I am interested in process. Processes are fluid, always changing, like statements of relationship. The practice of constantly exploring one's own path is a process, leaving a mark of me.
 
Everything coincides in the present moment. I have been interested in the complex intermeshing of past, present and future in the body. To me, the skin is a permeable structure and inside and outside of the body are place that need to be think. Events of a political, social, economic and cultural nature inscribe themselves.
Space is also a body with incorporations. In the space surrounding the body the present sits, stands, flies, rests and pulsates along with its past and its projected future.
 
What do we incorporate, what do we disincorporate?

The body is in the world, the world is in the body.

YOKO KOIKE

 
Artist / Choreographer & Dancer
Feldenkrais Practitioner

 
Yoko Koike began her career as a ballet dancer, and in 1997 she established the dance studio "Saitama City Ballet," where she has dedicated herself to nurturing dancers and engaging with the community. click here
 
In 2008, she expanded her practice into contemporary dance to explore the sensitivity of the body and senses. Drawing on her ballet background, she incorporates the principles of the Feldenkrais Method into her work, creating a unique fusion of technique and expression. Over the years, Yoko has built a remarkable career as both a dancer and choreographer through her participation in performances and festivals across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Her artistic endeavors span multiple fields—including music, visual arts, literature, Feldenkrais Method, and Butoh—which have all contributed to her distinctive creative voice.
 
Yoko has produced and managed various projects, such as the "SAI International Dance Festival" in 2017, "DANCERS' NEST" in 2018, and "Collective・Research/Create/Perform" in 2019, among others.
Alongside her practice, Yoko has served as a part-time lecturer at Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences since 2019. She is currently pursuing research at Kyoto University of Arts, exploring innovative ways of artistic expression that transcend traditional dance constraints. In 2021, she earned her Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.).
In the same year, she launched SC∀L∃R and began engaging in creative projects on a project-by-project basis as part of an artist collective. click here
 
In 2022, with a grant from the Nagoya City Center, she researched Nagoya's Nakagawa Canal and presented a work that combined a video installation with an essay.
Her work focuses on the "awareness" that arises when we alter the way we perceive what we see, hear, and feel, creating pieces that transcend conventional technique and genre.
 
 

• 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