This is an evening to encounter Butoh in its depth and rawness, and to meet one another through performance and movement. The program brings together three performances by selected artists, alongside ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The third annual Salish Sea International Butoh Festival will begin today with a free street performance at the Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend. The celebration at various ...

Though the dance aesthetic known as butoh originated in Japan, its precepts and impulses have traveled widely and transformed into innumerable forms. One such form is called Butoh-Ritual Mexicano, ...

They’re creating opening ceremonies for the Coney Island season. An annual three-day bonanza of all original live performances will return to the People’s Playground on April 5, inviting locals to ...

1. Historical: "In May, 1959, Butoh pioneer Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-1986) premiered his seminal work, 'Kinjiki' ('Forbidden Colors'). It is considered the first public Butoh performance. The more ...

The legendary 1992 performance from Queen of Japanoise Mayuko Hino: an intense Butoh ritual dance combined with a bondage performance, with ropes, candles and wax, accompanied by a live high noise ...

Fiesta Perpetua! on May 20 will feature performances by Carmina Escobar, Japanese Butoh dancer Oguri, and LA-based Oaxacan youth brass bands. The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s ...