And Ms. Hashimoto is a serene, imposing center of the storm. She also happens to have been blind for three years. Impressively, she and her fellow Treaders simply add that attribute to their tools for the journey across the snow. The New York Times
it was fascinating to watch Hashimoto negotiate the space, using subtle threads taped to the floor to guide her. The Dance Insider
Mana Hashimoto is an expert performer in the hypersensitive vein that reminds you of a creature sensing their world through quivering antennae. The Village Voice
2007
June: Seven Words – Be with Nature, Vilnius, Lithuania.
June: Under the Imperfect Sky, Teatteri Naamio Ja Hoyhen, Helsinki, Finland.
May: At the Edge of Butoh, CRS and Dharma Road Productions, NYC.
May: Fondaction Boris Van, Paris, France.
March Stone Station: Meandering Dream of Flying, Ken Hiratsuka Sculpture Studio, NYC.
February: Space Dance, Tokyo, Japan.
2006
December: A Tribute to Butoh, Dharma Road Productions, NYC.
October: The Sky Imperfect, An Evening of Contemporary Japanese Dance, Two Performances, The Puffin Room, NYC.
September: The Chapel for the Foundation of Sacred Mirrors, NYC.
September: Vigil for International Peace, Central Park, NYC.
July: The Body and The Art, Cave, Hamamatsu, Japan.
April Danser L’Espace, Tree and Leaf, Brussels, Belgium.
April: Petit Theatre Mecelis, Brussels, Belgium.
April Galerie QG Salzinsel, Luxembourg.
April: Crossing Boundaries, Dixon Place, NYC.
March: Space Dance Project, Tokyo Design Center, Tokyo, Japan.
February: Tama Science Center, Tokyo, Japan.
2005
February: Solo performance, Jutaikokuchi2 (Annunciation), Cave Gallery, NYC, with Moeno Wakamatsu.
2004
September: Residency project, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts.
July: Birth of the Wing, Art Gala: Viva Japan!, The Puffin Room, NYC.
June: Solo performance Dixon Place Spring 2004, Dance Theater Workshop, NYC.
June: Metamorphosis (Music performance for Naeko Shikano), Global Dance Today: American
Dance Guild International Festival 2004, Merce Cunningham Studio, NYC.
March: Winter Notes 2, Movement Research, Judson Church (collaborative conceptual work with Naeko
Shikano).
2003
December: Solo performance, The Moonlit Place in My Heart, Z-Open, Zodiak, Helsinki, Finland.
October: Solo performance, The Moonlit Place in My Heart, Dixon Place Fall 2003, Judson Memorial
Church, NYC.
September: The Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Dance performance for Akiko Nishijima), Christ Church,
Neighborhood House, Philadelphia.
August: Seraphita, The New York International Fringe Festival, Washington Square United Methodist
Church, NYC.
July: Dance performance at Ohno Kazuo Studio, Collaboration with Takako Matsuda.
May: Treaders in the Snow, Dance Performance and Collaboration with Paper Artist Son- Xin, The Puffin Room, NYC.
February: Treaders in the Snow, with Le Quan Ninh, The Puffin Room, NYC.
January Treaders in the Snow, Winter Dance Performance, The Puffin Room, NYC.
2002
October: Dance project with the dance company, Monochrome Circus
May: The Views in Colors, The Puffin Room, NYC
January Dreams Back to Dreams, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, The Puffin Room, NYC.
2001
December: Physical Art Center, New York
August: Fringe Festival, Garage Contact Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland,
May, July: Seraphita, The Puffin Room, NYC.
July: "20-20" with Amici, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, England
March Sangetsuki, P.S. 122, New York
February: The 19th Annual Winter Dance Concert 2001, "Flavor of Dance", MSSD Theater, Gallaudet
University, Washington D.C.
2000
December: The View Behind of the Curtain, P.S. 122, NYC.
October: Moonlight Trilogy #3/Piano, The Bridge for Dance, NYC.
July: "20-20" with Amici, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, England.
January Unforgettable Moment of Being, The Puffin Room’s Dance and Film Festival, NYC.
May: Student Performance, Queens College, NYC.
December Winter Notes, The Bridge for Dance, NYC.
1999
July: Chechester College, England