Yuko Kudo is native Japanese multi-dimensional artist based in New York. She uses art and storytelling to create community, while reminding people they are not alone. Through her work as a photographer, she has appeared in Forbes and TIME magazines, among other media outlets. Yuko Kudo was a finalist for the Roger Sturtevant Musical Theatre Award for the Actor's Equity Association. Her latest work includes a one-human-musical show entitled, "I Came Here To Be Love", focused on identity and labels, premiered as a virtual hybrid theatre experience in Feb 2021. She facilitates the creation of collaborative educational spaces focused on the intersection of art and activism. Executive Producer of a documentary series "Untapped Storytellers" and "Love+Live+Life" Podcast. A Board member of Prime Produce Apprentice Cooperative and a member of Artistic Council for People's Theatre Project.