YOKKO
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Ht. 5'2"
Wt.100 Eyes. Brown Hair. Bald yokko428@gmail.com |
THEATRE
BALDY (FringeNYC 2012) Solo Show Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC
The Woolgatherer Rose (Lead) Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam, NYC
BUTOH Electra (FringeNYC 2011) Clytemnestra Forth Street Theatre, NYC
Odyssey Poseidon The Wings Theatre, NYC
BALDY Solo Show Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, NYC
Othello Duke of Venice looking Glass Theatre, NYC
The Producers Chorus Girl Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam, NYC
BUTOH Electra Clytemnestra Irondale Center, Brooklyn, NY
Antigone Tiresias PAC Main Stage, Albany, NY
Dirty Hearts (by Sonia Sanchez) Shigeko (lead) Adrienne Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Lotus Lessons Ensemble Arena Theatre, Eugene, OR
Distance between A and B Tanaka Theatre Shine, Tokyo
Take Off Noriko Woody Theatre Nakameguro, Tokyo
Brenda & Jerry Brenda (lead) Woody Theatre Nakameguro, Tokyo
FILM / TV
Strawberry (Short) Featured Umann, Moema / Moema Umann Film
Making Decision with Mates (Short) Support Haward, Jacqui /Dark Kidney
Kumo no Ue (16mm, Featured) Guest Tomita, Katsuya / KUZOKU
TRICK 2 (TV) Featured Kito, Michizo / TV Asahi Corp.
DANCE / MOVEMENT
Autumn Leaves Dancer (d. Leni Mandez) Genesis Dance Project, Queens, NY
KIZUNA–connection- Dancer / Choreographer NICODA Showcase, Queens, NY
Hope from The Chaos Dancer / Choreographer Dionysus Festival, Albany, NY
Nihon Buyo (Japanese Dance) Dancer CITI Bank Event, NYC
Nihon Buyo Dancer Dionysus Festival, Albany, NY
Nihon Buyo Dancer International Performing Arts Night, OR
Nihon Buyo Dancer Mills International Center Grand Opening, OR
Nihon Buyo Dancer Nerima Culture Festival, Tokyo
EDUCATION & TRAINIG
M.F.A The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University
Acting / Scene Study Elizabeth Kemp, Susan Aston, Jacqueline Knapp
Linklater Voice Susan Main, Rebecca Miller, Corinna May
Movement Michael Billingsley, David Frank
Neutral American Speech Rebecca Miller, Louis Colaianni
Shakespeare Louis Colaianni
Dance Alvan Ailley (West African, Horton, Ballroom)
B.A University at Albany, Theatre
Clowning Jane Nichols
Other training Shakespeare & Company
SPECIAL SKILLS
Language: Fluent Japanese, English / Dance: Classical Japanese (Nihon Buyo -Wakayagi), Modern, Butoh, West African / Other Physical Skills: Improvisational Movement, Yoga (Certified teacher), Clowning, Sho-Kon-Do (Mixed Martial Arts / Stage combat: basic Karate, Kenjutu, Taijutu, boxing, Taekwondo), Kyudo (Japanese Archery), / Singing: Jazz, Classic & Musical Theatre (Basic)
HONOR & AWARD
Aggies Awards Best Female Performer (Tiresias from Antigone, UAlbany,); International Understanding Award (Founder of JPAC, Japanese Performing Arts Company, classical Japanese Dance and stage combat within Drama, University of Oregon), International Cultural Service Program (University of Oregon Scholarship program, sharing Japanese Culture with local institutions.)
BALDY (FringeNYC 2012) Solo Show Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC
The Woolgatherer Rose (Lead) Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam, NYC
BUTOH Electra (FringeNYC 2011) Clytemnestra Forth Street Theatre, NYC
Odyssey Poseidon The Wings Theatre, NYC
BALDY Solo Show Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, NYC
Othello Duke of Venice looking Glass Theatre, NYC
The Producers Chorus Girl Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam, NYC
BUTOH Electra Clytemnestra Irondale Center, Brooklyn, NY
Antigone Tiresias PAC Main Stage, Albany, NY
Dirty Hearts (by Sonia Sanchez) Shigeko (lead) Adrienne Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Lotus Lessons Ensemble Arena Theatre, Eugene, OR
Distance between A and B Tanaka Theatre Shine, Tokyo
Take Off Noriko Woody Theatre Nakameguro, Tokyo
Brenda & Jerry Brenda (lead) Woody Theatre Nakameguro, Tokyo
FILM / TV
Strawberry (Short) Featured Umann, Moema / Moema Umann Film
Making Decision with Mates (Short) Support Haward, Jacqui /Dark Kidney
Kumo no Ue (16mm, Featured) Guest Tomita, Katsuya / KUZOKU
TRICK 2 (TV) Featured Kito, Michizo / TV Asahi Corp.
DANCE / MOVEMENT
Autumn Leaves Dancer (d. Leni Mandez) Genesis Dance Project, Queens, NY
KIZUNA–connection- Dancer / Choreographer NICODA Showcase, Queens, NY
Hope from The Chaos Dancer / Choreographer Dionysus Festival, Albany, NY
Nihon Buyo (Japanese Dance) Dancer CITI Bank Event, NYC
Nihon Buyo Dancer Dionysus Festival, Albany, NY
Nihon Buyo Dancer International Performing Arts Night, OR
Nihon Buyo Dancer Mills International Center Grand Opening, OR
Nihon Buyo Dancer Nerima Culture Festival, Tokyo
EDUCATION & TRAINIG
M.F.A The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University
Acting / Scene Study Elizabeth Kemp, Susan Aston, Jacqueline Knapp
Linklater Voice Susan Main, Rebecca Miller, Corinna May
Movement Michael Billingsley, David Frank
Neutral American Speech Rebecca Miller, Louis Colaianni
Shakespeare Louis Colaianni
Dance Alvan Ailley (West African, Horton, Ballroom)
B.A University at Albany, Theatre
Clowning Jane Nichols
Other training Shakespeare & Company
SPECIAL SKILLS
Language: Fluent Japanese, English / Dance: Classical Japanese (Nihon Buyo -Wakayagi), Modern, Butoh, West African / Other Physical Skills: Improvisational Movement, Yoga (Certified teacher), Clowning, Sho-Kon-Do (Mixed Martial Arts / Stage combat: basic Karate, Kenjutu, Taijutu, boxing, Taekwondo), Kyudo (Japanese Archery), / Singing: Jazz, Classic & Musical Theatre (Basic)
HONOR & AWARD
Aggies Awards Best Female Performer (Tiresias from Antigone, UAlbany,); International Understanding Award (Founder of JPAC, Japanese Performing Arts Company, classical Japanese Dance and stage combat within Drama, University of Oregon), International Cultural Service Program (University of Oregon Scholarship program, sharing Japanese Culture with local institutions.)
