The process is fluid, a declaration of evolving relationships. The practice of exploring one's own path is a process, leaving traces of myself.
I am fascinated by the body, where the past, present, and future intertwine in complex ways. To me, the skin is a permeable structure—an interface where the inner and outer dimensions of the body become spaces for contemplation, inscribed with political, social, economic, and cultural phenomena. Space, too, is an embodied entity. The space surrounding the body holds the past, the anticipated future, and the present as it lingers, flickers, rests, and pulses.
What is taken in, and what is left out? The body exists within the world, and the world exists within the body.

YOKO KOIKE

 
Artist

 
After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Dokkyo University, Yoko Koike pursued a career as a ballet dancer, performing with Matsuyama Ballet Company and NBA Ballet Company. Later, she established Saitama City Ballet, where she has been dedicated to nurturing dancers and managing the studio, fostering a strong connection with the local community. click here
 
In 2008, she transitioned into contemporary dance, expanding her creative practice. As a dancer and choreographer, she has built a career across Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, performing in numerous productions and international festivals while studying the Feldenkrais Method.
 
In 2015, she was awarded Third Prize and the Jury Award at the Seoul International Choreography Festival. In addition to performing, she has actively contributed to training the next generation, organizing and managing various projects such as SAI International Dance Festival (2017), DANCERS’ NEST (2018), and Dance House 黄金4422 (2018).
 
From 2019 to 2022, she served as a lecturer in the Department of Media Design and Film Studies at Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences.
 
In 2021, she completed the Transdisciplinary Program in Arts Environment at the Graduate School of Kyoto University of the Arts. To extend creative activities beyond conventional theater spaces, she founded SC∀L∃R in 2021 as a project-based team. click here
 
Her recent work focuses on contemporary art, creating pieces that function as catalysts for social movement, unrestricted by specific artistic techniques.
 
 
 

• Freelance Choreographer & Dancer / 2009 - Ongoing
• Designare Movement Residency Choreographer & Dancer / 2013 -2018
• “Dance House KOGANE 4422"Residency Choreographer & Dancer / 2018 - 2019
• Producer of “DANCERS’ NEST” / 2018
• DEVIATE.CO / 2012 -2017
  Producer of SAI International Dance Festival / 2016 -2017
• Director of "Saitama City Ballet" / 2000 - Ongoing
  Matsuyama Ballet Company Dancer / 1995 - 1999
• NBA Ballet Company Dancer / 1999 - 2002

  
 

2024	Installation " optimum " 〈Tokyo〉 Installation " いい加/減 inclusive-exclusive "〈Saitama〉
2023	Installation " mind scape " 〈Nagoya〉
2022	Performance/Installation " 齢 instar 01"〈Kamakura〉 Performance/Installation " 齢 instar 01"〈Tokyo〉 Performance/Installation " 齢 instar 02"〈Nagoya〉 Installation " mind scape " 〈Nagoya〉
2021	Online Performance "ENGMAーHole" / Tokyo
2020	DanzINC Festival 2020 “ENIGMA PROJECT" / Singapore
2019	Inspection“Novi Sad 2021” with the support of the EU Japan Fest / Serbia  A part‐time teacher “dept. Media Art of Nagoya Gakugei University” / Japan Performance “Myth of a Bird”/ Korea Program Director of “Collective・Research/Create/Perform” / Japan
2018	Zawirowania Festival / Poland Dance Cosmopolitan in Seoul / Korea Producer of “DANCE HOUSE KOGANE4422” and “DANCERS’ NEST” / Japan
2017	Dance Bridge International / Japan Small Theater Festival / Korea Dance Cosmopolitan in Bangkok / Thailand International Residence Performance / Bulgaria Producer of “SAI International Dance Festival”/ Japan
2016	Memorial Gala Performance Seoul International Choreography Festival / Korea 7th DanzINC – International Dancers & Choreographers Residency Festival International Choreographers’ Platform / Singapore International Dance Festival “New Dance for Asia” / Korea Festival of “Daejun Young Choreographer Festival” / Korea Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival / Japan
2015	won “Head jury prize” in “Seoul International Choreography Festival” / Korea Festival of “Sibu International Dance Festival 2015” / Malaysia Festival of “Busan International Dance Festival" / Korea Festival of “International Modern Dance Festival” / Korea Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival / Japan
2014	"The 2014 Gwangju Dong-gu Road Art Festival” / Korea Festival of "JAPAN DANCE WEEK Nights of the Rising Sun” / Israel Seoul International Choreography Festival / Korea
2013	"Gwangjin International Summer Dance Festival" / Korea Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival / Japan Seoul International Choreography Festival / Korea Dance and Environment Project / Japan

 
Award

• 2015 won “Head jury prize” in “Seoul International Choreography Festival” / Korea
• 2015 won “Third prize” in “Seoul International Choreography Festival” / Korea
• 2010 won Audience prize ”FUKUOKA DANCE FRINGE FESTIVAL” / Japan

 
Other

• 2017-2019
  
• Kyushu International Dance Competition / as a judge / Japan
• SAI International Dance Festival / as a producer / Japan
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• 2012
  
• "International Ballet Seminar 2012” as a teacher / Italy
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Qualifications

• 2014 Certified STOTT PILATES Teacher
  2009 Certified Franklin Method Educator Level1 Teacher
  2008 Certified Feldenkrais Method Practitioner
• 2005 Certified Gyrokinesis Teacher Level1