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YokkoYokko is an actress, Movement & Butoh Artist, Solo Performer from Nagoya, Japan. She has acted in, devised and choreographed a variety of local and international shows, having won several awards, including “Best One-Woman Show” for her Butoh Medea (United Solo 2014 at Theatre Row). Butoh Medea was selected to perform at *United Solo Europe in Warsaw, Poland in June, 2015, then toured to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015. (5 sold out shows, selected for the short list of The Asian Arts Award) Other theatre credits include BALDY (Center of Remembering & Sharing; United Solo 2013; Hollywood Fringe 2013; FringeNYC 2012; Dorothy Strelsin Theatre), Butoh Electra (Irondale Center; FringeNYC 2011), The Woolgatherer (ASDS Repertory Season), Odyssey (The Wings Theatre) and many others. Dance credits include Cappricho (Dixon Place), Isis Variations (Fringe NYC 2014); Facet (Hollywood Fringe 2013; Wave Rising Series) and many others. Yokko also acted in several of local and international films, one of which was the first runner up in the 2014 72-hour Shootout at the Asian American Film Lab (Himitus). She is a proud member of The Ume Group as well as the founder and artistic director of Ren Gyo Soh in NYC.
*United Solo Europe: Fiona Shaw, LynnMarie Rink have performed there in 2014 |
AWARDS & HONORS |
-Winner of Best Physical Theatre Show (Butoh Medea, United Solo 2015)
-Winner of Best One-Woman Show (Butoh Medea, United Solo 2014) -Winner of Best Choreography (Butoh Medea, United Solo 2014) -Shortlist of Asian Arts Award (Butoh Medea, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015) -Nominee for Best International Performance (BALDY, Hollywood Fringe 2013) -Received International Understanding Award (ICSP Scholar, the funder & Artistic Director of JPAC to share Japanese Culture to the local community) from International Affair of University of Oregon -Winner of Best Female Performer at University at Albany (Tiresias from "Antigone") |
PROGRAMS & SCHOLARSHIP |
Selected for United Solo Europe Program 2015 (Butoh Medea)
Resident Performing Artist at The Ume Group (2011-) Selected for International Cultural Scholar Program (ICSP) at University of Oregon (2008-9) |
Education |
Attended University of Oregon (Theatre Arts),
BA in Theatre (University at Albany) MFA in Acting (Actors Studio) |