​​​RYU SUZUKI

Choreographer/Dancer

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Born and raised in Japan. Graduated Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in UK with a first-class honours degree. During at Rambert, he was chosen to appear in Itzik Galili's "A Linha Curva" in Rambert Dance Comapany's UK tour. After graduating, he joined Phoenix Dance Theatre under the artistic direction of Sharon Watson where he danced works by many choreographers.                              

Since leaving Phoenix 2012, he has been a freelance artist and worked with Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Philippe Decouflé, Tero Saarinen, Inbal Pinto/Avshalom Pollak, Ella Rothchild, Tristan Sharps, Motoko Hirayama, Ryohei Kondo, Kenta Kojiri, amongst many others.

 

As a choreographer, he has been commissioned to create works for dance prestigious institutions, including Dance Base Yokohama (Japan), AURA Dance Theatre (Lithuania), Attakalari Centre for Movement Arts (India), Suginami Ballet Union (Japan) and more. His pieces have been performed domestically and internationally, in U.K., Spain, Italy, France, Romania, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, India and China.

 

"Agnus"(2013) won the Session Best Prize from Kagurazaka Session House. In Yokohama Dance Collection 2017 Competition1, "BU" has won the Prize for young choreographer from French Embassy, the MAZDANSA Prize and the FITS Award from Sibiu International Performing Arts Festival.

 

He had been Associate Choreographer at Dance Base Yokohama between 2020-2023, and now is Residence Choreographer.