Kayo Takahashi Deschene - Costume Designer 

Studied Graphic Design at The Musashino Art University in Tokyo graduating in 1992. 
Started to work as a Costume Designer for the theatre directed by Satoshi Miyagi in 1994. And also, Costume Design for various musician's PV,

the concerts, the movies, and the events in Tokyo.
As an assistant costume designer, she did for the ballet at the Nagano Olympics at the opening ceremony in 1998. 

Her creations are based on the deep concept inspired not only by the story, and the actors, but also by the energy of the space in the theatre, and the direction. She always has been trying new things to express her creations. Her costume design has mixed with the essence of Japanese classic cultures like Origami, papercraft, beautiful Japanese calligraphy, and the modern cultural style. Additionally, she designed some of the props and amazing masks like old tribes in the USA.

Her work in some years

「The White Hare of Inaba-Navajo」at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris

「Mahabharata」in Tokyo, Shizuoka, Paris, Avignon.

「 ANTIGONE」opening production at Festival d’Avignon,  and Park Avenue Armory in NY.「Mugen Noh Othello 」at Japan society in NY.

Kabuki 「Mahabharata Senki 」at Kabuki Theatre Tokyo 

Opera 「Rusalka」by Dobolzark at Nissay Theatre in Tokyo.

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Opera「IDOMENEO RE DI CRETA」2022

Staatsoper unter den Linden Opera「Mitridate Re Di Ponto」in Berlin 2022