2013 marks Denise Fujiwara’s 35nd year as a dance artist. She is one of the most diverse talents to evolve on the Canadian dance scene; a sought after choreographer, dancer, teacher and impresario. In 1991 she formed her own company, Fujiwara Dance Inventions, to house the development of her solo projects. Fujiwara’s approaches to the disciplines of dance technique, improvisation, performance and choreography have developed over more than three decades of intensive research, practice and performance.

In addition to her career as a dance artist, Ms. Fujiwara works in film and television. Walls, a CBC Television documentary about her life and work by celebrated filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa, won the 1995 Gemini Award for Best Performing Arts Program. In 1997 she co-founded the CanAsian International Dance Festival where she is the Artistic Director. Her work with CanAsian promotes the work and development of dance artists from across Canada and beyond.

One of her most recent productions is a dance inspired by Chrisian Bök’s award winning poem, Eunoia, presented during Wordfest and Fluid Festival in Calgary on October 15 and 16, 2015.