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Since she was 14 years old, Yoriko learned classical ballet, Jazz dance, Contemporary Dance, Butoh and Improvisation. She studied at Ochanomizu University, receiving B.A and M.A. she worked as a dancer in various theaters and projects internationally.
Since 2008 she started to work as a independent choreographer of Dance theater. She presents her pieces in many cities in Japan, India and Germany. In 2013 she got a scholarship from Japanese government as a young artist, and stayed and worked in Berlin for one year. Since 2016 she lives and works there.
In 2019 she studied in a further training course for dance pedagogy, cooperated with Universität der Künste Berlin. She is now also working for social dance projects with children and seniors.
In 2021 she became a member of International Council of Dance (UNESCO).
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WORKS
~2010~
Solo “MORTAL” (Hiroshima)
~2011～
Company Production “CANARY ～aspects of "S"～” (Japan Tour)
Solo “Becoming to be a man” (Yokohama BankART)
~2012~
Company Production “The Dream of Brainwashing” (Tokyo,Fukuoka)
Company Production “Rhapsody for Cannibalism” (Tokyo)
Company Production “Tanaka Mizuki’s World” (Tokyo)
~2013~
Company Production “Tanaka Mizuki’s World” (Niigata)
Company Production “UTOPIA” (Tokyo)
Solo Performance (Berlin, Germamy)
~2014~
Solo Performance (Berlin, Germany)
Solo "MORTAL" (Pune, India.) / AVAYAVA Contemporary Dance Festival
Solo Performance with Yuichi Nishikawa (New Delhi, India) / Japan Foundation
Company Production "TOKYO MANIA" (Berlin, Germany)
~2015~
Company Production "Cage/ ASLAP" (Tokyo)
~2018~
Company Production "Lullaby" (Tokyo, Babylon Dance Collection)...Audience Prise
~2019~
Company Production "Ryoanji" (Berlin, Germany)
Social Dance Project "D14" (Berlin, Germany)
~2020-2021~
360° Dance Theater "AMA-Perlentaucherin" (Berlin, Germany)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE as a dancer
2003-2005 Tokyo Disney Resort Dancer
2005 Opera “CARMEN” (New National Theater)
2007-2011 Kagaya Kaori Dance-SHAN
2011 Dance Movie “Die Verwandlung” (Director : Meitei Yamada)
2012 My Sunshine (Director : Hiroshi Koike)
2013 Comedy Movie Festival Opening Movie (Director : Chihiro Amano)
2015 Duo Festival in South Korea (Choreographer : Kuang-Soku)
2016 TANSIK (Berlin, Choreographer: Chizu Kimura)
2016 Film "PANK OPERA" (Berlin, Director: Aneta Panek)
2017-2018 Sayonara TOKYO (Wintergarten Variete Berlin)
2019 Body in Urban place (Herrenhäusergarten in Hannover,
Choreographer : Willi Dorner)
2019 Objects (Choreographer : Nadja Raszewski)
PRIZE
2008 Akita Modern Dance Conpetition “Akitakomachi Prize"
2013~2014 Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists
2018 Tokyo Babylon Dance Collection, Audience Prise
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2010 Hachinohe Portable Museum Hacchi (Aomori)