artTunes Co.,Ltd.

CEO, Co-Founder

Annla Utsugi

Japanese Traditional Dance
Dancer/Researcher

Born on March 20, 1990.
Spent early childhood in the United States from age 0 to 5.
Joined the Pennsylvania Ballet at the age of 3 and the Tokyo Russian Ballet at the age of 5.
Began studying Japanese Traditional Dance at age 11, obtained the Natori (advanced license) from the Fujima School at 16, and received the Shihan (master instructor) certification at 19.
At age 20, began training under Hideo Takaoka—movement scientist and martial artist—as a researcher and practitioner in physical movement.

Education

2008-2012	Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Traditional Dance, Department of Japanese Traditional Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2012-2014	Master’s degree in Japanese Traditional Dance, Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2015-2019	Doctorate in Japanese Traditional Dance, Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts

Professional Experience

2019-2022	Special Assistant, later Special Researcher, at the Center of Innovation (COI), Tokyo University of the Arts Played a central role as artist, researcher, and project coordinator in academia-industry-government collaboration projects aimed at the “social implementation and commercialization of art,” involving cooperation among companies, national institutions, and universities.
2022-	founded artTunes Co., Ltd.

Currently:
Special Research Fellow at Tokyo University of the Arts
Visiting Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Research Fellow in the Arts at the Research Institute of Kinesiology