Chisato Minamimura is a Deaf performance artist, choreographer, and British Sign Language art guide. Born in Japan and now based in London, Minamimura has created, performed, and taught internationally and is currently a Work Place artist at The Place. Minamimura trained at Trinity Laban in London and holds a BA in Japanese Painting and an MA from Yokohama National University. Minamimura approaches choreography and performance-making from her unique perspective as a Deaf artist, experimenting with and exploring the visualization of sound and music. By using dance and technology, Minamimura aims to share her experiences of sensory perception and human encounters.

She is currently touring Scored in Silence, and her new work, Mark of A Woman.