Atsushi Takenouchi

Atsushi Takenouchi is a Japanese soloist and performer who has improvised in the open at more than five hundred locations around Japan and abroad and has lead many workshops for a wide spectrum of social groups: artists, children, the mentally disabled, etc. In order to broaden and deepen his understanding of his work, he has been travelling around the world, coming into contact with different cultures and different types of dancers. His creations stem from the most basic forms of traditional butoh. He was involved in a butoh workshop organized by SE.S.TA. He also lead a professional training in Prague and brought his piece “Jinen“ to the Czech metropolis.