Following the huge public success of “Mayday…”, Yasuyuki Endo, dance soloist and assistant to Frédéric Flamand, has created a trio on pointes to Halvorsen's Passacaglia based on a theme of Handel, revisiting the classical and neoclassical language in his own way.

"The trio “3 in Passacaglia”, by and with Yasuyuki Endo, (…) is a sheer wonder, a jewel of technical precision, rigour and emotion. The piece alternates between duets and a trio to the rhythm of the passacaille and the sarabande with variations in G minor by Halvorsen based on Handel. Contact is light, rapid, refined and carried along. A work highlighting the elegance and technique of pointes by the very graceful Ji-Young Lee before
coming to an end to thunderous applause." Didier Philispart, FRÉQUENCE SUD

Yasuyuki Endo was born in Tokyo Japan. He starts ballet at Shigyo Ballet School Tokyo in 1986. In 1991 he joined star dancers ballet Tokyo, he danced different role of repertoire such as young soldier in Kurt Jooss ‘s ”green table”, leading role in aAntony Tudor ‘s “Lilac Garden”, he chosen for the leading role in Jerome Robbins ‘s ”Afternoon of a Faun”and received high reputation. 

 In 1994 he joined the Australian Ballet. He danced different roles of repertoire such as solo in Maurice Bejart ‘s “Le Concours”, solo in Stephen Baynes ‘s “beyondbach”. He choreographed ”distance” for new moves of the Australian Ballet. 

 In end of 1996 he back to Tokyo to joined Star Dancers Ballet, he danced different roles of repertoire such as the leading role in Peter Wright ‘s version of ”coppelia”, Fryday night solo in Kennerh Macmillan ‘s “Elitsyncopation”, solo in George Balanchine ‘s “Western Symphony” solo in William Forsythe ‘s “Step Text” also he choreographed “trans” for Star Dancers Ballet Tokyo. In 1998 he received the 10th muramutu award for artist in Japan. 

 In 1999 he joined Charleroi Danses plan-k, he danced and attended in all creations of Frederic Flamand’s work. At same time he had been guest artist and guest choreographer for several companys. He performs in Saburo Teshigawara ‘s “i was real documents”, he went to Israel tour and Montreal Dance Festival in Canada in 1999, he also danced in Saburo Teshigawara‘s opea “Turandot”2000-2002.He choreographed ”Chain “for Aoyama Ballet festival, “Ongaku”for tama Ballet Festival in 2002. He choreogaphed”Haoto”for project paserelles 03 (belgium) in 2003. 

He formed Bonobos (performing art group) with Taka Shamoto (Rosas) in 2002, he taught improvisation workshop and creation for saison foundation Tokyo 2002-2004.
 

In 2005 he joined Ballet National de Marseille as a soloist dancer, he danced and attended in all creations of Frederic Flamand’s work. At same time he choreographed a lot of works. 

 Since 2011 he has organised the All Nippon Ballet Gala Dance Festival in Yokohama and Tokyo, in aid of the Tohoku earthquake disaster, as well as the Gala for Fukushima. He also choreographed “LOVE LOVE ROBOT <junkie of happiness>” for SDB Tokyo, and, in 2013, “Da.Da.Ma.Da.MAD” for the opening of Marseille-Provence 2013, European Capital of Culture. 

 Also he taught ballet classes and contemporary dance work shops in Europe and Japan.

Source : yasuyukiendo web site

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