Personal Statement: I am a director especially interested in using non-verbal elements as expressive tools and in using theatre as a way to share ideas among people with different languages, races, and cultures.

As a Japanese woman living in the United States, I am very conscious of the prevalent stereotypes of Asian women and of the experience of living in two different cultures and societies. I have come to realize that many people belong not only to one specific community but cross several communities, stretching our boundaries, whether we wish it or not.

I am interested in people and societies who stray across these invisible borders, perhaps creating an altogether new culture and community. Inevitably I find myself facing experiences that defy clarification and that lend themselves to a non-linear artistic approach.