About us
ABOUT USphoto: Jean-Claude Flaccomio
We offer artistic and educational services.
NUBA aims to teach, practice and promote Butoh dance, in France and abroad. It proposes to transmit the dance resulting from the culture of Japan with authenticity and in the search for permanent development. In France, the NUBA company wishes to create an artistic dialogue between Japanese and French cultures.
Who are we ?
NUBA was founded in Tokyo in 1990 by Juju Alishina. Between 1990 and 1997, the company worked with more than 40 dancers and a team of 35 staffs. The performances were presented in Japan, the United States, Europe, with participation in many international festivals. Juju Alishina's style is appreciated as being “a fine blend of traditional and avant-garde”.
In 1998, Juju Alishina moved to Paris and set up the NUBA association in France. It continues its educational and artistic activities with new French teams.From 2001, and until today, she gives regular courses in Paris and online.With classes and workshops in France and abroad, the Alishina Method has already brought together thousands of students.
Juju ALISHINA
Artistic Director of the company NUBA
Juju Alishina, a choreographer and dancer, was born in Kobe, Japan. Trained in traditional Japanese dance and Butoh, she began her professional career with the Byakkosha company in Kyoto in 1982. In 1990, Juju Alishina founded her own company, NUBA, in Tokyo, with an international reach. The trademark of the NUBA dance company is its paradoxical combination of shadow and celebration.
In 1998, she moved to Paris, where she developed her pedagogy of traditional and contemporary dance. Her dance method is published in three languages and is read worldwide.
Authenticity
Juju Alishina lived in the essence of Butoh in Japan. She put her life to work to promote and disseminate this art in France and internationally.
Skill
Juju Alishina draws on her 42 years of experience as a professional choreographer and dancer, and on a repertoire of more than 50 pieces, to bring you her expertise and guarantee you the extreme quality of the show.
Confidence
We respond to all commitments with the seriousness, rigor and punctuality that characterize us. You can count on our experience and professionalism.
Students since 1982
4800
people
people
Shows since 1982
1170scenes
Years of activity of the association in France
27 years
Years of activity since the Foundation of the Company in Tokyo
34 years
Our press articles
Published in newspapers, magazines, web magazines, etc.
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Our other services:
Exhibition
(as a model for artistic photos)
Conference
(on the artistic and educational subject)
Movies, Video,
(as a Performer, choreography)
Jury, Council,
for your projects, dance competition,
We can support you in your events and projects.
We also offer ourselves as artistic advice and conference.
Music clips (interpretation and / or choreography for your music video)
Traditional Dance for Events and Shooting
We are at your disposal for all your events (private, public or corporate). We can serve as Japanese models for cinema, video clips, artistic or advertising photos, painting (living model) ... Large selection of kimonos, accessories and traditional makeup products.
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Photo credit:
Tristan Maruyama, Nazaré Milheiro, Jean-Claude Flaccomio, Giuseppe Menditto, Choupas Cyrille, Fabrice Pairault, Alain Valdés, Stella chang, Nattaworn Doungkaew, Karine Bouvatier, Fumihiro Niwa, Philippe Thomert, Jérémie Lortic, Xu Zheng,Christian Faur
