After graduating at the Folkwang-School in Essen, Germany, and working with different choreographers like Susanne Linke, Henrietta Horn, Mark Sieczkarek and Malou Airaudo amongst others, Kenji Takagi joined the Pina Bausch Company from 2001 until 2008 where he continues to be a guest both as a dancer as well as a rehearsal assistant. He has taught in various places such as ImPulsTanz, La Biennale 2010 in Venice, L’Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome amongst others. In 2008 Kenji Takagi received the German Theatre Award “Der Faust” in the category “outstanding performance in dance” for his solo in Pina Bausch’s Bamboo Blues.