Aoi Ohno from Kanagawa, Japan. She started dancing when she was 3 years old. She graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts vocational school and joined dance company RAKUDO.

 

She then moved to NYC and trained in modern dance at The Ailey school as a scholarship student. During her time there, she worked with Ray Mercer and Darrel Moultrie.

 

Since graduating from the Ailey School she has worked with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Arch Ballet, Jon Lehrer Dance Company, Ballet Nepantla and Brooklyn Ballet.

 

She currently teaches ballet at Brooklyn Ballet for their Adult ballet classes and conservatory program for students age 10 and older. Additionally she has worked as a Gyrotonic teacher at BodyEvolution in Manhattan and has choreographic experience for YAGP finalists in 2022.

Kieran McBride is a dance artist based in New York City.

Kieran received her early training in Northern New Jersey under Leath Nunn and later went on to train at The Royal Danish Ballet School, and Gelsey Kirkland’s Academy. Throughout her training she has been fortunate to work under the incredible mentorship and tutelage of legendary teachers such as Gelsey Kirkland, Patricia McBride, Diana Byer, and Magaly Suarez.

 

Kieran has performed a variety of works both classical and contemporary with companies such as American Repertory Ballet, South Carolina Ballet, and New York Theatre Ballet.

 

Thus far in her career she has had the opportunity to perform in works by Merce Cunningham, Douglas Dunn, Antony Tudor, Pam Tanowitz, Agnes DeMille, Kirk Peterson, Gabrielle Lamb, and many more. In addition to her work with classical ballet and contemporary dance, she also performs Mexican Folklorico dance with Ballet Nepantla as a guest artist. 

パフォーマー、振付家、演出家、指導者。日本在住。

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Kei Kikuchi is a Japan-based performer, choreographer, director, and dance educator. She is a co-founding member of Geki Danz and has produced numerous family-friendly performances, including Dance Performance Assemblage. Geki Danz has toured throughout Japan, offering dance workshops and performances at kindergartens and elementary schools.

Internationally, she has performed and received recognition for her work. She performed SUSHI TAP SHOW with TOKYO TAP DO at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in both 2018 and 2024, and won an Asian Art Award in 2024.

As a choreographer, Kei has choreographed for a range of dance and musical theatre productions. Favorite credits include the musical Xiāng Yī Wéi Mìng (winner of the Mini Theater Award at the Musical Awards TOKYO), as well as GHETTO, Melody for Tomorrow, Homecoming, and Alice in Wonderland, produced by Kukan Seisaku Sha.

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