Yukiko Masui has been the recipient of a Choreography Award from DanceXchange and an Akram Khan mentoring Award from Sky Arts and has been a Work Place Artist at The Place since 2021. Yukiko, originally from Tokyo, Japan, started her training in Hip Hop, Ballroom and Latin where she developed her passion for dance and movement. She moved to London to train in Contemporary Dance at Trinity Laban where she completed her MA as part of Transitions Dance Company. Yukiko is a co-founder of SAY and has choreographed for companies such as National Dance Company Wales and established dance institutions. They have toured their own show the album internationally. They were recently on the creative team as movement directors on The Effect directed by Jamie Lloyd at The National Theatre and The Shed in New York.