Originally from Japan, Kyoko’s dance career has taken her through Boston’s performance scenes, from musical theater and hip hop productions to citywide events. She was also a ballet company dancer with Boston Dance Company and toured throughout Greater Boston before continuing to dance in New York City.

Her transition from performer to creator took hold in Hawaiʻi, where she began crafting seasonal productions at a local ballet school. She later refined her choreographic voice at the ICONS Choreographic Institute in Washington, DC. Today, her work is shown throughout the DMV area, New York City and Kyoto. She is known for a playfulness that connects with audiences beyond cultural and linguistic borders.

Her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and B.A. in Physics distinguish what she brings to the studio and the stage. She treats them as a space for translation, weaving technical subjects such as the physics of medical imaging or the technical evolution of video games into resonating performances. Her work allows the lab and the theater to coexist by offering technical and artistic minds alike a new way to engage with convoluted ideas.

Kyoko is a recipient of the FY25 AHFP Fellowship and the FY26 Project, Events, and Festivals Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She continues to develop new works and produce shows in the US and Japan.