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JUNKO KOMA  Mime artist  

She began classical ballet and piano at the age of 3 years in Tokyo.

Went abroad to study and perform in Japan, USA and Poland. 

Studied mime art from Terry Press, JIDAI and the prominent mime art Stefan Niedzialkowski.

Became actress of The Mime Art Theatre Stefan Niedzialkowski since 2005.

She makes her own works of mime art and teaches classical ballet.

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Performed main character of ballet “Nuts cracker” at C&M Ballet Company in Tokyo.

Studied Clown, Mime, Tap dancing at Ringling Brothers and Barnum& Bailey Clown College in Japan and graduated from the college.

Won the grand prix of street performance in the professional category in Kobe.

Went to study and perform classical ballet and tap dance in New York, Saint Louis.

Studied mime art from Terry Press (assistant of Stefan Niedzialkowski in NYC) and JIDAI who is exceptional mime artist in Tokyo.

Received scholarship from “The School for Mime Theatre” in Gambier Ohio.

Took classes the prominent mime artist Stefan Niedzialkowski in The Mimes Studio in Warsaw to establish her mime.

Directed a performance based on “The tree saw everything ~Japanese doll in Pawiak~” in collaboration with piano and performed it with Chiho Sakamoto (Pianist) on the 40th anniversary of the Museum of the prison Pawiak and Association of Polish Music Artists.

Did a tour in Japan.

Part of this performance and true story was shown in public television “TVP 3” in Poland.

Vice president of Japan Art Mime Society in Tokyo.

Became actress of The Mime Art Theatre Stefan Niedzialkowski since 2005.

She makes her own works of mime art and teaches classical ballet.