Yoko Higashino

Yoko Higashino

Born in Nara Prefecture in 1972. Began dance at the age of ten and is presently the choreographer of the dance company BABY-Q and otherwise active as a choreographer and dancer. She also performs as an improvisation artist under the name Kemumaki Yoko, doing sessions at clubs, live performance venues, galleries and outdoor venues. In 2000 she formed Dance Company BABY-Q. In 2004 she won the Choreographer of the Next Generation “NEXTAGE” award, which is the grand prize of the Toyota Choreography Awards for the 2004 work ALARM! In 2005 she won the Yokohama Prize for Brilliant Future in the group dance category in the Solo_Duo . Among her representative works are ALARM! , GEEEEEK , and error code . She has been invited to festivals in the United States, France, Italy, Singapore and S. Korea in addition to her activities in Japan. Since 2005 she is based in Koenji, Tokyo and runs the studio BABY-Q Lab.

BABY-Q
http://www.baby-q.org/