“A story of rocks grinding themselves to spheres through the river of time. A process that is harsh, exhausting and dramatic. I happen to find those moments oddly entertaining. I wish to share them with you”. - Yukichi Hattori
Concept and Direction; Yukichi Hattori
Music; "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel
Performers
Yukichi Hattori / Galien Johnston / Sabina Zhetpissova
Jolie Che / Annalise Grammacione / Allison Hardee / Allysan Lui / J. R. McNeil / Justine Park / Lan Tran / Paige Wichers / Claire Winther
Valentina Calderon / Hilit Heitman / Megan Kanashiro / Carlin Khu / Leah Flaschner / Sophie Kimber / Hailey Mah
Solange Ansell / Ryan Brignall / Abigael George / Mae Hattori / Tobey Kanashiro / Hannah Kohn / Harper Marshall
Friday, December 9
Tour: 5:00 PM
Performance: 5:45 PM
Location: Flanagan Gallery
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Yukichi Hattori (he/him)
Yukichi started dancing in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 13, he moved to Hamburg, Germany to attend the Hamburg ballet school. He joined the Hamburg ballet in 1999, where he was praised as the "audience's favourite dancer". He was promoted to soloist in 2004. He then moved to the Alberta Ballet in 2006, where he danced until 2016. He not only danced throughout his career, he choreographs all over the world as well.
He now opened H/W school of Ballet here in Calgary along with his partners, Galien Johnston Hattori and Tara Williamson to raise dancers and performing arts supporters.
