Kumiko Uedaplaywright/director
graduate in French literature from Kyoto University, Ueda has been creating works since 2013 at the intersection of philosophy, corporeality, and visual aesthetics. In 2023–2024, she is conducting research at the Théâtre de Gennevilliers as part of an official artistic training program supported by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs. During this period, she established her base in France, where she continues to live and work.
Her work explores the sensitive forms of temporality and instinct in a society dominated by productivity. In 2022, her play Biome was nominated for the Kishida Kunio Prize, and in 2024, she was selected for an official residency at KIAC for her project Pneuma. Recent projects include Cavalleria Rusticana (Aichi Arts Center), Banquet du Vide (Kamata Onsen), and Pneuma (KIAC), with video excerpts available below.
She is currently developing Les Pleureuses and When Does Time Become Beauty?, two France-based projects that explore the female body and time through choreographic research. Both works are being created in collaboration with artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, reflecting her commitment to transcultural and interdisciplinary creation.
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Company Name
Projectumi LLC (Godo Kaisha Projectumi)
Date of Establishment
May 9, 2025
Head Office
2F, Hamamatsucho Daiya Building
2-2-15 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0013
Japan
