Dancer since childhood, working across stage, film and installation. Explores life, death, sexuality and surrealism, treating creation as an extension of play.
Piano
おおくぼけい / Kei Okubo
Composer/keyboardist — member of Urbangarde, also active with Jun Togawa and Zuno Keisatsu. Leads solo project "Okubo Kei to Kenchiku" and performs improvisation widely.
Contrabass & Ring Modulator
菊地雅晃 / Masaaki Kikuchi
Studied under Gary Peacock in NYC. Known for improvisation on upright bass through a ring modulator. 2023's "Star Mine" was named a year-best pick by Naohiro Ukawa.
Voice
柚楽弥衣 / Yayoi Yula
Voice heard in Lexus and Shiseido commercials, anime, film and games. Also offers dedicatory singing at shrines and sacred sites, and leads the voice training program "Awakening Voice."
Studied ballet, then entered Butoh through encounters with Kazuo Ohno, Yoshito Ohno and Natsu Nakajima. Pursues a shamanic dance in dialogue with nature; formed "Watobira-kai" in 2019 and premiered the new folk performance "Azumi no Tamafuri Odori Gyoretsu" in 2025.
