{"id":185,"date":"2018-07-19T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/herpowernetwork\/herpower-presents-the-women-of-michiyaya-dance\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T18:16:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T18:16:02","slug":"herpower-presents-the-women-of-michiyaya-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/herpowernetwork\/herpower-presents-the-women-of-michiyaya-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"HerPower Presents: The Women Of MICHIYAYA Dance!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michiyaya Dance<\/strong> is more than just your regular ol’ dance company. If “female empowerment” were in the dictionary, a picture of Michiyaya’s dancers would be right next to the description! Anya<\/strong> and Mitsuko<\/strong> are the founders of this all female dance company, which they describe as a “femme-identifying contemporary dance theater company”, based in New York City.<\/p>\n

Check out the interview below!<\/p>\n

Her Power: What separates Michiyaya Dance apart from other dance companies (besides it being an all female dance company?), and why did you ladies feel it was important to ONLY have females as the main dancers in the company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MICHIYAYA:<\/strong> MICHIYAYA Dance<\/strong> is a blend between our two visions (Mitsuko and Anya) combining dance and visual art. The work is centered around dance but is also visual and cerebral. One thing that separates us from other companies is that we focus a lot on keeping our dance artist\u2019s voices present in the work. We don\u2019t want it to seem like a homogenous group that is speaking for either of us. We decided for MICHIYAYA to be only women because we wanted to show that women have versatility and strength in performance, dance, and art. We are now redefining our company as \u201cfemme-identifying\u201d and not \u201call-women\u201d; we don\u2019t want to exclude gender-queer, gender non-binary or trans folks from joining us.<\/em><\/p>\n

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HP: What message do you want people to receive while watching your performances or even learning about your company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MY:<\/strong> A lot of what we do is abstract, so no matter what the message of the work is, we want people to feel real feelings and think real thoughts. Real meaning that the audience can gain something poignant, or substantial that they relate to or question.<\/em><\/p>\n

HP: What were your favorite collaborations thus far? (MAC, THINX?)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitsuko:<\/strong> All of our collaborations have been special for different reasons. The most recent collaboration with Vice id<\/strong> and MAC<\/strong> is currently my favorite. Vice id made an A to Z video dedicated to Aaliyah<\/strong> that myself, Anya and some of our dance artists were featured in. I grew up listening to Aaliyah and she was such a beautiful person that left us too soon. I met a lot of vibrant and talented people at the shoot. It confirmed that we, artists are all or here doing the work and making things happen in different ways. I\u2019m really excited for my generation of artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anya:<\/strong> My favorite would also be the Vice id x MAC<\/strong> collaboration. It was run by a bunch of boss WOMBen and honored such an iconic WOMBan. We got to work with an incredible choreographer Holly Blakey; assistant to her was my close friend Coral Dolphin<\/strong>. It was directed by Cara Stricker<\/strong> and we got styled by beauty Miyako Bellizzi.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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HP: How does one become a member of Michiyaya Dance? What are your requirements?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MY:<\/strong> We have a two step audition process. The first is video submissions and\/or in-person auditions and then the second part is joining us in rehearsals. It\u2019s important to have people join us in rehearsal to see how they adapt to the group and vise versa. Our requirements are that people just be themselves, be confident, and share their abilities. Our group of 6 dance artists is very special because everyone is clearly them. <\/em><\/p>\n

HP:\u00a0Are there any upcoming events that you would like to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MY:<\/strong> We have a month-long residency in Pittsburgh at PearlArts Studios<\/strong> where we\u2019ll be creating new work and teaching. We also have a premiere April 25-28, 2019 at the 14th St Y<\/strong>. Tickets are already on sale! We are really excited for this show. It\u2019s titled \/w\u0113\/ and it\u2019ll be a work that we\u2019ve been brewing for over a year. <\/em><\/p>\n

HP: Describe Michiyaya Dance in 3 words.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anya:<\/strong> Fierce, influential, and humble.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mitsuko:<\/strong> Charged, empowering, and bold.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to follow Michiyaya Dance on Instagram!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to visit their website!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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