Masami Okanda
(Company) Contemporary Dance Association member
She studied modern dance under Takashi Nishida, classical ballet under Isamu Hashiura, Motofumi Nagata and Mariko, and jazz dance under Fred Benjamin.
Participated in performances in Paris, New York, Sydney, and the Middle East as a Japanese folk dance company
RAD Advanced Foundation Distinction (Fri)
acquisition
1997
Trained in New York as an overseas trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Alvin Ailey Dance Center, Perry Dance Center
Tokyo Shimbun National Dance Competition First Prize in the Creative Category Minister of Education Prize, Tokyo Governor’s Prize,
Ishii Baku Award Winner [Toki no Michi]
Played the leading role in Kazuko Hirabayashi’s “”Faust”” at the National Theater Modern Dance Performance.
Performed the role of Phoebus in Takashi Nishida’s “”New Song””.
Kobayashi Kyo Ballet Company “”Tsuru Nyobo”” as Yohei “”Notre Dame in Paris”” as Clopin;
Guest performance, choreography, and instruction in various parts of Japan.