Tokyo Dolores
Performance Research Since 2012
Founded in 2012, Tokyo Dolores is an ongoing performance research project
created by Cay Izumi and Taka Matsushita.
Through dance, aerial performance, visual installation, and live technology,
the project explores the relationship between body, soul, memory, and the shifting conditions of contemporary life.
Philosophy
Core Statement
The body is not a tool for expression.
It is where memory, contradiction, pain, beauty, and soul take form.
Core Elements
Body as Interface
Imperfection as Truth
Presence over Perfection
Life as Performance
Timeline
2011
Tokyo Dolores founded in Tokyo.
Research begins through contemporary dance and theatrical movement.
Lucca Comics & Games - Main Stage, Italy
Elize, Tokyo
Red Ridding Hood, Tokyo
2012–2019
Expansion into visual installation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and immersive staging.
Udine Far East Film Festival - Guest Performance, Italy
Kojiki - Story Based Japanese Mythology, Tokyo
2020–2024
Exploration of digital presence, documentation, and hybrid performance forms.
2025–Present
International expansion between Tokyo and New York City.
A deeper focus on body, soul, and cultural translation.
Works
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Souls 2026
Tokyo, NY
A performance exploring the invisible relationship between body and soul. -
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Aozukin
Tokyo, Sapporo, Kiryu
A work born from questions of identity, love, and self-recognition. -
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Deep Sea Whoale
Tokyo, Tomakomai | 2023, 2024
Aerial Hoop, Contemporary Dance -
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Red Ridding Hood - Dear My Red Hunter
Tokyo, Yokosuka
Story Based Little Red Ridding Hood
