Contact: sioned@sionedhuws.net
Sioned Huws
1965 born in Bangor North Wales
Lives and works in Wales and London
Associate Artist with Dance4 Nottingham
Dance Training
1983-86 Dance Theatre Performance Course, Laban Centre, London
1986-87 Advanced Performance Course, Transitions, Laban Centre, London
1988-90 Merce Cunningham Studios, New York
Awards
2015
International Support Program Award by The Saison Foundation,
Tokyo, in partnership with ARTizan, Aomori, Japan, in support of
Project Odori-Dawns-Dance
2009
Creative Wales Ambassadors Award, Arts Council of Wales, in support of research
and performance project ‘Aomori Project’ Japan, Wales and England
International Support Program Award by The Saison Foundation, Tokyo,
EU-Japan Fest, Japan Committee Contemporary Theatre and Dance in support
of research and performance project Aomori Project, Japan, Wales and England
2008-14
The Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation,
Japan Foundation, Wales Arts International, Foundations supported Aomori Project
in collaboration with Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Dance4 Nottingham, and Arts Council of Wales.
2013
E45 Fringe Festival Naples, Italy, Commissioning Award
Japan Foundation PAJ Europe New Collaboration in Association with Chapter, Cardiff
Publications
2014
Catalogue: Rikuzentakata Artist in Residency Program
2013
Catalogue: Rikuzentakata Artist in Residency Program
2012
Book & Audio CD Aomori Project with drawings, writings and photographs.
Supported by Wales Arts International & The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
Performances and Projects
2015
Aomori Project: Repetition duet with Reina Kimura, NottDance Festival, Dance4,
Nottingham, supported by Arts Council of Wales
2014-15
Rikuzentakata Artist in Residency Program, research, workshops, presentations &
performance; supported by Agency Cultural Affairs Japan & Wales Arts International
Aomori Aomori tour Wales England, Italy supported by The Arts Council of Wales
and The Japan Foundation PAJ
Aomori Aomori tour Japan, supported by AIR Rikuzentakata , TPAM 2014
Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama & Wales Arts International
New creation Aomori Project 2013: Aomori, Aomori, Climate, Body & Soul
supported by PAJ-Europe /Japan Foundation, Arts Council of Wales, co-produced
with Chapter,Cardiff, Greenwich Dance,London,Fabbrica Europa, CANGO Cantieri
Goldonetta, Florence, ARTizan & Aomori Contemporary Arts Centre, Japan.
2013
Aomori Project:Of Landscapes Remembered Performance & workshops,
E45 Fringe Festival, Naples, Fabbrica Europa Festival, Florence in collaboration
With CanGo Cantieri Goldonetta and Compagnia Virgilio Sieni Danza
AZABU Story Dance Video Workshop , AZABU Arts Festa, Roppongi, Tokyo
Obi Bow research and performance project, Joshibi University of Art & Design, Tokyo
2012
Aomori Project: Of Landscapes Remembered Singapore ‘da:ns’ festival
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Presentation Aomori Project: Culture & Climate, Experimentica Festival, Chapter
Aomori Project: Repetition duet with dancer Reina Kimura, Fabbrica Europa, Florence
Greenwich Dance, London, Ruthin Craft Center,North Wales, Chapter, Cardiff
2011
Aomori Project: Of Landscapes Remembered, Chapter Arts Centre, Greenwich Dance,
Galeri, Caernarfon, U.K
Aomori Project 2011 Aomori Contemporary Arts Centre, BankART Studio NYK,
Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama, Morishita Studios, Tokyo, Japan
2009-10
Aomori Project Residency Program, ARTizan, Aomori Contemporary Arts Centre,
Morishita Studios, Tokyo, Japan.
Aomori Project Residency Program, Chapter Arts Centre, Greenwich Dance, Mostyn
Gallery, Dawns i Bawb, UK
Forgett solo performance, Aomori Contemporary Arts Centre, Aomori, Japan
Still Can Dance Cities Research Project, Tokyo, Aomori, Lisbon, Cardiff, London
Aomori Project Lisbon’ Museu do Orient, Lisbon, supported by Asia-Europe Foundation and alkantara
Point to Point 6th Asia – Europe Dance Forum in Collaboration with alkantara, Lisbon, Portugal
2008
Aomori Project performed by dancer, Reina Kimura and Installation artist Alan
Goulbourn, Chapter, Cardiff
Sioned Huws walk and talk Still Moving International Festival, curated by Philipp
Gehmacher,Tanzquartier, Vienna, Austria
Forgett Tanzquartier, Vienna, Austria, curated by Philipp Gehmacher
You don’t know how to make the first move gracefully Cultural Exchange Festival
De Montfort University, Leicester
Aomori Project Presentation at British Council Tokyo as part of J-AIR Network Forum
Aomori Documents Aomori Contemporay Arts Centre and British Council Tokyo, Japan
2007
You don’t know how to make the first move gracefully, Chapter, Cardiff, Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival, South Korea, body-data-space, London, Cultural Exchanges Festival, Leicester.
Passion No Patience presentation De Montfort University, Leicester
Short film Ping Pan screened at Roxy Live Screen, London Bridge, body-data-space,
Greenwich Dance, London
2006
Choreography for the play “Esther” by Saunders Lewis, directed by actor Daniel Evans
You don’t know how to make the first move gracefully
ICA, London, Fabbrica Europa, Florence and UK tour
2005
StillMoving alpha-Vs’, Installation, Performance Kiperpipa and Mezuem Ljubljana, Slovenia
Passion No Patience Presentation, Continental Breakfast, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Passion No Patience Presentation Muzeum Ljubljana, The Gesture in the Cultural Heritage in Europe, Slovenia.
Passion No Patience Presentation Teatro Popular Melico Salazar and The Contemporary
Arts Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2004
Passion No Patience, Dance-New Media Performance with five dancers
Chapter Arts Center, Cardiff / Fabbrica Europa Festival Florence / ICA London, Culture 2000 project
Lavender Piece, Migrations Festival at Real Institute, Llandudno
The Book of Silhouettes, Choreography for video installation in collaboration
with Laura Erber, Le Fresnoy, France and Monaco Dance Forum, Monaco
2003
Participation in Discussions on Dance and New Media, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
by invitation of DAMPF : tanz performance koln, Germany
International tour with Philipp Gehmacher, Holes and Bodies and mountains are mountains
Forget It, Internet and Live Performance with four dancers,Le Fresnoy, France, Chapter, Cardiff
2002
Dear Body, co-produced with Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany, Haugesund Teatre,
Norway and Chapter, Cardiff. Solo performance toured in Europe
2001
Forgett, Wandsworth Arts Festival, BAC, London
2000
Lavender piece, dance film forum, Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Solo Forgett third part, Chapter, Cardiff
Solo Forgett second part, Dans in Kortrijk, Belgium
Teaching
2012-14
Guest Artist at Joshibi University of Art and Designe, Arts Produce and Museum Studies, Tokyo
Wales Arts International
2013-14
To participate in Rikuzentakata Artist in Residency Program, Iwate, Japan
2011
Aomori Project book & visiting arts organizations along Northeast coast of Japan
2010
Aomori Project research and performances at Aomori Contemporary Arts Center
and TPAM 2011- Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama, Japan
British Council & Arts Council of England
2013
Aomori Aomori performance at TPAM 2013-Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama, Japan
Aomori Project , 2008, Reina Kimura & Installation artist Allan Goulbourne, Passion Festival, programmed by James Tyson, Chapter Cardiff.
28) Sioned Huws walk & talk, 2008, curated by Phillipp Gehmacher, Tanzquartier, Vienna, 2008
27) You Don’t Know How To Make The First Move Gracefully, 2006-7 Chapter Arts Centre, ICA-London, Seoul-Marginal Theatre Festival, Theatr Clwyd, Teatro Melico Salazar, San Jose, Costa Rica, Fabbrica Europa, Florence
26) StillMoving , 2005, Symposium, The Gesture in the Cultural Heritage of Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia
25) Passion No Patience, 2004-5, Chapter Arts Centre, ICA-London, Fabbrica Europa, Florence
24) Passion No Patience, 2004-5, Chapter Arts Centre, ICA-London, Fabbrica Europa, Florence
23) Forget It, 2003, Chapter Arts Centre, Le Fresnoy Studio National, France
22)Dear Body, 2002, Kampnagel Hamburg, Heugesund Theatre, Norway, Chapter Cardiff
21) Lavender Piece, 1999, C.E.N.T.A Portugal
20) Lavender Piece, 1999, C.E.N.T.A Portugal
19) Lavender Piece, 1999, C.E.N.T.A Portugal
18) Forgett, 1999, C.E.N.T.A Portugal, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Dance in Kortrijk, Tanzquartier Vienna 2008.
17) Sea Stones, 1998, Chisenhale Dance Space, London
16) Sea Stones, 1998, Chisenhale Dance Space, London
15) Lliw Lili, 1998, IETM, Cardiff, Wales Theatr Gwynedd, Theatr Harlech, Neuadd Dwyfor Pwllheli
14) Côr Meibion, 1997, Theatr Gwynedd Bangor, Theatr Harlech, National Museum, Cardiff
13) Côr Meibion, 1997, Blitz Festival commission South Bank Centre, London
12) Cows, 1996, Dartington, shinkansen and Forum Danca
11) Dusk, 1995, Chapter, Theatr Felin Fach, Taliesin Theatre, Ucheldre Anglsey
10) Dusk , 1995, Chapter, Theatr Felin Fach, Taliesin Theatre, Ucheldre Anglsey
9) Blanket Dance, 1993, Chapter, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatr Felin Fach, Chisenhale Dance Space
8) Blanket Dance, 1993, Chapter, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatr Felin Fach, Chisenhale Dance Space
7) Fall of the Wave, 1993 Chisenhale Dance Space
6) Fall of the Wave, 1993, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
5) Llanw a Thrai, 1992, Chapter Arts Centre, Theatr Gwynedd
4) untitled,1991, Chisenhale Dance Space, The Place, London
3) untitled, 1989 Westbeth roof top, New York
2) untitled in silence, 1989, Merce Cunningham Studios New York
1) Merce Cunningham Studios, 1989 New York