yukichi hattori
Yukichi started dancing in Tokyo, Japan. At a young age of 13, he moved to Hamburg, Germany to attend the Hamburg Ballet School. He joined the Hamburg Ballet in 1999, where he was praised as the "audience's favourite dancer". He was promoted to soloist in 2004. He then moved to the Alberta Ballet in 2006, where he danced until 2016. He not only danced throughout his career, he choreographs all over the world as well. He has made pieces in Japan, Germany and here in Calgary. He now opened Hattori/Williamson school of Dance here in Calgary along with his partners, Galien Johnston Hattori and Tara Williamson.
Hometown
Tokyo, Japan
Training
Shuntoku Takagi Ballet school, Hamburg Ballet School
Favourite Book
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
favourite movie
Mad Max: Fury Road
favourite artist
Fred Astaire
Hobbies
Eating out.
Favourite activities
Spending time with my wife and kids.
interesting trivia
I have supernatural facial recognition skill.
One fun item on my bucket list
Own a self-sustainable house.
Projects
- Choreographer for world premiere of Dance of the Three Empires