Mio Ishida

Japanese-born Mio Ishida is an actor and dancer based in Tokyo. She graduated from the theater and dance program at JF Oberlin University College of Performing and Visual Arts. During university years, she learned about contemporary dance, classical ballet, and contemporary colloquial (theater works using conversational language). She also appeared in many drama theaters. Ishida created a project titled “Language A” , a piece that focuses on evoking the relationship between the human body and inanimate objects. On her other work “Jikotenji”, she displays the contents of bags used in everyday life, including her own. Recently, she was selected at Program for Future Dancers Course B: Lecture & Laboratory (2021-2022) by Arts Council Tokyo, at Farm-Lab Exhibition by Tokyo Festival (2021).