Dohriki

Born in 1976, graduated Komazawa University in 2000 (Bachelor of psychology)． A psychologist certified by the Japanese Psychological Association. After graduating university, he worked as a stage actor and as an instructor of psychodramas. He encountered Butoh at Rishikesh, a holy city in India. After returning to Japan, apprenticing oneself to Akiko Motofuji at studio Asbestos-kan he learned Butoh. In 2004, established the Art & Body Laboratory, and started to hold workshops and perform Butoh. Participated in “Dance Hakushu 2007 (Hakushu, Yamanashi- cture,)” “Chuncheon International Mime Festival Chuncheon, South Korea,” and Butoh dance festivals held by the Dance Writers Association. Directed events Adventure Butoh & Music Festival (Sazanami Hall, Kanagawa-prefecture) and “Sacrificial Performance Event” (Reversible Destiny Lofts MITAKA, Tokyo), and also directed and choreographed at shrines and temples. Also participated in Zero Dimension / Yoshihiro Kato and co-created with Tatsuo Ikeda and Takuzo Kubikukuri, collaborated with, for example, the musician Numb and with SRC (Pechika Sato and Takafumi Nakagawa) + Akihiko Iimura. Other than performing on the stage, as a life’s work, he dances at old battle sites for the “All over the world is a theater” project. He has danced at the Atomic Bomb Dome, Daigo Fukuryu-Maru Exhibition Hall, the New York World Trade Center, and other sites across the world. His activities have been published in magazines such as STUDIO VOICE, Tone, Corpus, and the Butoh performed at the Atomic Bomb Dome was picked up in the Asahi Shimbun (Asahi Newspaper.) As a writer, he has contributed his writings to the TH Series, and has published Hittsuki-Gaho, a free satirical zine together with Hiroyoshi Takeda. He and his wife created the picture book titled “I AM HERE.”