Profile of Kimiko
Yanagida| Educational Qualification | B.A. in educational science from the National Nara Women's University, majoring in dance aesthetics |
| Training Undergone | Training in the basics of western classical ballet for 12 years from a
tender age Training in contemporary dance & choreography for 4 years in Nara Women's University 5 years training under Guru Hare Krishna Behera (Delhi) in Odissi 17 years of rigorous training under Guru Subash Chandra Swain (Orissa) in Odissi, developing the finer nuances of this art form and vastly enriching one's technique as well as repertoire. This training continues. |
| Performances in Japan | Lecture & Demonstration at the National Ethnology Museum, Osaka in
2000 and at the National Nara Museum in 2003 & 2006 Performances given at principal temples & shrines in Japan such as Todaiji-temple, Toshodaiji-temple (Nara), Tsukijihonganji-temple (Tokyo) Ise-shrine |
| Performances in India | Performances for Oriya Doordarshan (National Broadcasting in India) in
1996 & 2000 Performance at Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata) in 2001 Performance at Bhartya Bhasha Parishad (Kolkata) in 2002 Performance at International Odissi Dance Festival at Bhubaneswar(Odisha, India) in 2006 Performance at Visakhapatnam (Andra,India) in 2010 |
| Performances in other countries | Performance at Asian Pacific week Berlin 2003 by invitation from the
Tagore-Einstain Council, Germany Perfoemance at Hope College at Michigan, U.S.A in 2007 |
| Employment in India | Orissa Computer Application Centre under The Science & Technology Department, Government of Orissa (1993-95) |
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