Dancers

Fukiko Takase

Fukiko was born in New York in 1984, raised in Japan by her mother Takako Takase, herself a respected dancer in Japan. Under her mother’s tutelage and Katsuko Orita, Fukiko has been dancing since the age of two. She went on to work for three years as a freelance dancer and choreographer in Japan. She was also a recipient of a three-year Cultural Affairs Fellowship from the Japanese government to study at the Codarts Rotterdam Dance Academy and London Contemporary Dance School. In 2006 she gained a Certificate in Contemporary Dance from the LCDS; she completed her Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Contemporary Dance in 2007.

From 2006-2010, Fukiko worked for Henri Oguike Dance Company, assisting Henri Oguike with Tread Softly, a commission for Rambert Dance Company and Da Gamba. She also worked for Darshan Singh Bhuller, Darren Johnston, Russell Malliphant as an freelance dancer.

Fukiko's choreographies include "Landing", a full-length work for Theatre X cai in Japan, and "Autumn Hunch", for the National Theatre, Tokyo.

Fukiko Takase joined Wayne McGregor | Random Dance in 2011.