Kyrie started her career as a dancer in New York City. There she worked with Michael Mao Dance Company and H.T. Chen Dance Company. After she returned to her native Japan where she freelanced and started her own choreographic work, which was presented in Buddhist temples as well as art galleries. Since 2012 she has been living in Europe. She was a company dancer with AURA Dance Theatre in Lithuania 2014-2016. Here she was given the opportunity to choreograph several pieces for the company. Later she was a company member of Regionteater Väst in Sweden touring specifically for a young audience. Here she could also present her own choreographic work within the company. Since 2016 Kyrie has been directing the dance company PA×, which stands for Performing Arts Multiplied based in Gothenburg, Sweden. With the focus on contemporary dance they create tourable black-box performances as well as site-specific pieces for children and adults. PA×’ work is characterised by a strong physicality and belief in the expressiveness of movement. Their aim is to create life transforming experiences. Mainly they work in international collaborations, intercultural dialogue and in close collaboration between art forms. As a freelance dancer Kyrie has also appeared with Kitt Johnson X-act (DK), Nønne Svanholm (DK), Tino Sehgal (DE) and in Sweden with Patrik Sörling, Gun Lund, Eva Ingemarsson, Iraqi Bodies, among others. Kyrie is raising three small children together with her husband and co-director of PA×, Love Hellgren.
