Oguri

Naoyuki Oguri (born 1963), the founder of a genre of Butoh dance whom Oguri credits as his inspiration for interest in the field. where he met dancer and choreographer Roxanne Steinberg. In 1990, he had traveled to Los Angeles and married Steinberg. In 2002, he was featured in Meiling Cheng's book In Other Los Angeleses. Oguri was also featured in the film Height of Sky a documentary by Morleigh Steinberg.

Subsequent works include Kalpa, performed at the Getty Center in Los Angeles in January 2012 as well as a performance of Cold Dream Colour as a member of the Arcane Collective at the REDCAT, part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.