Aokid

Was born in Tokyo. His performances are rooted in breakdance, but his projects are not limited within dance but also include diverse expressions such as performance art, drawing, event planning and so on. He won the Jury Prize at the Yokohama Dance Competition 1 in 2016. He has been developing his AokidCity project since 2012 and Dobutsuen [Zoo] since 2016.
photo by Shinichiro Ishihara
https://ninjaaokid16.wixsite.com/aokid

KAMOSU

KAMOSU means fermentate in Japanese. A band which aims to generate (kamosu) in this world. Founded in 2016 by three Kamoshika [generators] who generate the sounds. The three people in the band are: Hiroshi Obiki who creates overtones via Khoomei, mouth harps etc., Kazato Kina who plays tabla, and Kazuya Zenzai who is a singer and also plays guitar. They produce unique sounds with their original but nostalgic melodies and the harmonious twin vocals.
https://www.kamosu.asia

Kaho Kogure

Started dancing when she was six years old. She has performed solo pieces since 2012 while participating in performances by many other choreographers such as Akira Kasai. Her major works are the solo pieces Mimosa and Flow, a co-creation with the musician Yosuke Fujita. She has been involved in a variety of projects such as sessions with musicians and artists, film projects, commercials, and music videos. Repetitive experience is an important element in her dance.
photo by HATORI Naoshi
http://kogurekaho.com

Tsuyoshi Shirai
Curator of DANCE TRUCK TOKYO.

Choreographer and dancer. Shirai founded the company “Study of Life works BANETO” in 1998, and “AbsT” in 2006. He won a number of national and international prizes such as the Prix d'Auteur de Conceil General de al Seine-Saint-Denis in 2000. He is renowned for his unique physicality as he interacts with diverse objects. His style, which stimulates audiences’ intellectuality and sensitivity, opens up opportunities for collaborations and workshops with other genres such as music, visual arts and literature.
photo by Hatori Naoshi
https://shiraiabst.wixsite.com/tsuyoshi-shirai-abst

Ippei Yonezawa

Started tap dance at the age of fifteen and contemporary dance at the age of nineteen. He has a unique perspective that focuses on the act of “Tapping”. He challenges the crossover between tap dance, arts and performance and explores new possibilities that emerge from collaborations with artists from different fields such as music, dance, visual arts, theater, media arts, etc.
photo by Asa Hiramatsu
https://ameblo.jp/konoashi-tomare

Tenniscoats

A music group founded in 1996. Its members are Saya (vocal/keyboard) and Takashi Ueno (guitar). They have toured and created albums together with national and international artists such as Tape from Sweden, The Pastels from Scotland, Jad Fair from the U.S., PASTACAS from Estonia.

Kumotaro Mukai

Butoh dancer. He participated in Dairakudakan in 1994, and studied under Akaji Maro. He started presenting his own works in 2001 and has performed 18 works at 8 sites in Japan and 11 sites in 5 other countries. In 2014, he founded “the Butoh tribe Duex Shrine” and performed Two Suns with his group. He persists in creating new work based on questioning. Since 2018, he has been based in the western part of Japan.
photo by bozzo
http://www.duexshrine.com/