What we do

Zekko Waruko, PON

  • Organization : Masako Yasumoto
  • Section : In Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Dance

Outline

Masako Yasumoto, highly thought-of as a dancer up to now, gave a ground-breaking performance that demonstrated her talent as a choreographer. The performance of her new contemporary dance work, which took more than a year to prepare, mobilized an audience of more than 1,200 people taking on the challenge of bona fide formation dancing for the very first time.

Profile

Masako Yasumoto
Established in 2004, the troupe is headed by Masako Yasumoto, who is not only active in the dance world but also across genres such as fashion, video, music, and theater. Yasumoto’s goal is to explore and enhance her own forms of artistic expression, producing, performing and presenting the world with works that develop her strong sense of artistry as both a choreographer and a dancer.

Venues

Theatre Tram, Setagaya City, Tokyo