Cay Izumi, Japanese performance artist and founder of Tokyo Dolores.

Cay Izumi

Performance Artist /
Choreographer / Art Director
Based in New York & Japan

What I Do

Founder and creative force behind Tokyo Dolores.
Over 14 years of interdisciplinary creation exploring body, soul, and unseen human structures.

Performance

A female performer with curly hair, dressed in a pink and beige outfit, is performing an aerial act on a vertical pole during a stage show. The background is dark with blue and green lighting effects.

Aerial, contemporary, pole, and interdisciplinary collaborations
Where physical technique, philosophy, and live presence become one.

Creative Direction

Cay Izumi speaking during an artist talk on performance, movement, and creative direction.

Concept development, storytelling, and immersive world-building
Transforming ideas into emotional and unforgettable experiences.

Visual Direction

Two performers are on stage during a dance or theater performance with dramatic red lighting. One performer is standing on the ground, reaching out with one arm, while the other is hanging from a vertical pole, with a shadow cast on the red background.

Art direction, spatial aesthetics, and visual identity
Designing atmosphere, emotion, and the unseen language of a project.

About

Through movement, space, and live presence,
I create experiences where memory, identity, and unseen emotions take form.

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A person performing circus aerial acrobatics hanging from rings in a dimly lit room.

Selected Works

Two performers are practicing aerial acrobatics in a dark room with stage lighting. One is hanging upside down from a rope, while the other is holding a hoop and balancing on the ground.
Two performers are practicing aerial acrobatics in a dark room with stage lighting. One is hanging upside down from a rope, while the other is holding a hoop and balancing on the ground.
A woman is performing an aerial acrobatics pose on a hoop with digital art projections of white tree branches and leafless trees on a dark background, illuminated with blue and purple lights.
A woman is performing an aerial acrobatics pose on a hoop with digital art projections of white tree branches and leafless trees on a dark background, illuminated with blue and purple lights.
Performance on stage with a dancer intertwined with wires, in an industrial-style venue with colorful stage lights.
Performance on stage with a dancer intertwined with wires, in an industrial-style venue with colorful stage lights.
A woman performing an aerial silk act on a stage with a church-like backdrop, illuminated by blue lighting.
A woman performing an aerial silk act on a stage with a church-like backdrop, illuminated by blue lighting.
Works
Works