Choreographer / Dance Producer
Artistic Director of Mademoiselle Cinema

 

Naoko Ito established Session House, a small theater dedicated to dance, in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, in 1991.
Since then, she has developed a wide range of dance programs while directing Session House’s dance activities. Her work encompasses performance production, dance education, support for emerging artists, international exchange, and the development of contemporary dance.

 

In 1993, she founded the resident dance company Mademoiselle Cinema and has continued to create and choreograph works for the company.
Session House presents more than 40 dance-related projects, performances, and workshops each year.

 

Ito received the Regional Culture Award from the National Tax Accountants Mutual Aid Cultural Foundation in 2005 and the New Artist Award at the Agency for Cultural Affairs National Arts Festival in 2008.
In 2017, she and Mademoiselle Cinema were invited to perform in Mexico and Ethiopia.
In 2023, she developed “Boiling Mind 3.0,” an art-and-science collaborative project with the Graduate School of Media Design at Keio University.
In 2025, Mademoiselle Cinema continued its international activities with performances and exchanges in Daegu, South Korea, and San Diego, USA.

 

Through both Session House and Mademoiselle Cinema, Ito continues to explore ways of connecting individual bodies, memories, society, and contemporary dance.

 

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