Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Madoka is a Japanese professional dancer, model, movement director, and collaborator. In addition to her artistic career, she also gives dance and movement workshops internationally. She is passionate about bridging dance and other art forms and businesses.
She started classical ballet when she was 5 years old in her hometown Sendai in Japan. In 2009, she competed at the YAGP New York final in the senior age division, where she received a silver medal and scholarships.
At 16 years old, she moved to Dresden, Germany, to study at Palucca University of Dance. In 2010 she received a scholarship from DAAD-prize for the outstanding achievement of foreign student.
In 2012, she graduated with a Bachelor of Art and then spent 2 years working at Ballet Zurich Junior in Switzerland under the direction of Christian Spuck. In Zurich she danced works by Christian Spuck, Douglas Lee, Stephan Thoss, and Heinz Spoerli. She received an award of 'Dance Prize of Friends of the Zurich Ballet' in 2013
In 2014, she joined one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT2) in The Netherlands.
In 2017, she was promoted to NDT1, where she danced till the end of 2024. With NDT, she danced works by Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter, William Forsythe, Medhi Walerski, Simon McBurney, Sharon Eyal, Tao Ye, Imre&Marne van Opstal, Yoan Bourgeois, Damien Jalet, and Alexander Ekman to name a few.
In 2021, she was awarded the Miyagi Prefecture New Selected Artist Award for Fine Arts.
Since 2025, she has been working as a freelance artist worldwide.
Last updated: 26 October 2025
This website showcases the professional work of Madoka Kariya, a dancer, model, and movement director based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This policy explains how information is collected, used, and protected when visiting this website.
General information
Website owner: Madoka Kariya
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Email: info@madokakariya.com
Website: https://madokakariya.com
This website functions as a personal portfolio and is intended for informational purposes only.
Data collected
Minimal personal data is collected through this website. Information may include:
Contact details: When using a contact form or sending an email, name, email address, and message content are collected.
Technical data: Basic information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited may be collected automatically via analytics tools.
No sensitive or financial data is collected.
Purpose of data use
Collected data is used only for:
Responding to inquiries
Maintaining and improving website performance
Data is not shared, sold, or used for marketing.
Cookies and analytics
This website may use cookies and basic analytics tools (for example, Google Analytics) to monitor traffic and improve functionality.
Cookies can be managed or deleted at any time through browser settings.
Data protection
Appropriate technical and organizational measures are taken to ensure that any personal information is stored securely and accessed only when necessary.
Contact messages may be retained only as long as required to respond to the inquiry.
Rights under data protection law
Visitors located in the European Union have the right to:
Access, correct, or delete their personal data
Withdraw consent where applicable
File a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority)
Requests regarding personal data can be sent to: info@madokakariya.com
External content
This website may include embedded content or links (for example, to Instagram, Vimeo, or YouTube).
These external platforms have their own privacy policies and may collect data independently.
Policy updates
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically to reflect changes in website functionality or legal requirements.
The most recent version will always be available on this page.
Contact
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy:
📧 info@madokakariya.com
📍 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Madoka is a Japanese professional dancer, model, movement director, and collaborator. In addition to her artistic career, she also gives dance and movement workshops internationally. She is passionate about bridging dance and other art forms and businesses.
She started classical ballet when she was 5 years old in her hometown Sendai in Japan. In 2009, she competed at the YAGP New York final in the senior age division, where she received a silver medal and scholarships.
At 16 years old, she moved to Dresden, Germany, to study at Palucca University of Dance. In 2010 she received a scholarship from DAAD-prize for the outstanding achievement of foreign student.
In 2012, she graduated with a Bachelor of Art and then spent 2 years working at Ballet Zurich Junior in Switzerland under the direction of Christian Spuck. In Zurich she danced works by Christian Spuck, Douglas Lee, Stephan Thoss, and Heinz Spoerli. She received an award of 'Dance Prize of Friends of the Zurich Ballet' in 2013
In 2014, she joined one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT2) in The Netherlands.
In 2017, she was promoted to NDT1, where she danced till the end of 2024. With NDT, she danced works by Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter, William Forsythe, Medhi Walerski, Simon McBurney, Sharon Eyal, Tao Ye, Imre&Marne van Opstal, Yoan Bourgeois, Damien Jalet, and Alexander Ekman to name a few.
In 2021, she was awarded the Miyagi Prefecture New Selected Artist Award for Fine Arts.
Since 2025, she has been working as a freelance artist worldwide.