Yuichiro Inoue
Longtime company dancer & teacher at TDT
What the Nominator shared: A thought-provoking and passionate dancer, choreographer and teacher
In their own words: During this time I've been honoured to work with Toronto Dance Theatre for 18 years and a wonderful breadth of choreographers, collaborators, artists, musicians, composers and filmmakers. I’ve also been able to maintain my teaching practice and develop my choreographic skill set. I am excited about the potential of this next chapter and look forward to opportunities to work with innovative collaborators across Canada and the world. If you are interested in working together, please connect! I believe it's important to create a space where artists from diverse backgrounds can share their stories and perspectives—pushing our boundaries and creating new and exciting work.
CanAsian Dance is situated in Tkaronto, a Mohawk word meaning “the place in the water where the trees are standing.” It is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and it continues to be the home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
This land is under the Dish with One Spoon covenant, an agreement between the Anishinaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. This land is a dish to be shared and cared for and we all share one spoon; the spoon is to be used to take only what is needed and to leave enough for others, thus ensuring a viable and abundant future. We recognize the enduring resilience of Indigenous peoples and we acknowledge that we are accountable to these relationships and these agreements.
We carry these values of responsibility in sharing and caring in abundance with consideration of not only ourselves but of our communities that we share together.
