Satchie Noro
A classical dancer trained in contemporary dance, choreographer, aerial acrobat, and adept at all types of dance, influenced by Japanese culture and aikido, Satchie Noro has been active for 30 years, drawing on her multiple identities to create artistic objects of all sizes that thrive in the open air and build multidisciplinary bridges.
She took her first steps in her father’s dojo, where he was an Aikido master.
From childhood, she practiced ballet intensively. She was a student of Wilfride Piollet.
After a brief stint at the Deutsch Opera in Berlin and several artistic experiences on the alternative scenes in Berlin and New York, Satchie Noro returned to France, where she joined various dance companies (Andy Degroat, Mié Coquempot, Shiro Daïmon, Alain Rigout, etc.). In the 2000s, she trained with Michel Nowak in aerial circus arts techniques at Les Noctambules in Nanterre.
In 2002, she created her own company, Furinkaï, while continuing to collaborate with other directors and choreographers (Adrien M & Claire B, Carlotta Sagna, James Thierrée, Michel Schweizer, Mohamed Al Khatib, Pierre Meunier & Marguerite Bordat, etc.). Around twenty creations have been produced (shows, performances, installations, and films), widely distributed in France and internationally, the result of multiple collaborations with builders Silvain Ohl and Éric Noël, artists and authors Dimitri Hatton and Yumi Rigout, textile artist Aurore Thibout, and others.
In 1999, she was awarded the Villa Kujoyama (Kyoto) prize alongside Alain Rigout. In 2012, she received the Hors-les-murs grant from the Institut Français.
In 2004, she was named a winner of the Jeunes Talents Cirque award.
In 2017, she was selected with Silvain Ohl Aerowaves Twenty17 Artist for the creation Origami and in 2025, with Élise Vigneron Aerowaves Twenty25 Artist for the creation Mizu.
From 2020 to 2022, she is an associate artist at the Centre National Chorégraphique de Nantes, directed by Ambra Senatore.
Since 2015, she has co-directed the circus arts center Les Noctambules in Nanterre with Olivier Verzelen.
