Born in Seattle, U.S.A., and raised in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, she began ballet in 1979, studying under Toshiaki Hatasa. She joined the Tachibana Ballet School and the Maki Asami Ballet Company, where she was selected for the role of Cupid at the age of 14, and made her debut as a leading role at the age of 18. She performed with Yoko Morishita and Miyako Yoshida in the full-length version of "Sleeping Beauty. In 2003, she became the first Japanese dancer to perform the title role in the New National Theatre Ballet's Japan premiere of Kenneth MacMillan's version of "Manon"; in 2007, she appeared as a guest in the Shiki Theatre Company's "Contact" and in 2009 in "Andersen"; in 2013, she joined the unit Altneu In 2013, she began collaborating with Yasutake Shimaji as the unit Altneu (Altneu).
She has been a guest artist at DaBY since its establishment at Dance Base Yokohama in 2020, and created the opening project of DaBY, Aichi Prefectural Art Theater x DaBY TRIAD DANCE PROJECT "Dance Genealogy" with Toshiki Okada. In 2024, he will present his second work, "Giselle's Synopsis" with Toshiki Okada.
In 1996, he won the Muramatsu Award for New Artist, the Dance Critics Society New Artist Award, the Einosuke Nakagawa Award in 1997, the Art Encouragement Prize in 1998, the Minister of Education's New Artist Award in 2000, and the Art Encouragement Prize in 2000. Minister of Education Newcomer Award, 2000 Hattori Chieko Award, 2008 Dance Critics Society Award, 2009 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Art Encouragement Prize, 2015 Nimura Dance Award, 2017 Medal with Purple Ribbon, 2018 39th Tachibana Akiko Award Special Prize, 2021 69th Tokyo Newspaper Dance Art Award, and more. She is a visiting professor of the ballet course at Senzoku Gakuen School of Music.
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TRIAD INTERMISSION vol.2
“The Dying Swan: The Truth About Its Death” Process Talk
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OpenLab “Dancers, Dance with Words” vol.4
Imagination – Possibilities found in Classical Ballet
2021.10.1 - 3
JAPAN LIVE YELL project @AICHI
TRIAD DANCE PROJECT
“Genealogy of Dance” GENEALOGY OF DANCE
2021.12.10 - 12
YPAM Joint Program
DaBY Performing Arts Selection 2021
Dance Base Yokohama × Aichi Arts Center
2022.4.14 - 2023.3.31
DaBY Dancer Registration System
2022.9.8 - 12.11
Performing Arts Selection 2022
2022.12.1 - 18
YPAM Fringe Project] Dance Base Yokohama – Open Studio
2023.9.16 - 10.22
Performing Arts Selection 2023
2023.11.12 - 12.14
YPAM Fringe] Dance Base Yokohama Showcase (open to the public)
2024.11.30 - 12.9
Aichi Arts Center x Dance Base Yokohama “Performing Arts Selection 2024
