Noriko Mazda Kura is a Japanese artist based in Germany who explores the concept of "You are you, but you are also me," through non-verbal art approaches that transcend boundaries. She expresses this theme through a diverse range of artistic forms, including performances, installations, and paintings, creating works that foster dialogue beyond individual existence and evoke a sense of interconnectedness.
Noriko continues to develop her art through residencies, exhibitions, projects, and workshops both in Germany and internationally. Since 2023 she started as an Dance work. Member of Tanzinitiative Brandenburg : https://www.tanz-in-brandenburg.de/einzelakteurinnen/
She is also committed to art education, utilizing her experience as an art teacher in Japan to contribute to educational activities through art. By promoting creative expression for a wide audience, she provides a space for participants to gain new perspectives.
Noriko Mazda Kura
31.07.1985 born in Nagasaki, Japan
Education
2005 - 2011 Studying oil painting at Tama Art University
2011 Taking Master degree of painting at Tama Art University
2009 - 2014 Working as an Art Teacher for Children
2016 move to Germany and working as an Artist.
Aktivity
2024 Start to physical dialogue workshop „BEYOND THE DIALOGUE“
2024 „Tanz Projekt VER_ORTEN“, (Participated) project from Sudden Starlings,
2023 „Residence Programm-Tanz Weit Draußen“, TanzWERKSTATT, Cottbus
2022 „Meet us on Jupiter“ ,Group Exhibition, Artstadt Hamburg - collector’s room Hamburg, Hamburg
2022 „BEYOND THE DIALOGUE“, art Festival, sommer.frische.kunst ,Bad Gestein Austria
2022 „Das Regenbogenhaus“, ART Dance Projekt, Tanz Wo DU bist, Lüneburg
2019 „Process-Space Art Festival in Plovdiv Bulgaria“, Gallery
Resonance, Bulgaria
2019 „Reading Performance Angel Disease“ in Kawasaki Factory Kanagawa and Temple - Manjyusan-Shofukuji Nagasaki /Japan
2017 Performance and sound installation, „Living Colors“, Noriko Kura and Stefan Winter at whiteBOX, München Germany
2016-2017 Performance appearance „Gedicht einer Zelle“ by Stefan Winter
https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/de/projekte/musik_und_klang/detail/gedicht_einer_zelle.html
Exhibition : 2018 OAG ,Tokyo / Märkisches Museum , Witten / Musikhochschule, Arcisstraße München/ 2017 Kunsthalle,Rathausgalerie / STONE TOWN , Zanzibar International Film Festival/ SAN SEBASTIAN, Zurriola Beach/ HAIFA, Head, School of the Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Haifa
2012 "Art and Craft Jike Kairou" group exhibition Art event, Yokohama
2011 "Prize-winning work in POCORART International Open Call“, Vol.2, 3331Arts Chiyoda,Tokio
2011 "Joint Gradation exhibition", group exhibition, The National Art Center Tokyo.
2010 "Open studio＆exhibition Young artist Art project Kichijyoji
2010 “go back to outer space” group performance at Kawasaki Factory 2010 「間のない国」"Land hugs Land"/group performance at Gallery LEDECO /Tokyo
2010 "Why anyone don't want to touch the Strange blue KingKong? "at 3331 Arts Chiyoda,Tokyo By Performance Group l The bird fights its way out of the egg "
2010 "Art Live Paint" in Kawasaki Art Museum Promenade Concert/Kawasaki Japan
2008" EXPERIMENTAL SOUND, ART & PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL Prize for Encouragement), Tokio Performance Group The bird fights its way out of the egg"
Solo exhibition '
2019 “Contact” / die Färberei München Germany
2015 「しらない」"Unknown" / Kokuraya Gallery / Nagasaki Japan
2013 "everyday Bravo-" art space tetra/ Fukuoka Japan
2012 "Dream of Shagaru" ー Museum Gallery of Morikazu Kumagai / Tokyo Japan
2009「紀子のために」"For Noriko"solo exhibition / Gallery Le Deco Tokyo Japan
Theater activities as an actor
2014 血と暴力の星 “No country for the old men" / Theater Green-Big Three ,Ikebukuro Tokyo Japan
2011 薔薇とダイヤモンド “Rose and Diamond” / Theater ZA-KOENJI, Tokyo Japan
2010 未完成な犬の末裔 - “Unfinished dog descendants“ / Theater The pocket Nakano, Tokyo Japan
2009 デイドリームを水平に渡る最後から2番目のPOST WAR BABY /“The penultimate POST WAR BABY across the daydream” / Tama art university
2009 “DYNAMOROND×STRAND Material replay“Theater Green-Big Three ,Ikebukuro Tokyo Japan
2008 “Alstroemeria Cadence” / Theater Shinjuku Platz, Tokyo Japan
2008 荒野の知らないトライトーン ”Wilderness doesn't know the tritone“
Theater Yokohama ST- Spot, Kanagawa Japan
2007 lDiasporaz/ ¸Theater Zamza Asagaya ,Tokyo Japan
Grants and Prize
2023 Residence Programm, Tanz Weit Draußen, Cottbus
2019 Residence, exhibition „Process - Space Art Festival” ー Plovdiv Bulgarial
2011 Prize-POCORART International Open Call, Vol.2, ー 3331 Arts Chiyoda,Tokio
2010 Stipendium Tama Art University, Tokio,Japan
2008 “EXPERIMENTAL SOUND, ART & PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL” Prize for Encouragement, Tokio Performance Group The bird fights its way out of the egg"