| 1969 | Became a Japanese modern dance follower of the late Seiko Takada. | |
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| Selected as "Miss Shibuya" sponsored by The Tokyo Newspaper Company. | ||
| 1970 | Entered Tokyo Theatrical Art Institute. | |
| 1974 | Established a modern ballet studio. (Tomuro, Atsugi-city) | |
| 1981 | Studied in Paris, France at Paris National Ballet Institute from Professor Alain Davezne. | |
| Danced on Paris International Music City Ballet Music Concert. | ||
| Danced at Theater Cantre Mandapa. | ||
| 1983 | Invited to Paris from Dance Organization A.F.M..Taught modern dance at Paris University summer session. | |
| 1985 | Studied the technique of Martha Graham. | |
| 1986 | Choreograph and performed "The Legend of the Snow". | |
| Choreograph and performed "The Waterfall of Death". | ||
| Became a judge for "Akita National Dance Festival Modern Dance Competition". | ||
| 1987 | Choreograph and performed "The Paintings of Glass". | |
| 1988 | Choreograph and performed "The Rain Tree". | |
| Sept. 22 | Held Erika Akoh Dance Recital.Choreograph and performed "The Mirror's Vision". | |
| Nov. 3-9 |
Performed at the dance festival "La
Semaine de la Danse" sponsored by Paris
Number 11 district. Danced two performances,"Season/The Flow of Time" and "The Memory of Death". From these performances, the general manager, Madam Jocelyne Meunier admitted me to "Salon de la Danse". |
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| 1989 | Choreograph and performed "The Shining Morning Dew". | |
| Sept. 29 | Choreograph and performed "The Poem of A Flower". | |
| Oct. 7-16 |
Recommended from Madam Jocelyne Meunier to
perform on "The Sixth Salon de la Danse",
joint sponsored by City of Paris and Paris
Number 16 district. Performed an hour solo dance,"The Poem of A Flower". |
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| 1991 | Oct. 27 | Performed "The Divine World", on "The Seventh Salon de la Danse" with my first son Kanichi Segawa Received great recommendation from the follower of Isadora Duncan, Madam Madeleine Lytton, to extend my artistic work to Europe. |
| Received a "Prime Minister Award" at the Akita National Dance Festival Competition. | ||
| 1992 | Dec. 6 | Choreographed "To Live This Moment" for my first son Kanichi's Paris International Dance Competition. |
| 1993 | Jan. 30 |
Rennes Ballet Company in Japan. Performed
"La Folle De Chaillot" by the leading
role of Maia Plissetskaia. Exchanged views on dance with Gigi Caciuleanu and his ballet company. |
| Sept. 18 |
Performed with my two sons, Kanichi and Kanji
on Salon de la Danse "Tchaikovsky 100th
Anniversary". Performed "White and Black" at the Grand Amphitheatre Des Arts Metiers and became more deeply associated with Gigi Caciuleanu and other dance performers. |
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| 1994 | Sept. 23 |
Held "The Poem of A Flower 2". Broaden my perspective by the performance "Great Nature/The Flow of 'Ki' (The Energy Flow)". |
| 1995 | Sept. 13,14 | Held "The Poem of A Flower 3". |
| Dec. 25 | Held "Solo Recital". | |
| 1996 | April | Visited Greece. I was introduced to Professor Alkis Raftis,president of the International Organization of Folk Art through Madam Madeleine Lytton and got acquainted |
| Aug. 18,19 | Held solo recital of Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon". | |
| 1997 | May. 16,17 |
Held solo recital of Tri and Toshi Maruki's
"The Hiroshima Panels". I'm studying yoga, kiko, tai chi chuan, and various types of methods which would be combined into establishing my own expression, 'Ki' of the Universe","The Energy of Nature" It is not classical ballet, modern dance, buto, nor play. This is my original way of expressing myself to show the ultimate beauty within the dance. Therefore, from this perfomance I have named "Theater Movement=Dramatic Theater Dance", and pursuing onward with my career. |
| Jul. 9-13 |
Participated at 11th Athens International
Conference on Dance Research. Performed "The Hiroshima Panel" showed Expression without any movement for 12 minutes by just standing in one place. [Even in small theaters or open air theater audience] "Ki" was perceived by everyone. |
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| 1998 | June. 4-5 | Aoyama Circle Theater performed "The Hiroshima Panels". |
| Jul. 1-5 | Participated at 12th Athens International Conference on Dance Reserch. Performed "Sansho Dayu". The sorrow of the mother was expressed when the mother and son was separated. And dramatically showed the hope to live. | |
| 1999 | Jul. 7-11 | Participated at 13th Athens International Conference on Dance Reserch. Performed "Adachigahara Kurozuka". |
| 2000 | Sept. 8-10 | Participated at "Variation in a Foreign Land III" at New York Pace Downtown Theater. Choreographed three performances and received compliments by; "Rashomon" performed by Elizabeth Roxas (former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal dancer); "Orpheus" a duet by Elizabeth Dement (Peridance Ensemble) and Kanji Segawa (my second son who is with Ailey II); "Memories of Fire" by Kanichi Segawa (my first son who is actively performing in France) and Kaori Segawa (my daughter) and two of my students. |
| 2001 | May. 2-7 | Participated in "International Choreographers Contest" which was held in Novosibirsk; Russia. Had choreographed 2 performances, "The Legend of Adachigahara" and "Escape for Hope"; danced by my daughter, Kaori. Nominated to the finals on a modern dance category among 125 perfomances, "The Legend of Adachigahara" was to be awarded as one of the 4 final performances. The dance was highly praised as "Neo Classic" among the panel of judges with their specialty in the classic ballet. |
| 2003 | March | Choreographed "Orpheus" for Kaori Segawa, Novosibirsk State AcademicBallet (NSAB) principal dancer-Evgeny Grashchenko, and five dancers from NSAB commemorating "The International Woman's Day" performed at Novosibirsk Opera Ballet Theater. |
| October | Choreographed "Toward the Future" for 3 students to compete on the contest at "2nd Nextreme 21 Dance Showcase" and received The Best Dance Award which was held at Tokyo Rokoukai Hall. | |
| November | Participated at the New York Dance Alliance Los Angeles Preliminary Competition. Received Best Choreographer Award; Gold Award for "Finding OZ" performed by three of her students; Platinum Award for "Whisper of an Angel" and "Dream Garden" performed solo by her student and Gold Award for "Challenge Against Time" also performed solo by her student. | |
| 2004 | July | Received Overall Second Prize, Best Choreographer Award, Best Costume Award, and Platinum Award at the New York Dance Alliance Final Competition which was held in New York City. Platinum Awards were given for the two performances, "Dream Garden" and "Whisper of an Angel". |
| 2005 | February | Choreographed and performed on her 30th Anniversary Erika Akoh International Dance Concert. Currently pursuing her dance career to be extended further around the world. |
| October | Participated in the 19th World Congress on Dance Research in Cyprus, premiered "Kaguya Hime" performed by Kanichi Segawa and Kaori Segawa | |
| 2006 | August | Organized the concert in Atsugi City, performing "The Hiroshma Panel" with guest dancers and musicians from France and Canada |
| October | Participated in the 20th UNESCO Dance Congress in Athen, Greece. Presented a work with guest artist, principal dancer from Novosibirsk Opera Ballet Theater, Evgeny Grashchenko, and Elenoir from France. Erika also conducted a workshop with them of "Ki&Dance". | |
| 2007 | May | Kaori Segawa won Silver in the professional contemporary category in Europe Dance Contest in Croatia. Her student also won gold in the Junior Category. |
| July | Kaori Segawa won Gold and Silver, and the student won Gold and Bronze in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, CA. | |
| 2008 | May |
Presented "The Lovely Concert" with live Jazz music performed by Masato Muto. The original dance musical "Annie" was presented as well. Premiered "Pray", "Memories" for Kaori Segawa, presented in the "Meet the Colabo Series" Vol.1 in Nippori, Tokyo |
| September | The 2nd Erika Akoh International Dance Concert at Atsugi Bunka Hall in Atsugi City presenting guest artists from 10 countries. Erika, herself performed in her new work "The Poem of the Earth" along with her three children as well as the guest dancers. | |
| 2009 | March | Presented "Spring Dream Concert" in Atsugi City |
| May | Premiered "Happiness Melody" co-choreographed with Kanichi Segawa, presented in the "Meet the Colabo Series" Vol.2 in Nippori, Tokyo | |
| September | Presented "Happiness Melody" in the Erika Global Dance Theatre Concert at Atsugi Bunka Hall in Atsugi City. | |
| December | Presented a world premiere musical, "A Bird and a Boy" in the Zama Performing Arts Festival. Directed by Yoshiyuki Kojiya, choreographed by Erika Akoh and Kanichi Segawa, with music by Naoko Ichikawa | |
| 2010 | April |
DRAMA MUSICAL 3rd edition Exchange Festival.
Title "The bird that can't fly is like the boy that so desires to fly" in Yamato city, Kanagawa. Author & stage director Yoshiyuki Kojima. Director of Theater Company "TOMARICON" Composer & Piano player Naoko Ichikawa Choreographer : Erika Akoh, Kan-ichi Segawa Song Teacher : Miyuki Asano |
| 2011 | Erika Akoh appointed as president CID-UNESCO-TOKYO by the Central office CID-UNESCO Paris in November. CID-UNESCO-TOKYO was then born. | |
| 2012 | June 27th to July 1st |
CID-UNESCO World Dance Congress in San Marino.
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| 2013 | April 29th | World dance day observed by CID-UNESCO-TOKYO at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Urayasu-city Chiba. |
