MiSHŌ Visiting Artist (2026 June-
アーティスト・ダンサーJP
Born in Tokyo, based in Hachioji,
Madoka Tasaka works across bodily expression, video, photography, and writing.
Alongside her artistic practice, she also runs a mineral shop.
Since 2019, she has studied dance, Eurythmy, and Butoh under Kenta Kuge. She is also a member of the Koto Shinbukai Aikido dojo.
Through the intersection of movement and language emerging from dance practices, as well as the embodied awareness and breath cultivated through martial arts, she explores multilayered dimensions of the body that exist beyond the visible and invisible.
“Listening to Boundaries”
During this residency, Madoka Tasaka will explore the changes that arise within the body through encounters with the land of Fujino: its people, landscapes, and histories.
Moving beyond the visible aspects through which we usually perceive everyday life, Tasaka is interested in sensing the unspoken atmospheres, memories, and relationships that exist beneath the surface. What can the body perceive when one listens not only to what appears in form, but also to what is happening beyond it?
Drawing on dance practices and the sense of "musubi" (connection) found in Aikido, Tasaka will examine transformations that emerge across various boundaries: between people, body and land, inside and outside.
Throughout the residency, Tasaka will document the process through video and writing, and create works in dance, video, and text based on the sensations and questions that arise.