Joji Inc

Artistic direction: Johanne Saunier and Jim Clayburgh

Creation: 1998

Joji Inc is a choreographic and scenographic focused company created by Johanne Saunier and Jim Clayburgh in 1998, that examines how architecture, and technology surround the human body and how a body can exist in that “cultural” environment. In the past 11 years, Joji Inc produced 12 pieces which examined how these ideas can be reflected in film, video, sound, music, design and movement when placed in a performance context. Many of these pieces have and will continue to segue with living composers
Joji Inc. created its first solo piece in 1998, “Sans la Voix des Maîtres”, interpreted by Johanne Saunier based on scenes from the film “Harakiri” by Kobayashi, 1963.
1999 “Chorée/Salto”, a choreographed musical concert created with the pianist Stéphane Ginsburgh, the composer Renaud de Putter and the viola player Garth Knox (Arditti Quartet).
2000 “Final Scene”, is a piece for three female dancers in the continuation of the solo, which won the Prix d’Auteur du Conseil général de Seine-St-Denis (Bagnolet).
2001 “Landscape with 4 Figures” a piece for 4 dancers and a Viole d’Amour player (Garth Knox) improvising on the Philippe Boesman’ string quartet “Summer Dreams”.
2002 “It’s like” for 3 female dancers and an actress via Internet connection, within a square installation of veils.
2003 Creation of the film “It’s like” directed by Joji Inc et Michel de Wouters.
2004 “S W O T” a solo with a rope.
Between 2004 and 2008, “Erase-E(x) parts 1,2,3,4,5,6” danced in part with Johann Saunier choreographed / staged with successively The Wooster Group, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Kurt D’Haeseleer, Isabella Soupart and the composer Georges Aperghis.
2008 “Lolita” an opera stage by Jim Clayburgh, choreographed by Johanne Saunier, music and libretto by Joshua Fineberg.
2010 “Line of Oblivion” based on the Carlos Fuentes Text, music by Arturo Fuentes.
2011 “Musée en Chantier” with Cecile Goossens.
2012 “Modern Dance”, a collaboration with Mathurin Bolze

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