Hanako Hoshimi-Caines is a multiform dance artist working in the expanded field of choreography, sculpture and community practice. She works in solo and collaborative formats using performance as a framework to get intimate with the messy stuff of life. She leans into delight, subverted logics and the spirit of error to experience the quiver of things and as tools toward abstraction seeking opportunities for resistance, newness and unexpected belonging. Her material and performance practices span theatres, art galleries and community spaces and have been shown in Canada, US and Europe. Hanako’s career as a dancer led her to perform with a range of choreographers and companies, such as the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm. Keen on critical practice and hanging out with great people, she was co-artistic curator with Nate Yaffe at the CCOV between 2020-2023. Hanako graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse et de Musique (Lyon, France) and completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in Western Philosophy from Concordia University (2020).
Hanako Hoshimi-Caines
Choreographer and Dancer
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