Hong Kong Dance Exchange 2024
Japan

NORIKOSHI Takao

Dance Critic/ Director, JAPAN DANCE PLUG Co. ltd.

Norikoshi is the most published dance critic of contemporary dance in Japan. He has lectured on dance at universities and festivals around the world. He is a dance advisor for international festivals and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Theater.

He writes reviews for dance magazines and newspapers. He writes reviews for dance magazines and newspapers, and writes a series of articles for a monthly magazine.

Since 2023, he has been running the “Dance Critics [Training to Dispatch] Program,” which trains dance critics and dispatches them to dance festivals in Europe, and the “Online Dance Private School.