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Please refer to me as "Alys Ayumi Ogura” in external communications, and always spell it in full. 😊

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Welcoming Dance Projects by ME company member to the stage … the talented … Alys Ayumi Ogura!!!! ✨✨

Alys Ayumi Ogura (she/her/hers) is a storyteller and performance maker through her movements, voice, and quirky humor. With many roles—including dancer, choreographer, mover, and maker—her core mission is to tell her own stories and those of others.

Ogura, since 2010, has considered the Twin Cities her creative home, and she has collaborated with various artists and ensembles, including Hauser Dance, Emily Johnson/Catalyst, ASDC, KEDC, Emily Gastineau, Pam Gleason, Pramila Vasudevan, and Laurie Van Wieren. Her original work has been showcased both locally and nationally at such venues as the Walker Art Center, Red Eye Theater, The Southern Theater, Keshet Dance & Center for Arts (New Mexico), Epic Center (Michigan), and Moving Body Resources (NYC), among others.

Ogura is a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow in Dance for 2025 – 2028, and a residency artist at Rosy Simas Danse (RSD) Artist in Residency (2026). Ogura is looking forward to this fall, being a part of Composition for a Hill, a seasonal outdoor dance workshop and performance series directed by Annika Johansson.

#mnidf #danceprojectsbyme #minnesotahumanities #ecuador #latindance by @ayumiverse

A little look back at our summer session of Composition for a Hill. ☀️

Five dancers, one hill, and a windy summer evening.

As the season changes, we’re looking ahead to our Autumn session on October 10!

🍂 Composition for a Hill - AUTUMN
October 10, 2026, 3:00-5:30 PM
Beards Plaisance, Lake Harriet
Free and open to the public

Dancers: @ayumiverse @sophia.mclaugh @pheebsfb @sar.mccullough @rebekah.j0y
Videography: @gabirabbitskinz
Reel edit: @pass1onfr00t

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. by @ayumiverse

ONE WEEK UNTIL Composition for a Hill, Summer edition!

Five dancers. One hill. A performance shaped by summer conditions and the landscape of the day.

June 28 • Beards Plaisance, Lake Harriet • 6:00–8:30 PM

See slides for details. by @ayumiverse

Introducing: Composition for a Hill

A seasonal outdoor dance project that follows five dancers returning to the same hill throughout the year, exploring how movement, attention, and environmental change can shape our experience of place.

Featuring Alys Ayumi Ogura, Sophia McLaughlin, Sarah McCullough, Fei Bi Chan, and Rebekah Joy. Directed by Annika Johansson.

☀️ Summer — June 28, 2026 | 6:00–8:30 PM

🍂 Autumn — October 10, 2026

❄️ Winter — January 9, 2027

🌱 Spring — May 18, 2027

📍 Beards Plaisance, Lake Harriet
Free and open to the public. No registration required.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. by @ayumiverse

Getting inspiration from artwork and gallery space.

The 2026 High School Art Show opened today, January 10, at the @lanesboroarts gallery.

As I explored the exhibition, I improvised and absorbed the creativity around me, as well as the architecture of the gallery. I commend all the talented artists for their dedication.

PS: I couldn't capture all the artists' names, but here are some I managed to note: Owen Rosenberg, Caitlyn Heuer, Kinze Henderson, Hunter Rislov, Alexis Hershberger, Myla Schwarz, Palmer Grant, Shelby Bigalk, and others. by @ayumiverse

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#liveperformances #salon #performanceshowcase #dance #nyc

Moving Body Resource Studio💚 by @ayumiverse

#salon #eveningofperformances #mbrsalon #liveperformance #NYC by @ayumiverse

Showing off a new Lanesboro Arts’ T-shirts 🧡
@lanesboroarts, thank you for welcoming me as an artist at your Early Career Artist Residency. Thank you for its members, staff and board members. As a community, you made such an important on my growth as an artist. I can’t appreciate you enough. Goodbye until I can be back!

#artistresidency #communityengagement #dance #dancmaking #performancemaking #sitespecific #dyfit by @ayumiverse

A live pop-up performance is returning to the Lanesboro Market! “The Showcased Plants and a Body on Display” are happening from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, Sunday, September 14. Stop by anytime!

Courtesy of @lanesboromarket and @lanesboroarts

#community #communityengagement #artistresidency #plants #durationalperformance #nonconventionalperformancespace by @ayumiverse

There will be a live pop-up performance at Lanesboro Market! “Plants, Groceries, and me “ are happening from 10 am to Noon, Sunday September, 7! Stop by any time! You can do your grocery shopping, too 🥑🍋🍎🥬🥨🥚🥩🥫

Courtesy of @lanesboromarket and @lanesboroarts’ Early Career Artist Residency.

Please message me if any businesses in Lanesboro would like to have pop-up performances at your establishments.

#community #communityengagement #artistresidency #nourishment #plants #durationalperformance #nonconventionalperformancespace by @ayumiverse