Born in 1973, Japan. She studied Butoh and dance in Tokyo. After finishing her BA in Japanese history at Waseda University, she did a Professional Diploma in Community Dance Studies and an Independent Study Programme at Laban Centre London from 1998 to 2000. She obtained her MA in Dance Cultures, Histories and Practices from the University of Surrey in 2006. She has been working as an independent dance and performance artist. She has collaborated with other dancers, choreographers, artists, musicians and theatre directors of various landscapes. She has performed her work in prominent festivals such as Festival June Events – Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson, Les Rep\u00e9rages Danse \u00e0 Lille, Festivalul International de Teatru de la Sibiu, Bodyradical in Budapest, Odisha Biennale in India, Venice International Film Festival, Festival Cumplicidades in Lisbon, Musique Action in Nancy, Rainy Days Festival at Philharmonie Luxembourg and so on. She has also worked and performed in countries around the world \u2013 including Luxembourg, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Finland, Turkey, U.K. , Japan, China, India and Peru. She is currently based in Luxembourg and Portugal.<\/p>\n
Her work includes \u201cOnes Voices\u201d (2004) collaboration with Steve Kaspar, \u201cLinnunrata\u201d (2007),\u00a0 \u201creMEMBRANEce\u201d (2009), \u201cProject O\u201d (2010) collaboration with Rajivan Ayyappan and Emanuela Iacopini, \u201cMayu\u201d (2011) collaboration with Tom\u00e1s Tello, \u201cRecollections\u201d (2012) collaboration with Kunihiko Matsuo, \u201cThree Short Stories\u201d (2015) collaboration with Sayoko Onishi, \u201cDreaming Scarlet Medusa\u201d (2017), \u201cIwa-kagami\u201d(2018), \u201cSublimation\u201d(2019) VR project by Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron, \u201cIn Ritual\u201d (2021) with Joana von Mayer Trindade, \u201cLiquified Dream of a Dragonfly\u201d (2023), \u201cWe thought we knew what we were doing\u2026 \u201cDirection: Frey Faust and Emanuela Iacopini (2023) \u00a0\u201cA-UN\u201d (2025) with Natasa Grujovic.<\/p>\n
Her work consists of experiments with movements in-between (movements of becoming) where intensities of individuals intersect. It is a place where extreme existence and inevitable metamorphoses materialize.<\/p>\n
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Born in 1973, Japan. She studied Butoh and dance in Tokyo. After finishing her BA in Japanese history at Waseda University, she did a Professional Diploma in Community Dance Studies and an Independent Study Programme at Laban Centre London from 1998 to 2000. She obtained her MA in Dance Cultures, Histories and Practices from the University of Surrey in 2006.…<\/p>\n