TO DANCE butoh is not to dance at all. The word comes from two Japanese characters: bu, which means "dance," and toh, which means "step." The term describes the Japanese-derived expressionistic ...

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 ...

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.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The festivities will commence with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:30 AM on West ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The weeklong Salish Sea Butoh Festival is taking place at Fort Worden. “Butoh is like a contemporary dance theater,” said festival founder and executive producer Iván-Daniel Espinosa.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Queer Butoh 2023 was performed at the Brick Theater in June 2023. The performances ...

Yes, watching Butoh for the first time is maddeningly weird, like so much in Japanese culture, but if you are the curious type it is also wonderful for reasons that are hard to identify. As an artform ...

The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women invites the campus community to attend a free performance of Butoh, a dance form with roots in Japan. Internationally known Butoh dancer Minami Azu will perform ...

BODY LANGUAGE: Japanese butoh master Atsushi Takenouchi, pictured, and composer Hiroko Komiya are the featured performers at the upcoming Asheville Butoh Festival. Photo by Raul Bartolome A wisp-thin ...

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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 ...