Ryuichi Fujimura
dancer / performance maker
Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!
HERE NOW Trilogy Part 3
I have often wondered about the desire to perform. What keeps bringing me back to the stage? Is it the applause from the audience? The lure of the bright spotlight? The brief and torrid moment of connection with an audience reminiscent of a one night stand? Fall! Falter!! Dance!!! is a reflection on a contemporary dancer’s life, in which recognition is limited and the reward is small. Through this solo, self-devised performance work, I ask myself the fundamental question: ‘why perform?’.
Duration: 35 minutes
Created and performed by Ryuichi Fujimura
Dramaturg: Carlos Gomes
Video: Laura Turner
Design consultant: Tobhiyah Stone Feller
Outside Eye: Cloé Fournier
Musician: Hamed Sadeghi
Original lighting design: Frankie Clarke
Remount lighting design: Jenny Hector
images by Alex Houy and Heidrun Löhr
Performance History
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November 2025 @Vitalstatistix, Adelaide, Australia for OzAsia festival
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August 2025 @Warners Bay Theatre , Warners Bay Australia for IMPACT festival
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August 2023 "HERE NOW (double bill) @Sydney Dance Company Neilson Studio, Sydney Australia for INDance
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April 2023 "HERE NOW!" @Dancehouse, Melbourne, Australia
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August 2022 @Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, Australia for FORM Dance projects’ Dance Bite (world premiere)
Fall! Falter!! Dance!!! has been developed with the support of Abbotsford Convent, Ausdance NSW, CAAP, FORM Dance Project, Performance Space, The Sydney Fringe and Temperance Hall.”
The world premiere season of “Fall! Falter!! Dance!!! was supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
The world premiere season and 2023 Melbourne season of Fall! Falter!! Dance!!! were supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Media Quotes
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“Fujimura’s richness of experience and his perspective as an artist in the midst of his career translates to an energising, hopeful piece of dance theatre.” - Megan Koch, InDaily South Australia (2025)
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“Fujimura’s work is frankly more thoughtful, accessible, and downright enjoyable than a lot of the modern dance that makes it to the Opera House. ★★★★" - Chantal Nguyen, Sydney Morning Herald (2023)
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“How rare is this? Dance that make you laugh out loud ★★★★½” - Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald (2022)
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“He certainly had the audience in the palm of his hand as he landed a standing ovation and rapturous applause at his honest approach... It was brilliant. “– Linda badger, Australia Dance Magazine
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“In words and movement, he expressively leads the audience through a range of emotional responses. “– Carol Wimmer, Stage Whispers
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"Despite the air of simple celebration conveyed in the pop tunes and funny anecdotes, FALL! FALTER!! DANCE!!! navigated complex contradictions in the professional lives of artists with an intricate and interesting examination of the very art of performance itself." - Night Writes
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“Ryuichi Fujimura, with pathos, grace and humour, created an engaging show, deftly interweaving movement, gesture, mime, spoken word and song“– Robin Knightly, Sydney Arts Guide
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