Here’s a list of butoh training opportunities – festivals, workshops and ongoing classes – in the United States this spring, March 20, 2017 – June 20, 2017.
New York City, NY
3/31 – 4/2: Coney Island Butoh Festival, International Culture Lab
4/27: Noguchi Taiso and Butoh workshop with Mari Osanai, NY Butoh Institute
4/28: Ren Gyo Soh’s UNFIX Festival Workshop with Yokko & Paul Michael Henry, The Ume Group School of Physical Theatre
Ongoing:
Sundays, 6pm – 8pm: Community Butoh Class with Vangeline, NY Butoh Institute
Asheville, NC
4/21: Butoh Workshop with Ken Mai, Asheville Butoh Festival
4/22: Butoh Workshop with Paul Michael Henry, Asheville Butoh Festival
Chicago, IL
4/5 – 4/9: Mari Osanai Noguchi Taiso Workshops, Post-Butoh Festival
4/14 – 4/15: Butoh Workshop with Paul Michael Henry, Post-Butoh Festival
4/26 – 4/30: Butoh Workshop with Ken Mai, Post-Butoh Festival
Ongoing:
Sundays, 12pm – 2pm: Butoh Body Weekly Classes, Outerspace
Seattle, WA
3/31 – 4/2: Master Class Butoh Dance Intensive Weekend with Ruta de la Memoria (Chile), Seattle Butoh Festival 2017
4/8: Master Class Butoh Workshop by Ken Mai (Finland/Japan), Seattle Butoh Festival 2017
Ongoing:
Mondays, 7pm – 9pm: Spring Butoh Class, Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts
Portland, OR
4/4 – 4/9: Local Sampler, Butoh College 2017
4/11 – 4/16: Ken Mai – Butoh Aesthetics, Butoh College 2017
4/18 – 4/23: Mari Osanai – Noguchi Taiso, Butoh College 2017
4/25 – 4/30: Yuko Kaseki – Miraculous Origin, Butoh College 2017
5/21 – 5/22: Butoh Technique: Discovering the Anonymous Body, Meshi Chavez
Ongoing:
Mondays, 6pm – 8pm: Butoh Foundations, Meshi Chavez
San Francisco / Bay Area, CA
4/13 – 4/16: Noguchi Taiso and Butoh workshop with Mari Osanai, butohsf
5/6, 5/13, 5/20, & 5/27: Master Class Series with Hiroko Tamano, danspace
5/14 & 5/21: Hijikata-Tamano Method Basics with Hiroko Tamano, butohsf
6/4, 6/11, 6/17, 6/25: Hijikata-Tamano Method DEEP DIVE with Hiroko Tamano, butohsf
Ongoing:
Sundays, 4pm – 6pm: Community Butoh Class, Butohsf
Humboldt County, California
4/8 & 4/9: “Butoh Dance: Alchemy of the Spirit” with Jordan Rosin, Synapsis Nova
5/21: Abstracting the Essence: Butoh Workshop with Lori Ohtani, Synapsis Nova
Southern California
6/3: Workshop & Sharing with Diego Pinon, San Diego Dance Theater