nouseskou

Real name: Kou Yamamoto. Artist name: nouseskou. He began his practice within Kyoto’s underground hip hop culture. He was involved in founding the dance team “nouses,” which blends street dance and contemporary art. Using methods of Musique Concrète, he creates his own sound works and develops a unique dance expression he calls “concrete.” He became a finalist in both world street dance and world contemporary dance championships, and has presented works in Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands. He has collaborated and performed with Shintaro Oue, Tomohiko Tsujimoto, Hiroaki Umeda, Shintaro Hirahara, Ruri Mito, and Mirai Moriyama. In recent years, inspired by TouchDesigner, he has developed works exploring the relationship between technology and the body. His practice is strongly influenced by the atmosphere found within Kyoto’s nature and temples and shrines, as well as by the Japanese Mono-ha movement of the 1970s. Crossing dance, video, installation, and NFTs, his work continues to expand through collaborations with global brands and international art projects.

THE NORTH FACE “Mountain Jacket” video collaboration and dance performance (2025), Osaka Dance Delight Vol.40 2nd place (2025), Panasonic Connect “GS Exhibition” installation video production (2024), Goldwin brand video production (2024), ELLE Kazakhstan feature shoot and music contribution (2024), adidas Y-3 collection model appearance (2023), Cabinet Office JST Moonshot R&D Program Goal 1 project image film “Expansion of physical and perceptual abilities” dramaturgy and performance (2021), Kiyomizu-dera dedication performance “Re:Incarnation” choreography and dramaturgy directed by Mirai Moriyama (2021), Mirai Moriyama music video “Passion / composed by Marihiko Hara” choreography (2020), Mori Art Museum Chiharu Shiota exhibition “The Soul Trembles / Kuchi Naishi” performance (2019), Taiwan dance exchange program “Aimai Nabu” pandemic-era creation project video work production and performance (2020), The Super Tour of MISIA performance (2018), Groove’N’Move Festival in Geneva, Switzerland performance (2017), Osaka Dance Delight Vol.33 2nd place (2017), Osaka Dance Delight Vol.31 3rd place (2015)

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