Mayumi Lashbrook

With Fujiwara Dance: Eunoia, I Eat the Stars, Moving Parts, and Valley of Shadows

Mayumi Lashbrook (she/her) is a choreographer, performer and Artistic Director who seeks to create transformative dance theatre experiences that invite attentive presence. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University, she trained in Eurocentric dance forms until igniting her passion for Butoh. She has performed locally, nationally and internationally in choreographic works by Sylvie Bouchard of Bouchardanse, Andrea Nann of Dreamwalker Dance, Denise Fujiwara of Fujiwara Dance Inventions, Aria Evans of Political Movement and Colleen Snell of Frog in Hand. Mayumi is a 2024 nominee of the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Award and the Artistic Director of Aeris Körper, recipient of the 2024 Arts Creator Award. She aims to create spaces that pursue an equilibrium of artistic excellence and compassionate care.