Oguri. A native of Japan and a resident of Venice, California, Oguri formed Body Weather Laboratory Los Angeles with Roxanne Steinberg. Since 1990, Oguri has been teaching, creating, and producing dance and multimedia works that incorporate his large-scale set/sculpture installations in both formal theater settings and site-specific venues worldwide. He continues to investigate the relationship between dance and the environment, as well as the boundaries between performer and audience. Oguri has developed collaborative projects with dancers, musicians, sculptors, painters, and poets, using literature, daily life imagery, and simple materials to transform space and time through dance. He actively brings dance to the wider community. Oguri has received numerous grants and awards regionally, nationally, and internationally, including the 2018 United States Artist Doris Duke Fellow. Photograph by Pep Daudey.
Oguri is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and visual artist who performs internationally and is known for his multi-disciplinary works that blend dance with other art forms. His performances often explore the relationship between dance, environment, and perception, using large-scale installations and incorporating collaborations with musicians, sculptors, and poets. Oguri’s work is influenced by the Japanese Butoh tradition, and he is the artistic director of the ARCANE Collective and the founder of Body Weather Laboratory Los Angeles