撮影 平間至
ATSUSHI
高橋淳
踊者
1979年2月7日東京生まれ。
1996年にストリートダンスを始め、様々なイベントやライブに出演。
2001年から約20年間、Dragon Ashのメンバーとして活動し、数多くのビッグフェスでのライブや全国ツアー、そしてレコーディングなどを経験。
2001年から2019年まで毎年、国内野外フェス最大級といわれているROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVALで最も規模の大きいGRASS STAGEに出演し続けた。
2006年にソロダンサーとしても国内外の各地で活動開始。
数多くのアーティストとセッションライブを行い、近年では、美術館や博物館、国宝の社寺など、歴史的建造物でも舞踊を行い、各地の伝統芸能ともコラボレーションも行っている。
ファッションショーにも多数出演し、パリコレにも出演。
海外では、アジア、ヨーロッパ、アメリカにてパフォーマンスを行い、ロシア文化フェスティバルのアンバサダーを務めた経験もある。
2009年に生命力の素晴らしさ尊さを伝えていくプロジェクト「POWER of LIFE」を発起し、代表として活動開始。
ライブや写真展などの表現活動を行い、動物保護施設アニマルシェルターの支援を行う。
2011年3月11日の東日本大震災以降は、現地に足を運び、復興支援活動を行う。
その活動から、2012年には宮城県塩竈市にて野外フェスティバル「GAMA ROCK FES」を立ち上げ、毎年9月に開催してきた。
今までの様々なステージで得た経験により、ジャンルや枠にとらわれない踊りと体をいかしたダイナミックな踊りを信条とし、ダンサーとして、独自な表現者の道を進んでいる。
| ＜主な出演ステージ＞＜SOLO＞ | |
| 2006 | KOREA WORLD PEACE FESTIVAL 2006@韓国 |
| 2007 | 同志社大学にて初講演 INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL 2007@韓国 RUSSIAN YOUNG GENERATION PROGRAM 2007 IN JAPAN The Party JAPAN EXPO 2007 Pre-party@Los Angeles adidas 2008 SS FASHON SHOW@韓国 |
| 2008 | Roen 2008-2009 AW MILANO COLLECTION@Milano An ambassador of The Russian cultural festival in JAPAN 2008 |
| 2009 | POWER of LIFE PHOTOEXHIBITION & LIVEを全国各地で開催開始 |
| 2010 | JAPAN JAM 2010 ap bank fes’10 Happy Music Festa2010@大阪 |
| 2011 | JAPAN BLOCK FAIR@New York BACKLASH 2012SS Paris Collection@Paris ap bank fes’11 Fund for Japan |
| 2012 | 六本木アートナイト 2012 ap bank fes’12 Fund for Japan GAMA ROCK FES 2012を主催 Roppongi Hills Christmas Concert 2012 Organized by ATSUSHI |
| 2013 | Journey back Home@Blue Note TOKYO ルネこだいら開館２０周年ダンス・パフォーマンス企画 ATSUSHI ”ODORI” at RUNE KODAIRA GAMA ROCK FES 2013を主催 |
| 2014 | 六本木アートナイト 2014 LIVE ART SESSION@Los Angeles & New York OGA NAMAHAGE ROCK FESTIVAL GAMA ROCK FES 2014を主催 |
| 2015 | 踊りと音 ODORI to OTOを開催開始 六本木アートナイト 2015 Journey back Home@Blue Note TOKYO GAMA ROCK FES 2015を主催 |
| 2016 | Reborn-Art Festival × ap bank fes 2016 GAMA ROCK FES 2016を主催 宮城県塩竈市市政功労者表彰 おどることは生きること@岡本太郎美術館 |
| 2017 | KANSAI YAMAMOTO NIPPON GENKI PROJECT Reborn-Art Festival × ap bank fes 2017 GAMA ROCK FES 2017を主催 |
| 2018 | ap bank fes’18 GAMA ROCK FES 2018を主催 風人雷人祭@神田明神文化交流館こけら落とし公演 |
| 2019 | YOHJI YAMAMOTO HOMME 2019-2020AW PARIS COLLECTION@Paris Festival Chorus@Paris 国宝京都仁和寺金堂にて公演 令和元年5月1日に宮島大聖院にて奉祝令和記念奉納 国宝松島瑞巌寺にて公演 OGA NAMAHAGE ROCK FESTIVAL GAMA ROCK FESTIVAL 2019を主催 |
| 2020 | White Mountaineerung 2020-2021AW PARIS COLLECTION@Paris POWER of LIFE 10 YEARSを主催 GAMA ROCK FESTIVAL 2020を主催 |
| 2021 | 東日本大震災以降の東北にて10年目10回目となる3.11 POWER of LIFE in SHIOGAMA MIYAGIを主催 生命の挑み@岡本太郎美術館 パリにてソロ公演 POWER of LIFE in PARIS 2021 |
| 2022 | 塩竈にてソロ公演 POWER of LIFE in SHIOGAMA 2022 日比谷音楽祭 2022 MIND TRAIL 奥大和 2022 |
| ＜主な出演ステージ＞＜Dragon Ash＞ | |
| 2001 | MTV JAPAN 開局LIVE[MTV It’s Your Party!] Dragon Ash Tour[21st Century Riot] Dragon Ash Tour[21st Century Riot @Asia] Dragon Ash presents[Total Music Communication 01] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2001 |
| 2002 | Dragon Ash presents[Total Music Communication 02] MTV SUPER DRY LIVE ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2002 SUMMER SONIC 2002 Dragon Ash Tour[Dragon Ash Tour 02] |
| 2003 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2003 Dragon Ash Tour[Dragon Ash / House of Velocity] |
| 2004 | Tour[MOB SQUAD 04] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2004 |
| 2005 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2005 Dragon Ash Tour[Rio de Emocion] |
| 2006 | 2006 INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL@韓国 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVL 2006 THE夢人島Fes. 2006 |
| 2007 | Dragon Ash Tour[Develop the music] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVL 2007 |
| 2008 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVL 2008 ETP FESTIVAL 2008@韓国 |
| 2009 | Dragon Ash Tour[FREEDOM] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2009 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2009 SUMMER SONIC 2009 |
| 2010 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2010 |
| 2011 | Dragon Ash Tour[RAMPAGE] JAPAN JAM 2011 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2011 |
| 2012 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2012 AIR JAM 2012 |
| 2013 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013 RUSHBALL 15th |
| 2014 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2014 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON] Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON]@日本武道館 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2014 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2014 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON]@台北 |
| 2015 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2015 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2015 Bowline 2015 |
| 2016 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2016 Dragon Ash Tour[The Lives] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2016 |
| 2017 | Dragon Ash 20th Anniversary Live Show[MIX IT UP] VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2017 VIVA LA ROCK 2017 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017 Dragon Ash Tour[MAJESTIC] |
| 2018 | Dragon Ash Tour[MAJESTIC]@横浜アリーナ VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2018 RUSHBALL IN TAIWAN ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2018 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2018 Dragon Ash Tour[UNITED FRONT] |
| 2019 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2019 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2019 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SEVENS] |
| 2020 | Dragon Ash Live[DEPARTURE] |
| ＜参加音源＞＜TAP での参加＞ | |
| 2004 | m-flo[MAY U LOVE] |
| 2006 | Dragon Ash[IVORY] Dragon Ash[few lights till night] Dragon Ash[夢で逢えたら] |
| 2007 | Dragon Ash[INDEPENDETENTE] NIKE＋ Original Run[FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE feat Dai Tamesue &ATSUSHI] |
| 2008 | Dragon Ash [Velvet touch] |
| 2009 | Dragon Ash [FREEDOM] |
| 2011 | Dragon Ash [MIXTURE] | ＜出演CM＞ |
| 2004 | 東ハト “mobi” CM |
| ＜インタビュー＞ | |
| 2008 | あのひとの本棚。 |
| 2015 | 東北の島で。ある少年との約束。 |
| 2017 | ダンサーATSUSHIがベルリンで語る、”踊る“ということ。 |
| 2019 | Self-expression ＜ 前編 / 後編 ＞ |
| 2020 | ダンサーATSUSHIが語る、犬たちとの未来。 |
| 2021 | 朝日新聞 ひと |
Photos by ITARU HIRAMA
ATSUSHI
Dancer based in Tokyo, performance all over world.
“Dancing on soul” regardless of genres.
Atsushi Takahashi was born on 7th February 1979.
He became widely known after he joined Japanese rock band “Dragon Ash” as a dancer in 2001.
From 2001 to 2019, he has performed every year on the main stage at the largest music festival in Japan called “ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL”.
He started his career as a solo dancer in 2006 performing domestically and internationally.
He has performed at historic buildings such as museums, shrines and temples collaborating with Japanese traditional performing arts as well as a variety types of artists.
He has been in various runway shows as a model. He has walked runway shows during Men's Paris fashion week.
He also performed in Asia, Europe and the US.
He started a project “POWER of LIFE” to convey how great life force is and importance of power of life.
Atsushi’s artist activities extend beyond dance, such as exhibiting his photographic works at galleries and supporting animal rescue organizations.
After the great quake and tsunami that severely hit the Tohoku (North-east) region of Japan in March 11th 2011, he has been visiting the area regularly to support them.
To give his continued support to the area, he also established an out door music festival called “GAMA ROCK FES” in Shiogama city, Miyagi prefecture which is held every year in September since 2012.
Throughout his career, he defines his own path as a dancer with dynamic way of dance without boundary of any genre.
| An appearance stage (SOLO) | |
| 2006 | 2006 KOREA WORLD PEACE FESTIVAL in KOREA |
| 2007 | 2007 INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL in KOREA RUSSIAN YOUNG GENERATION PROGRAM 2007 IN JAPAN The Party 28th ANNIVERSARY JAPAN EXPO 2007 Pre-party in Los Angeles 2008 SS adidas FASHON SHOW in KOREA |
| 2008 | Roen 2008-2009 AW MILANO COLLECTION An ambassador of The Russian cultural festival in JAPAN 2008 |
| 2009～ | POWER of LIFE PHOTOEXHIBITION & LIVE |
| 2010 | JAPAN JAM 2010 ap bank fes’10 |
| 2011 | JAPAN BLOCK FAIR in New York BACKLASH 2012SS PARIS COLLECTION ap bank fes’11 Fund for Japan |
| 2012 | ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2012 ap bank fes’12 Fund for Japan GAMA ROCK FES 2012 Roppongi Hills Christmas Concert 2012 |
| 2013 | Journey back Home at Blue Note TOKYO ATSUSHI(Dragon Ash / POWER of LIFE) ”ODORI” at RUNE KODAIRA GAMA ROCK FES 2013 |
| 2014 | ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2014 LIVE ART SESSION in Los Angeles & New York GAMA ROCK FES 2014 |
| 2015 | ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2015 Journey back Home at Blue Note TOKYO GAMA ROCK FES 2015 |
| 2016 | Reborn-Art Festival × ap bank fes 2016 GAMA ROCK FES 2016 To Dance is To Live at Taro Okamoto Museum of Art |
| 2017 | KANSAI YAMAMOTO NIPPON GENKI PROJECT Reborn-Art Festival × ap bank fes 2017 GAMA ROCK FES 2017 |
| 2018 | ap bank fes’18 GAMA ROCK FES 2018 |
| 2019 | YOHJI YAMAMOTO HOMME 2019-2020AW PARIS COLLECTION Festival Chorus in Paris GAMA ROCK FESTIVAL 2019 |
| 2020 | White Mountaineerung 2020-2021AW PARIS COLLECTION POWER of LIFE 10 YEARS GAMA ROCK FESTIVAL 2020 |
| 2021 | 3.11 POWER of LIFE in SHIOGAMA MIYAGI The Endeavors of Life at Taro Okamoto Museum of Art ATSUSHI TAKAHASHI POWER of LIFE in PARIS 2021 |
| 2022 | ATSUSHI TAKAHASHI POWER of LIFE in SHIOGAMA 2022 HIBIYA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 OKUYAMATO MIND TRAIL 2022 |
| An appearance stage (Dragon Ash) | |
| 2001 | Dragon Ash JAPAN Tour [21st Century Riot] Dragon Ash Tour [21st Century Riot @Asia] MTV JAPAN opening LIVE (Cast: Dragon Ash / AERO SMITH etc.) ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2001 |
| 2002 | Dragon Ash JAPAN Tour [Dragon Ash Tour 02] MTV LIVE in Japan (Cast: Dragon Ash / JAY-Z / OASIS etc.) ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2002 SUMMER SONIC 2002 |
| 2003 | Dragon Ash JAPAN Tour [House of Velocity Tour] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2003 |
| 2004 | Tour[MOB SQUAD 04] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2004 |
| 2005 | Dragon Ash JAPAN Tour [Rio de Emocion] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2005 |
| 2006 | 2006 INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL in KOREA (Cast: Dragon Ash / BLACK EYED PEAS etc.) ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2006 |
| 2007 | Dragon Ash JAPAN Tour [Develop the music] Dragon Ash KOREA LIVE [Develop the music] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2007 |
| 2008 | ETP FESTIVAL 2008@KOREA(Cast:Dragon Ash/Seo Taiji/MARILYN MANSON etc) ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2008 |
| 2009 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2009 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2009 SUMMER SONIC 2009 |
| 2010 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2010 |
| 2011 | Dragon Ash Tour[RAMPAGE] JAPAN JAM 2011 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2011 |
| 2012 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2012 AIR JAM 2012 |
| 2013 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013 RUSHBALL 15th |
| 2014 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2014 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON] Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON] in Nippon Budokan ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2014 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2014 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SHOW MUST GO ON] in TAIPEI |
| 2015 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2015 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2015 Bowline 2015 |
| 2016 | VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2016 Dragon Ash Tour[The Lives] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2016 |
| 2017 | Dragon Ash 20th Anniversary Live Show[MIX IT UP] VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2017 VIVA LA ROCK 2017 ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017 Dragon Ash Tour[MAJESTIC] |
| 2018 | Dragon Ash Tour[MAJESTIC] in YOKOHAMA ARENA VICTOR ROCK MATSURI 2018 RUSHBALL IN TAIWAN ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2018 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2018 Dragon Ash Tour[UNITED FRONT] |
| 2019 | ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2019 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2019 Dragon Ash Tour[THE SEVENS] |
| 2020 | Dragon Ash Live[DEPARTURE] |
