Studied under Akira Kasai, received New York Performance Award (Bessie Award) in 2007, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award in ’13, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in ’16, and Guggenheim Fellow in ’18. New work for Footnote New Zealand Dance in New Zealand in ’20. In 2008, he will present a new work, “Fog, Nerve, Future, Ocean, Hello”, for Footnote New Zealand Dance, an online creation, which will premiere in NZ and be video-distributed in Japan (co-sponsored by DaBY). He also plans to tour North America. He is the director of Body Arts Laboratory.
http://bodyartslabo.com
Full-time lecturer at Bennington College.

©︎Nomura Sakiko

Majored in theater at Tamagawa University. As a dancer, participated in the works of Nibroll, Kim Ito, Un Yamada, and others.
From 2007 to 2015, she performed in the late Ko Murobushi’s Butoh performances.
Since 2005, he has been presenting creative works focusing on “the structure of the body” and “the interaction of the body with space and music.
At Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2012, “Hetero” (co-choreographed by Kaori Seki) won the French Embassy Prize in Japan.
In recent years, he has been performing his own works as his own company, Teita Iwabuchi Body Map.

©︎ Kaneko Aiho

Started dancing at the age of 6. While performing as a dancer in works by Akira Kasai and many other choreographers, she began her solo career in 2012. Since the premiere of her solo work “Mimosa” (2015), she continues to perform it again at festivals in Japan and abroad. She graduated from Japan Women’s College of Physical Education in 2012 with a major in dance. She received the 2nd Session Best Award, Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2015 Encouragement Award, and the 6th El Sur Foundation Newcomer Award. She dances with the importance of what goes around. http://kogurekaho. com/

©︎Dan Åke Carlsson

Stage writer and dancer, born December 30, 1991. As a dancer and performer, she has participated in productions by Momoko Shirakami, Mika Kurosawa, Kaeru P, Arata Mino, Piché Kranchen, etc. In 2019, she won two seats in the Toga Theater Artists Competition 2019 Excellent Director Award.

©︎ Koichi Tagomi

Dancer and choreographer. Graduated from Japan Women’s College of Physical Education in 2012 with a major in dance. She also works as a photographer.

Studied under Masako Imamura from an early age.
She was a member of the Star Dancers Ballet Company from 2011-2016.
He has appeared in films by Sir Peter Wright, George Balanchine, Minoru Suzuki, Antony Tudor, and others.
In 2017, she danced at the Croatian National Theatre Split and the Slovenian National Theatre Ballet.
Currently based in Tokyo, she performs and creates dance performances.
He is also a member of the Naoya Aoki Group Work Project/Member since 2019.

©︎Takashi Kanai

Born in 1995. She studied performing arts at Saitama Prefectural Art Sogo High School, and after entering Daito Bunka University, she joined the modern dance club. Since graduation, she has expanded her activities by collaborating with overseas artists through residencies and presenting works at dance festivals in Japan and abroad. She won the Encouragement Prize at the Yokohama Dance Collection 2017 Competition II.

Born in Nagano Prefecture
Studied classical ballet under Teruyo Kurashima from the age of 6, and Emi Suzuki and Yuki Suzuki from the age of 17.
Graduated from Japan Women’s College of Physical Education, majoring in dance.
He has appeared in works by Yukio Suzuki, Mizutake Kasai, Kaori Ito, Ryu Suzuki, Mari Fukudome, and Mariko Kakizaki.

Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design. Former baseball player. Choreographer of Baby Theater.
Majored in stage photography at university and learned Japanese drumming and Iwami Kagura (Shinto music and dance). After working as a company employee, she started dancing at the age of 30, and has performed in works by Pichet Klunchun, Miwa Okuno, Dance Theatre LUDENS, Akira Shirai, and others. Currently participating in projects with Yasutake Shimaji and Kota Yamazaki.

She has won many first prizes in national dance competitions in Japan, and was awarded the Grand Prix in the International Choreography Competition in 2014. Currently, while performing on stages in Japan and abroad, she lectures, researches, and teaches as a university lecturer.

©︎hal kuzuya

Started ballet at the age of 3. Studied under Yoko Tanaka from 2011, graduated from Showa University of Music Junior College of Music, Music Department, Ballet Course in 2005. In the same year, she joined the Momoko Tani Ballet Company, and in 19 joined Co. Yamada Un.
She has appeared in ballet performances by Kenta Komori, Nobuko Takahara, Tomohiko Tsujimoto, Kasuko Takemoto, Masataka Yanagimoto, Kazuyuki Futami, and others, as well as outreach activities in various venues.

©︎Kyoguchi, Tsuneyuki

Actor. Studied under Tsunayuki Kyoguchi and Kim Ito. He was selected as one of the best actors by critic Hiroyuki Takahashi in the special feature article “My Choice Best One 2016” in issue 88 of “join,” the official magazine of the Japan Council of Theatre Companies. He is also expanding his activities in the field of video, such as Godtan and Nogizaka46’s personal PV.

©︎Anna Francesca

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture. She was exposed to music and theater from an early age, and studied modern ballet under Yuko Nakamura at the age of 10. Moved to Tokyo when she entered the dance department of Ochanomizu University. At the age of 24, she moved to the U.S., where she worked for about two years before joining FUERZABRUTA, a performance group from Argentina. She is active in a variety of fields in Japan and abroad.