Like punk-rock music or paintings of the Abstract Expressionists, butoh rejects any mainstream norms -- Eastern and Western. Lofty refinement and sophistication, beauty standards, politeness and poise ...

He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction. By Alex Williams Ushio Amagatsu, an acclaimed dancer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Suppose you combined kabuki, pantomime, modern dance, and avant-garde performance art. Suppose you added some haunting, atonal music. Suppose you stripped the performers of most of their clothing and ...

BUTOHSF proudly presents Atsushi Takenouchi and Hiroko Komiya (Japan-Italy) to teach a 3-day workshop in SF. This is rare opportunity for Atsushi to teach in the US. Atsushi's workshops are ...

For its 2015–2016 season, Carolina Performing Arts has announced a slate of performances that draw on old and new traditions alike. There are fantastic American roots acts like bluesman Buddy Guy, as ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On Sunday, April 2 only, dancer and master ...

A radical Japanese dance workshop is being led by a pioneer of the form this weekend. Butoh, a physical art form that can incorporate myriad dance techniques, will be taught in a workshop at Kaufman ...