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She/Her – Dancer/Choreographer/Dance Teacher
Rumiko Otsuka was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.
After she graduated from Arnhem Dans Academie in Holland in 2001, she started her professional career as a dancer in Norrdans(SE). She joined Skånes Dansteater(SE) in 2005; since 2009, she has worked as a freelance dancer. She worked for Recoil Dance Group/Tina Tarpgaard(DK), Skånes Dansteater(SE), Zappala Danza(IT), Khamlane Halsackda(SE/UK), Somatic Noise(SE/DK), Småland Musik och Teater(SE), Camilla Stage(DK), Memory Wax (SE) and more. She joined Nya Rörelsen in 2013 and started to produce dance productions of her own.
Her background strongly influences the work. The focus is exploring Japanese culture and heritage and finding where this has a place within her work. She uses her dual experiences of living in Sweden and blending this with her history with Japan, creating a unique multi-cultural dance/theatre language that can really communicate with audiences.
