NPO KAIBUNSHA
Established in 1985 as an organization to plan and produce performing arts productions, incorporated as a limited liability company in 1992 and continued its activities after being authorised as a non-profit organization (NPO) in October 2006.
From 1992 to 1997, it commissioned the Shonandai Citizens’ Theatre to produce its own productions. It has been involved in numerous dance performances by Akira Kasai, Ko Murobushi and others, as well as overseas theatre performances by Dumb Type and Shogo Ota. It has also served as secretary-general of the Asian Women’s Theatre Conference and the Japan-Korea Butoh Festival, and as a committee member of the JADE International Festival. 2014 and 2016 saw the organization of the International Dance Network. It has contributed to international exchange in the performing arts for many years.

Yukio Suzuki Projects
Yukio Suzuki is a dancer and choreographer. In 1997 he began studying butoh dance and later performed in works by Ko Murobushi and so on. And in 2000 he founded his own company “YUKIO SUZUKI Projects”. The basic principle of his interpretation is not the technique, but the character of the dance language, for which he has been acclaimed even outside of his native Japan. He has been touring around over 40 cities in the world, and his pliant, delicate and tenacious movements have been enthralling the audience. Recently he has also been creating pieces for other dance companies and leads workshops.