Hiroshi Wakamatsu

Hiroshi Wakamatsu
Dancer / Choreographer / Dance Educator / Visual Artist / Filmmaker / Actor

EN
Hiroshi Wakamatsu started his career as a professional dancer in Tokyo, working with renowned choreographers and companies. Since his arrival in Belgium in 1996, he worked as a freelancer for various projects in Charleroi, Brussels, Athens, etc.

He joined the Komische Opera Ballet of Berlin in 2001 and later Tanzcompanie Giessen in 2004, where he worked with prominent choreographers, participated in Tanz Messe Düsseldorf and other various avant-garde dance projects.

In 2007 he returned to Belgium, founded his own dance company, Compagnie Hiroshi Wakamatsu, participated in dance festivals in Belgium, France, continued to work simultaneously as a dancer for Compagnie Irene K and participated in international dance festivals all over the world.



FR
Hiroshi Wakamatsu a commencé sa carrière en tant que danseur professionnel à Tokyo, travaillant avec des chorégraphes et des compagnies de renom. Depuis son arrivée en Belgique en 1996, il a participé à divers projets à Charleroi, Bruxelles, Athènes, etc.

Il a rejoint le Komische Opera Ballet de Berlin en 2001, puis la Tanzcompanie Giessen en 2004. Il travaille avec d'éminents chorégraphes de l'époque, participe à divers projets de danse d'avant-garde et à des festivals de danse.

En 2007, il revient en Belgique, fonde sa propre compagnie de danse, la Compagnie Hiroshi Wakamatsu, participe à des festivals de danse en Belgique, en France, continue à travailler comme danseur pour la Compagnie Irene K et participe à des festivals de danse internationaux dans le monde entier.


Appearance - Actor
Feature Film
LES TROIS VENGEANCES DE MAÎTRE POUTIFARD (2023) by Pierre François Martin-Laval, Christian Clavier - UGC
LA TÊTE DANS LES ÉTOILES (2023) by Emmanuelle Gillibert, Hakim Jemili - Amazon Prime Video
LA MORT VIENDRA by Christoph Hochhäusler / AMOUR FOU LUXEMBOURG, Heimatfilm (DE), Tarantula Film Belgium (BE)

Short film
ALLEGORY OF JAM JAR (2015) by Boris Kuijpers & Ruth Mellaerts / A Team Production
Prize winner at:
International Short Film Festival Leuven 2015 / Athens International Film and Video Festival 2016 Leiden International Short Film Experience 2016, etc

SALARYMAN (2022) by Roby Kikic, Iron Studios
Selected for :
Nederlands Film Festival Gouden Kalf 2022 Korte Film / Shortcutz Amsterdam 2022

HOTEL CENTAUR (2022) by Lino Kafidas, leading role, Greek Public Television (ERT)
Selected for :
Krakow Film Festival 2023

13ÈME TOME (2023) by Kylian Henri, KJ Productions - Nikon Film Festival (Paris)

TV Series
ASTRID ET RAPHAËLLE season 4 (2023) by Corinne Bergas, François Ryckelynck, Sara Mortensen, Lola Dewaere /France Television, Be Films, JLA Productions, RTBF

OVNI(s) season 2 (2022) by Antony Cordier, CANAL+

MESSIEURS PIPI (2021) by Pablo Andres, RTBF

TV Spot
SUZUKI JAPAN DEALS (2018, 19, 20) for Brussels Auto Salon by Kris Debusscher / RISTRETTOFILMS
OVAM (2023) by Wunderman Thompson / AMOK

Corporate Film
Drylock by CK productions (2021)

Theatre
Parking Song (2015) by Michel BERNARD, Unités Nomade, Theatre Marni, Brussels


Filmmaker
Short film
EACH ONE ANOTHER (Experimental Dance Film, 2018)
Directed by Hiroshi Wakamatsu Choreography by Hiroshi Wakamatsu with the dancers Music by Hiroshi Wakamatsu Performed by Maiken Vanoverberghe + Jelmer Daelman Produced by Skladanowsky / Kevin Hoed / Steve De Roover Director of Photography : Kevin Hoed Producer : Steve De Roover
Prize winner :
Best Music Film in Alternative Film Festival - Summer Edition 2018, Toronto, Canada
Best Artistic Film in Hothouse Theater's Nottingham Film Festival 2018, Nottingham, UK
Official selection :
Short+Sweet Film Festival Auckland 2018, Auckland, New Zealand (Sep. 2018)
International Dance Film Festival Brussels 2018, Brussels, Belgium (Oct. 2018)
Featured in :
Ryuichi Sakamoto | async - International Short Film Competition 2017, NYC, USA
Dance
Professional ballet / contemporary dancer since 1997, worked in different well-known dance companies in Germany and Belgium, participated in numerous dance festivals all over the world. Regularly giving dance classes in different dance schools, creating dance performances all over Belgium.


Education
BA Social Science, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan (1989)