AΦE
AΦE
AΦE (AE) is a dance company founded by Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Lecoq. Their uniqueness lies in using technology to completely reinvent audience participation, touring their productions worldwide. AΦE is an associate artist of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent (iCCi), and in 2022 they launched A+E Lab, a cultural and technology hub located at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK, producing innovative work and delivering community and artist engagement programmes related to technology and culture. Across all their work, they have engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants internationally.
Aoi Nakamura
Aoi is an accomplished performer and choreographer, with a career dancing in state theatres in Germany, the Jasmin Vardimon Company, and Punchdrunk since 2006. Her award-winning work Ototoxic (2008) won first prize at the International Choreography Competition in Aarhus and was performed in Germany and Japan. In 2016, she co-founded AΦE with Esteban Lecoq, pioneering XR technologies in dance. AΦE has toured 20 countries and over 80 venues. In 2021, AΦE became associate artists of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent and launched A+E Lab at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Across all works, AΦE has engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants.
Esteban Lecoq
Esteban has worked with the Johannes Wieland Dance Company (Kassel, Germany), the Jasmin Vardimon Company, Punchdrunk, and numerous other artists and choreographers in dance, film, and immersive productions. He began choreographing alongside his performing career in 2008. In 2016, he co-founded AΦE with Aoi Nakamura, pioneering XR technologies in dance. AΦE has toured 20 countries and over 80 venues. In 2021, AΦE became associate artists of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent and launched A+E Lab at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Across all works, AΦE has engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants.