Yuma Ochi
Born in 1981. Visiting researcher at Waseda University’s Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum. Lecturer at Ehime University. With a PhD in literature, specialities include the history, cultural policies, and aesthetic studies of contemporary dance, particularly in France. Curated the “Who Dance? Actuality of Choreography” exhibition (2015-2016) on contemporary dance at the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum and compiled its exhibition catalogue. Research papers include “An Analysis of Jérôme Bel’s ‘The Show Must Go On’” (2011) and “Choreography for Coexistence: Exploring ‘Relations’ in the Choreographic Works of Xavier Le Roy” (2014).