Namiko Gahier-Ogawa

Dancer, choreographer, movement director

Now David and Jonathan Marc-Antoine Charpentier · New Sussex Opera · 11–25 October 2026

Opera

  1. 2026 David and Jonathan Marc-Antoine Charpentier New Sussex Opera Choreographer, performer
  2. 2025 The Silver Bell Camille Saint-Saëns New Sussex Opera Dancer, choreographer
  3. 2021–24 L’Enfant et les Sortilèges Maurice Ravel Compagnie Celui qui souffle Co-stage director
  4. 2020 Susanna George Frideric Handel Royal Opera House Movement director
  5. 2016 Iris Pietro Mascagni Opera Holland Park Movement director
  6. 2014 Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini Scottish Opera Movement director
  7. 2013 Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini Opera Holland Park Movement director
  8. 2010 Les Troyens Hector Berlioz Dutch National Opera Dancer
  9. 2008 Tannhäuser Richard Wagner Dutch National Opera Dancer
  10. 2008 Castor et Pollux Jean-Philippe Rameau Dutch National Opera Dancer
  11. 2005 Rinaldo George Frideric Handel Vlaamse Opera Dancer

Yumé Arts

The company Namiko Gahier-Ogawa co-founded in 2004 and directs: works that combine contemporary dance with theatre, video and live music, with a particular focus on improvisation and instant composition.

  1. 2017–19 Zyklus – Lieder dansés Berg, Schumann Yumé Arts, with Dorli Lamar (Compagnie Alto) Dance and choreography
  2. Notes from the Underworld Gary Goldschneider Residency, Amsterdam Her piece, which she produced

Collaborations

  1. 2025– La petite fille aux cheveux blancs Compagnie Konfiské.e Actor-dancer, La Petite Fille
  2. 2023 Thermodanse CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay Dancer, choreographer
  3. 2023–24 De nul lieu et du Japon Gaël Mevel Ensemble Rives Dancer, choreographer
  4. 2023–24 La danse de l’enfant qui cherche Gaël Mevel Compagnie Rives Dancer, with the cellist Gaël Mevel
  5. 2019 The Apartment Leah Goldberg Compagnie L’Oreille à Plumes, Sonia Jacob Choreographic collaboration
  6. 2019 Le Mystère des couleurs Manu Da Silva Directed by Damien Luce Choreography
  7. 2018 Vibrazione Artemisia Compagnie Konfiské.e, Carine Piazzi Choreography
  8. 2018 Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest Debussy, Poe Compagnie L’Oreille à Plumes, Sonia Jacob Choreography
  9. 2017 Monsieur Badin Courteline Compagnie Tempus, Montpellier Movement direction
  10. 2017 Tail of the Tongue after Ovid Hanko Festival, Finland Choreography, with Margarita Papazoglou
  11. 2017 Tears École normale supérieure, Paris Performance
  12. 2017 Manzalab Serious game Movement direction for motion capture
  13. 2017 Led By Her Web Summit 2017 Coach
  14. 2016 Le Corps dessinant Musée des Arts et Métiers – CNRS Exhibition
  15. 2016 Hors-Champs, Êtres de papier Compagnie Instant Pudding, Théâtre Mouffetard
  16. 2013 L’Été Chushingura Bando Sengiku, Festival d’Avignon Dancer (Nihon-buyō), coordination
  17. 2012 Funk Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre Dancer, adviser
  18. Cima Compañía Agua Sakra, Chile Creation, with Nikola Bahna and Juan-Pablo Corro
  19. Conexión Danza Centro Anandamapu, Santiago Director, co-founder
  20. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare L’Entretien des Muses, Stéphane Fuget Choreography
  21. Arlequin, Emperor of the Moon Anne Mauduit de Fatouville L’Entretien des Muses, Stéphane Fuget Choreography
  22. La Machine aux couleurs Aliquando, Lyon Choreography
  23. Radio Brooklyn Sonia Jacob Choreography
  24. Du style Compagnie Tempus Choreography
  25. Born in 68 Dominique Fillon Residency Collaboration

Film

  1. Les Voiliers du Luxembourg Nicolas Engel Musical film, broadcast on ARTE Choreography