Close-up: Yumiko Takeshima
Brought up in rural Japan, in awe of the precious kimono materials that her grand-parents sold, Yumiko Takeshima (Hokkaido, 1970) has never lost her passion for fabrics. Following a brilliant career as a dancer at the Dutch National Ballet and as Principal at Semperoper Ballett in Dresden, she turned her attention to the world of costumes and designing. Since 2001 she has cre-ated a line of leotards, and she collaborates with today’s major choreographers as costume designer. Two parallel passions, as she tells us in this interview.
Interview by Jessica Teague
Published in Danza
Danza & Danza International
November / December 2017
