Initially trained in modern dance.She then studied intensively with Yukio Waguri, and under his guidance formed the Tokyo-based group Shinonome with Yuko Kawamoto and Asuka Shimada in the mid 1990s. The word shinonome comes from the Japanese term for the twilight sky, when the darkness fades away in daylight. Shinonome’s fresh approach differs from what has been translated in the West as butoh’s “dance of darkness” – instead they show a more twilight world that balances the dark and the light. Chisato Katata’s website: http://www.shinonomebutoh.com

Jonathan Vincent has performed as a pianist, accordionist, and vocalist throughout the east coast, Germany, Switzerland and France. He has premiered several compositions by Stuart Saunders Smith and Jef Arnal. Preview recordings at generaterecords.net and adamjameswilson.com. Contact: jonathanvincent@hotmail.com