Hiroshi Miyamoto
Bharatanatyam in Japan
“I think, as a teacher, it’s important to have a good ability to listen to what’s going on in your body, and to share that noise with the students. To me, dance has a purpose to share whatever you feel right now—to communicate. Once the audience feels something, that means there is sharing happening between the viewers and the performer. That sharing is very important for me…That’s freedom.”
Hiroshi Miyamoto’s journey as a dancer is a testament to resilience, passion, and the pursuit of artistry. With a degree in law and no prior dance experience, Hiroshi moved to Canada to follow his dream of performing. He immersed himself in classical ballet and modern contemporary dance, earning accolades across North America. For Hiroshi, dance was simply instinctive.
Following a 2003 performance in Toronto, he was approached by dancer and choreographer, Hari Krishnan, and asked to learn and perform Bharatanatyam. Hiroshi’s dance career became a lively, eclectic mix of classical Bharatanatyam, contemporary Indian, and modern Western pieces. “It’s funny,” he says, “when I lived in Canada, my activity as a dance artist was 75% contemporary dance and 25% Bharatanatyam. But when I moved back to Japan, it’s like it switched. Now 75% of my dance is Bharatanatyam, and 25% is contemporary.”
Now a performer and teacher in Japan, Hiroshi shares his love for movement and the freedom of expression, bridging cultural traditions and modern innovation with every step.
