Ayaka Nakama

Born in 1992 and based in Kobe, Japan. Ayaka Nakama graduated from the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (London) before becoming a scholarship student at dB Academy (Kobe) and receiving the Dancer Encouragement Award. While also creating her own works, she has also recently performed as a dancer in works by Mika Kurosawa, Toshiki Okada (chelfitsch) and contact Gonzo among others. Committed to the way the body is choreographed by someone or something, she pursues a phenomenon that she believes can only be called dance. She has been an associate artist of Dance Box since 2018.

As of August 2021