Yuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer based in Naarm (Melbourne) Australia. Her work brings together the inclusive and iconoclastic ethos of contemporary performance with her deep expertise of ballet. She is a current recipient of the The Australian Ballet’s Telstra Emerging Choreographer’s Award for her work 3. 

Yuiko is working to create a context for independent and inclusive dance in Australia through art creation, teaching and local and international residencies and platforms. She has presented work at Arts House for Bleed Festival, at The Australian Ballet for Frame Festival, the Bowery Theatre, Dancehouse, and Lucy Guerin Inc and Balletlab’s Out of Bounds program. 

In 2020, she undertook choreographic secondments with New York City Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet, supported by the Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Her works have been nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance in the 2018 Australian Dance Awards (Director of Melbourne City Youth Ballet) and Design/Technical Achievement in the 2023 Green Room Awards (Running Machine).