KYOKO TAKENAKA (竹中響子)
Kyoko Takenaka is an anti-disciplinary visual and performance artist with over 10 years of experience in butoh dance, film and media arts.
As a collaborative curator, producer, choreographer and performer, their work has been performed at LACMA, Lincoln Center, Huntington Gardens; exhibited through Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, the Autograph ABP; featured on Criterion Collection, the LA Times, BOMB Magazine, Apple TV, Hulu, Nowness, HBO, and Far-Near.
As a musician and composer, Kyoko has developed musical scores and helmed several music projects including the release of their ambient jazz record on In Sheep’s Clothing.
Performance: Dance of the Nine Colored Deer with Andrew Thomas Huang @ LACMA, Los Angeles. Photo by Lily Kweon
Solo Exhibition funded by Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles. Photo by Argel Rojo
Performance: Dance of the Nine Colored Deer with Andrew Thomas Huang @ LACMA, Los Angeles. Photo by Lily Kweon
Exhibition: Facing Terminal Island @ Angel Gate Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
MV: Planet Q - Midnight Jungle In Africa by Tomoki Sanders and Kyoko Takenaka. Video by Elliott Sellers.
Performance: Asian Femme Catharsis. Curated and Produced by Kyoko Takenaka. Photos by Jacquie Li.
Performance: Asian Femme Catharsis. Curated and Produced by Kyoko Takenaka. Photos by Jacquie Li.
Film: NOWNESS presents: Jizō's Memories. A film by Johan Planefeldt and Kyoko Takenaka
Aimai: Butoh dance at Anzen Hardware with Oguri + Roxanne. Curated and Produced by Kyoko Takenaka. Photo by Rockett Wong
Performance: MAK Center for Art +Architecture, Los Angeles. Photo by Sam Lee
Contact
Theatrical (LA)
Commercial (LA)
all other inquiries:
kyoko.takenaka (at) gmail . com
UK + Europe
(Theatrical + Commercial)
Leoni Morris