ABOUT TOSHIE

Toshie Takeuchi is a Copenhagen based artist who use film, photography and performance as her main medium of the practice. Her interest lays in exploring histories, stories or interpretations of a particular land, territory, property and/or a personal inner space. Often, the trigger of these exploration comes from a specific event that herself encounter with. Through her artworks, she offers an alternative perceptions to the viewers or the participants, thereby creating journeys and narratives of thoughts.

About JOU/Odorujou

JOU is a Japanese contemporary dance artist, choreographer, performance director, and production-turg. She has been based in Tokyo since 2000 after living in U.S.A. and Malaysia. She has won a Special Prize for Foreign Choreographer at The 2008 Seoul International Choreography Festival. Currently, she is a part time lector at faculty of media at Musashino Art University and Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Besides her career as a dance artist, JOU founded and directed Osumi Kagoshima Art Festival (2012-15), aimed to provide artists and the local residents opportunity to be connected through interactive and collaborative performance and events.

Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/odorujou