Here’s a list of butoh training opportunities – festivals, workshops and ongoing classes – in the United States this summer, September 22, 2017 – December 21, 2017.
New York City, NY
- 10/16 – 10/18: LEIMAY LUDUS Lab with Butoh Dancer Yukio Suzuki, CAVE
- 10/19 – 10/21: Ren Gyo Soh Fall Workshop with Yokko, The Ume Group
- 10/21 & 10/22: Diego Piñón: Ritual Cabaret Workshop – Coney Island
- 10/22: One day Butoh workshop with Vangeline, NY Butoh Institute
- 11/9 – 11/12: Butoh Workshop with Butoh Master Tetsuro Fukuhara, NY Butoh Institute
- 11/13: International Butoh: Panel Discussion and Symposium, NY Butoh Institute / Howl!Happening
Ongoing:
- Thursdays, 7pm – 9pm (Nov. 2 – Dec. 14) Ren Gyo Soh Fall Session (秋稽古), The Ume Group
- Sundays, 6pm – 8pm: Community Butoh Class with Vangeline, NY Butoh Institute
Asheville, NC
- 11/11: The Invisible Wind: Awakening the Body Instrument with Vanessa Skantze
Ongoing:
- Mondays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Aspects of Butoh Practice, Asheville Butoh Collective
Chicago, IL
- 9/26 & 9/27: Embodying the Spirit Butoh Workshop with Joan Laage, Outerspace
- 10/27 – 10/29: Diego Piñon Body Ritual Movement (Samhain Edition), Butoh Chicago
- 12/9: One-Day Workshop with Michael Sakamoto, Butoh Chicago
Ongoing:
- Sundays, 12pm – 2pm: Butoh Body Weekly Classes, Outerspace
Houston, TX
- 11/10 – 11/12: Embodied Immediacy – A Butoh-Inspired Movement Workshop with Cy Press
Seattle, WA
- None scheduled. For most up-to-date information, check out: http://www.daipanbutoh.com/workshops/
Ongoing:
- Mondays, 7pm – 9pm: Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts Monday Night Butoh Class Series, Daipan Butoh
Portland, OR
- 12/2 & 12/3: Syzygy Butoh & Visionary Dance, Water In the Desert (WITD)
Ongoing:
- Mondays, 6pm – 8pm: Butoh Foundations, Meshi Chavez
Northern California, CA
- 10/21 & 10/22: River Bank & Redwoods Dance Workshop with Jordan Rosin
- 11/5: “tremors: the anatomy of exposure / what happens when we release our armor?” with Leslie Castellano
San Francisco & Bay Area, CA
Ongoing:
- Sundays, 4pm – 6pm: Community Butoh Class, Butohsf (classes resume Sept. 10)
San Diego, CA
- 11/25: Body Ritual Movement with Diego Piñón, San Diego Dance Theater