1951 – September 21, 2021
Japan
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Tari Ito was a performance artist based in Tokyo whose work has been presented throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Her training includes a degree in visual art from Wako University in Tokyo, body movement training with Michizo Noguchi, mime with Takao Namiki and Butoh dance with Kazuo Ohno. She also spent four years in Holland performing with the Hat Klein Theatre, Stichting Schwibetous Theatre and Dans Lab. In Japan, she was responsible for organizing the Tajima Performance Festival. She appeared at A Space Gallery (Toronto, Canada) in 1991 as part of a cross Canada tour.