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 ...

TOKYO – TOKYO (AP) — Kazuo Ohno, who brought the Japanese modern dance style of Butoh to the international stage and charmed audiences with eerie but poetic performances, has died. He was 103. Ohno ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Kazuo Ohno, who brought the Japanese modern dance style of Butoh to the international stage and charmed audiences with eerie but poetic performances, has died. He was 103. Ohno was ...

STAUNTON - Julia Vessey didn’t imagine that one of the biggest Butoh performances of her life would also coincide with the start of her ninth month of pregnancy. As the dance instructor rehearsed for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese Butoh group Sankai Juku made recurring visits to Dallas in the early seasons of performing arts presenter TITAS, appearing three times in the 1980s and '90s. Now the legendary troupe is back ...

Despite the setting — a small stage filled with nine dancers — there was a feeling of separateness and sadness. The Vangeline Theater, a Butoh dance group, celebrated its 10th anniversary on February ...

Dance is a foreign language to, well, most Americans. Many scorn even the most popular form, story ballets — call it the “men in tights” syndrome. People who see dance, but seldom, tend to say they ...

Kazuo Ohno, who brought the Japanese modern dance style of Butoh to the international stage and charmed audiences with eerie but poetic performances, has died. He was 103. Ohno was credited along with ...

3 She Can't Move Her Body. She Just Danced a Solo Anyway. Japan Society laments the loss of renowned butoh dance performer and choreographer Kazuo Ohno, one of the movement's founders and pioneers.