Physical Theater Company GERO

Profile

Formed in 2015 by choreographer and dancer ITOH Kim.
The vivid sensations of the body and the reality of interpersonal relationships are expressed via performances injected with a unique sense of humor and sarcasm. With a style described as “spoken word performed on the musical instrument known as the body,” the company strives to blend physical body, voice, and spoken word freely.

Recent activities: 
ITOH Kim / GERO "Intrusion," Setouchi Triennale 2019 / Japan Alps Art Festival 2017
GERO "Ｗhat Are You To Me?," TPAM 2019, Kanagawa
ITOH Kim's solo performance ”Yameru Maihime (The Ailing Dance Mistress)," Kanack Hall, Kanagawa / Théâtre de Belleville, Mie / d-soko, Tokyo, 2018
GERO "BIRD Theatre Festival TOTTORI 'Unidentified Flying Words,'" 2017

Recent awards and grants:
ITOH Kim "Asahi Performing Arts Awards" Shuji Terayama Award, 2001
ITOH Kim + the Glorious Future, "Artistic Creativity Enhancement," the saison foundation, 1998-2004
ITOH Kim "Les Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis," France, 1996

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