藝術家實驗室

Establishing shitatame in February 2011, she started working as a theater director based in Kyoto. In her practice, she has a strong interest in the act of acting, and aims to construct a specific grammar of acting for each work by interpreting texts and motifs as if photographing them close up. She often collaborates with artists from such other fields as fine arts, photography, music, architecture and sculpture. Through workshops and other activities, she is also focusing on nurturing the next generation.

She has participated to Kyoto Experiment (Kyoto international performing arts festival) twice. In 2021, she collaborated with yang02 who is an artist using media technology on Couvade. In 2022 she co-directed with dot architects, the architecture firm in Osaka, on Countercurrent Journeys, based on the research program Kansai Studies.

In 2022 she co-directed Goodbye, and good wishes for your success with Kerala-based theatre director Sankar Venkateswaran, supporting by Japan Foundation.

Since 2018, she has served as the booking staff member for the multidisciplinary art space UrBANGUILD. From 2019, she has initiated the cartographical research project Our Freehand Atlas. She serves as the chairperson of the Kyoto Performing Arts Organization, a non-profit organization from 2020.

Photo (c) Yuki Moriya