Welcome to Keiko.ca

Thank you for visiting Keiko Ninomiya's Keiko.ca from Toronto Canada
This web site is about her own Contemporary dance & Balinese dance works, project information.
Are you looking for Superhero? or Butoh work?
Please visit her company's website "AKA Dance" and "ZUKE".
日本語は こちらからどうぞ!(ただ今一部工事中です)



AKA Dance Audition Notice

AKA Dance is looking for 1 female dancer who is fluent in French and English for a series of school performances throughout the year. We are looking for strong dance technique, acting abilities, and a sense of fun and play!

Audition Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Time: 5:00 - 7:00
Location: Studio 1112, 1112 Dundas St Toronto


Please send a bio and headshot to info@akadance.ca by January 14. If you are unable to attend this audition but are interested please let us know.

For more information on the company please visit www.akadance.ca

AKA Dance est � la recherche d'une danseuse qui est parfaitement bilingue pour une s�rie de spectacles scolaire en 2012/13. Nous cherchons une interpr�te ayant une base technique solide ainsi que des capacit�s d'expression dramatique et le d�sire de jouer avec nous!

Audition Date: Dimanche le 15 Janvier 2012
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: Studio 1112, 1112 Dundas St Toronto


Svp faire parvenir votre CV, et un photo � info@akadance.ca par le 14 janvier. Si la date ne conviennent pas, svp nous faire savoir.

Pour en savoir plus sur la compagnie veuillez visiter www.akadance.ca

Up coming Performances


Balinese Music and Dance Workshop!!!

Kayonan - Gamelan Orchestra
- Toronto's only one gong kebyar group!
We started the group last May and this is our first performance to public!
Please don't miss this great rare opputunity!!!


Date& Time:Saturday, October 1, 2011,11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Deer Park Library, 40 St. Clair Ave. E.Toronto, Ontario

Balinese Music and Dance Workshop
In collaboration with Culture Days and the Neighbourhood Arts Network, Toronto Public Library hosts over 80 Toronto-based artists and arts organizations in a celebration of arts and culture at library branches throughout the city of Toronto. Kayonan - Gamelan Orchestra presents a Balinese Music and Dance Workshop at Deer Park Library.

Kayonan - Gamelan Orchestra will perform traditional Balinese music and dance from Indonesia, followed by demonstrations of playing techniques. Try out for yourself a simple traditional Balinese piece of music and take part in a short dance class where participants will learn the Balinese agam (basic posture) and a few basic steps and hand and eye movements.

July 2011 in Vancouver

Keiko is going to perform @ Summer Live in Stanley Park with Gamelan Gita Asmara.

August 2011 in Toronto

Keiko is going to perform @ dance: made in canada/fait au canada this August.
12 artists from across Canada August 11-14, 2011, Betty Oliphant Theatre
Please come to see new work! I'm so excited to collaborate with John Carnes-Music, Nami Sawada-Stage design, and Arun Srinivasan-Lighting Design.

Carassauga 2011 & Asian Heritage Month performances

Thank you for coming to Carassauga 2011 and 2 public library shows @
Lillian H. Smith Blog (with photo) & Maria A. Shchuka !
I had a great time & meet new audiences!

Japan Tour & local performances with Corpus

Keiko is going to Japan with CORPUS this summer, July -Aug 2010.
We are going to perform "Les moutons" in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Nagano and Shiga, Japan. Please come to see the SHEEEEEP.

June 24, Waterloo Dance Festival
July 17 Kijimuna Festival, Okinawa
July 29 - Aug 15 TACT Festivel Tokyo, Osaka, Nagano and Shiga.


Balinese dance & music show in Vancouver!

Sunday, April 25, 2010
Scotiabank Dance Centre - 677 Davie Street

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 1:30pm
Heritage Playhous - 662 North Road, Gibsons

with GitaAsmara in Vancouver!!!

Dance Ontario's DanceWeekend'10 !!!


Jan 24 Keiko's time is @3:30 -5:05 @ Toronto's Harbourfront Centre!
Minimum $10 donation per person!
There is 27 professional companies and hundreds of dancers in this show!!!
Please check the Dance Ontario website for more information!!!




Photos by Walter Lai


"Mirror bridge"
Choreographed by: Keiko Ninomiya
Performers: Zhenya Cerneacov, Amy Hampton, Jennifer Helland, Masumi Sato and Keiko Ninomiya
Music by: Tetsuroh Konishi (Tokyo)
Set and Costumes: Norman Vandal
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan

This original piece was created with Le Groupe Dance Lab (Ottawa) with Monitor Yvonne Coutts
The premier performance was held at AKA Dance's "White Moon Dance Night".
Special Thanks to All Dancers, Peter Boneham, Tony Chong, Yvonne Coutts, Robert Abubo, Paul Auclair, Lori Duncan, Marie Claire Forté, Walter Kubanek, Tony Pan, James Phillips, Normand Vandal, Koichi Yano, and John Carnes.

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Mirror Bridge



Red dream


The Summer


Emptiness of my hands


Futari un due torior