Junichi Fukuda

Japanese native, Junichi Fukuda, has been an instrumental dancer to such companies as Ballet Tech/NY, Smuin Ballet/SF, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, the New York Baroque Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. He is a recipient of the Boston Conservatory Alumni Commissioning award, Bates Dance Festival Emerging Choreographer residency, and the Boston Dance Alliance Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship, and the S&R Washington Award.

In 2014, Junichi formed his company "Fukudance" (www.fukudance.com) as a vehicle to continue his artistic journey from dancer to choreographer and director. His works have been presented at 18MASDANZA in Spain, Mexico City's Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea de la Ciudad, Dance St. Louis' Spring to Dance Festival, DanceNow at Joe's Pub Festival and Bates Dance Festival as well as the local festivals in New England region. The Washington Post states Junichi's work as a "tasteful proposal" and "a work of easeful harmony." He is a native of Japan, where he continues to be involved with the community he has spent his youth as well as on collaborating with the local artists. In recent years, he has appeared in the events in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, and his hometown Yamaguchi. He holds MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University and is currently a member of City Ballet of Boston, where he continues his journey as a performer and a choreographer.