We consider our works as poetry; a personal yet universal letter filled with watercolor of emotions. Inspired by Japanese dance theatre butoh as body movement and theatrical technique, our works delicately transfer audience into meditational, comical, entertaining, and surreal world. 
  
 
The name Shilo Kloko came from 2 Japanese words,
meaning shiro “white”, and kuroko “black-stagehand.”
Our works suggest to expand our conventional definition of beauty, and encourage to embrace unknown possibilities.
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Video Project: Litttle Journey  (2020)
Produced by a TV puppet company Images in Motion, Shilo Kloko is currently working with the IIM team, Kamela Portuges-Robbins as director and editor, Kieron Robbins-fabrication and camera, William Ferguson-lighting design, and Lee Armstrong-production coordinator and puppeteer.

-Selected/Screening at Calgary Animated Objects Festival (2021)
-Selected at Venice Shorts Film Festival (2021)






Shilo Kloko Performance Project (2017-2018)
 When a puppet is moved by a human puppeteer, who is moving the puppeteer?  In our collaboration works,  a relationship between puppet and puppeteer shifts fluidly throughout the piece, without keeping the conventional puppet-master hierarchy. As if reflecting our ever-changing emotion, social status, or imagination, puppetry introduces its diverse role; a manipulated object, friend, slave, missing soulmate, threat, psychological mirror, and a ritualistic vessel. The work flows and crosses various elements; from animation and toy theatre to body movement, unconventional and traditional puppet styles, live music and choir, weaving serious, emotional, and comical moments together.The original members Walter Santucci, Nao Kobayashi and Rikko Murakami brought own expertise; animation, puppetry fabrication, theatre costume, and body movement.
guest musicians: Chet Harrison(guitar),  Monochromacy, LA Daiku&Fuefuki Girls (choir)
THANK YOU!!  Review and rated as PLATINUM at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018 by TVolution
Past Shows
June 2018    Hudson Guild Theater, Hollywood Fringe Festival
March 23-24 2018     Behind Shadows,   @Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica
March        2018   Pacific Southwest Puppet Festival, Santa Barbara
December 2017   Adult Puppet Cabaret by AnimalCracker Conspiracy, MarieHitchcock Puppet Theatre, San Diego
November 2017   The Last Show of Steve Allen Theatre, LA
October 2017        Puppet Slam, LA Puppetry Guild,  Steve Allen Thatre, LA
Performance  (2017)