Career
Atsushi Takenouchi joined the butoh dance company Hoppo-Butoh-ha in Hokkaido in 1980. Atsushi started Jinen Butoh in 1986 and created solo works Itteki, Ginkan as a universal expression of nature, earth, and ancient times and impressions of the moment, meeting with people and environment. He made a three-year “JINEN” tour throughout Japan for 600 sites (1996-1999).
During this time, he started to be inspired by a spirit of the universe of Kazuo Ohno and Yoshito Ohno.
Since 2002, he has been mainly based in Europe, working on collaborations with dancers and actors in France, Poland, the United States and other countries. Joining in festivals such as Avignon festival, Paris Butoh festival, New York Butoh festival, he presents his solo piece.
He also collaborates with film productions. His recent work in Alaska and Hawaii, Ridden by nature, an environmental art film was expected to be completed in late 2015/early 2016.
1996 - The 2nd Osaka Dance Experience1996 Revue Economique-VIEW(TORII HALL/Japan)
1998 - JINEN in Iwaya 1997(Bachelor of Engineering-BOX)
1999 - 1996~1998 Ginyu-Butoh JINEN digest & Tanagokoro・Itteki・Ginkan digest (Denyu-Kohboh /Japan)
2005 - KI ZA MU 2005 (Teatr KANA/Poland)
2008 - Film Silken (11 minutes) Directed by Damien Serban and Yann Bertrand (Autour de Minuit Présente/France) SOGO ISHII punk years 1976- 1983 Digital Video Disc box I.
2008 - Film Asia Strikes Back ( Japan / 1983) Directed by Sogo Ishii (Transformer/ Japan)
2010 - JINEN Butoh performance Stone (70minutes) at the Sunflower theater in Beirut 2008 (Artrace/ France)
2012 - Film "Ridden by Nature" directed by Kathi von Koerber filming in Alaska, Hawaii and Arizona (Kkiahkeya/ United States of America).