In the uncertain realm between life and death dwell mystical creatures — tengu demons, yōkai folklore monsters and spirits of the dead. It’s these shadows that choreographer and director Kaiji ...

SINGAPORE – A Japanese dance form best known for its bald, white painted dancers has taken off in the Singapore underground, appearing at a rave, a fashion boutique in New Bahru and one sound festival ...

For those looking for something a little different, the passion of flamenco, the grotesquerie of Butoh and the innovations of modern dance are on the program at the 27th Annual Dionysian Dance ...

KOCHI: Full body painted in shades of white or gold, grotesque costumes and clawed hands, this is what comprises the theatre of protest, Butoh, which is a type of Japanese dance theatre. This dance is ...

For this special event, Nakatani will perform a musical score accompanied by a dance piece in the style of Japanese Butoh choreographed by PhD student Iván-Daniel Espinosa, creating an immersive ...

Butoh choreographer Ushio Amagatsu has described his spellbinding works as dialogues with air, nature and gravity. Since its international debut in France in 1980, his company Sankai Juku has ...

To understand Amagatsu’s work, it helps to know a bit about Butoh. Butoh (roughly translated as “dance step”) originated as a revolutionary performance art in Japan in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

HONOLULU, HAWAII (KITV4) Tickets are now on sale for IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre’s first new production in eight years. Combining Hawaiian mythology, contemporary storytelling, and the captivating ...

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 ...

Assistant professor of theater arts Mitsu Salmon creates original performance and visual works that fuse multiple disciplines, but she has a special connection to butoh. She has taught the unique ...

A three-day workshop taking place at ARTos Cultural and Research House is inspired by the art of Butoh dance – a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, ...