Makiko Ito has been working in Tokyo as a freelance artist and a founder member of C.I.co., which focuses on performance improvisation and Contact Improvisation. She has been performing and teaching in Japan, Netherlands, England, Germany, Sweden. She has danced with the Magpie music dance company, initiated her own performance project both in Japan and the Netherlands, Aka Pro and is involved in many projects within the Amsterdam dance and music community. Since Oct 2005 she moved to Amsterdam working with Magpie Umbrella and is the creator and artistic director for Wonderland.