by Aika Takeshima

MY MISSION IS...

TO HELP PEOPLE FIND MORE POSSIBILITIES AND FREEDOM IN THEMSELES USING MY MOVEMENTS, WORDS, AND PASSION.

CATEGORIES OF ARTICLES (IN JAPANESE ONLY)

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'HOME'

No matter what happens, no matter how tough it is, keep being yourself, trust yourself and the path. No matter where you are, you are your HOME. You are beautiful as you are.
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'RELEASE'

Release yourself from yourself. 自分を、自分自身から解き放って。
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‘THAT’S LIFE’ – DIRECTED BY SARA PIZZI S|R|P|Z

Dance Movie. Being in conflict with emotions and unknown is not the correct way to interpret acceptance and solidarity.
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'Walking On Music'

Happy funky funny video to remind us “THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND SMILE.”
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‘WHEN WE COULD TOUCH’

Story of a girl with a dream: the dream of the moon, to touch it, to pack and go to live there, the wish to hold it in her hands. Another girl, with the gift to own the moon but that doesn’t know it’s value; keep playing with it but never being happy about it.
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'FREE SPIRIT'

"WHAT IS DANCE TO YOU?" Collaboration with Israeli artist Sivan Arbel.
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‘BLOCKS’ – JOINING STYLE PERFORMANCE

“WHO IS ART FOR?” “WHO IS MY WORK FOR?” A new kind of performance transforming it in an interactive place to share and discuss concepts together 「参加型パフォーマンス」と名付けられた、今までの常識を覆した新しい形のオンラインライブパフォーマンス。
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'REFUNKISM'

We can be more funky! We don’t have to try to be cool, Let’s just fully enjoy!! That’s is one of the greatest parts of dance:)
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"Cirque du ballon"

Collaboration of balloon art and circus. A spectacular ballon ocean. A performance by creatures in this deep ocean with sounds and lights. The world that no one has seen is here….
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"Who Dreamed Who?"

A multimedia live performance, within an ultraviolet environment, that involves dance, body painting, light painting, long exposure photography, live videography, art works rotating around the deep relationship of reality and dream.
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'You don't have to love me, just accept me'

We are totally different, and this is our power and best quality, acceptance for diversity and exploring the unknown is what makes progress and beauty.
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When is enough?

Struggling between being truthful of your personal being and trying to blend-in for approval.
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AIKA TAKESHIMA

Choreographer, dance artist and certified DEI practitioner based in NYC, with the mission to help people find more freedom and possibilities in themselves using her movements, words, and passion.
Co-founder of sarAika movement collective
Founder of LIVABALL

ニューヨーク在住コレオグラファー、ダンスアーティスト＆米国認定DEIプラクティショナー。自身の身体・言葉・パッションを用いて、一人でも多くの人がもっと自由に、そして自分自身の可能性にどんどん気付いていってもらうことを使命とする。

sarAika movement collective 共同代表
LIVABALL代表

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Contact/Booking

Email: contact@aikatakeshima.com

Feel free to contact me for dance workshop/private class, collaboration, DEI consultation/webinar, etc. I’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you!

ダンスワークショップやDEI/多様性に関する講演など、お気軽にご質問・お問合せ下さいませ。

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