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Michael Sakamoto's profile is shown in light against a dark background, his left hand is raised, his eyes closed.
Photo: Cedric Arnold
  • Reviews

Michael Sakamoto– Intercultural Mixologist

Jonathan Stein

Boundaries dissolve in Sakamoto and DJ Spooky’s new Butoh and Hip-Hop multi-media work, time/life/beauty..

Against a black background, Schreiben wearing a black suit stands partially obscured by the vibrant red parasol he is holding.
Photo: Bootstrap Media Group
  • Reviews

Respecting the Ritual

Nadia Ureña

A story-telling ritual gone awry invites us to respect the god in all things.

One dancer kneels on the floor, wearing a long wig and a garment wrapped around their waist. Their feet are bare and flexed, and they lean forward, with downcast eyes and hands near their mouth. The stage behind them is covered with lemons and limes. The dancer is Quentin Chaveriat. He has become a fantasy of surrealist painter and writer Leonora Carrington.
Photo: Shahryar Shahamat
  • Reviews

Queer Butoh Festival: Still Life

Jen George

The Queer Butoh Festival 2025 offers a rare generosity of access, vulnerability, and narrative layering.

evan ray suzuki dancing on the floor with a horse plushie attached to his face
Photo: Elyse Mertz
  • Reviews

How Many Coors Lights Cans Were Harmed in the Making of this Show?

Ellen Miller
Photo: Rachel Keane
  • Reviews

Edges of Koma Otake

Emilee Lord

I have nothing here.

Photo: Cesar Alberto Guzman
  • Book Reviews

Paradoxical Transmissions: The Dance of Darkness in Words

Leslie Bush

Butoh explained through science in Vangeline’s Butoh: Cradling Empty Space

Photo: Suncan Stone
  • Reviews

Rhizomas: A Lesson in Contrast

Gregory King

King talks butoh and breakin' inside of the New Central Baptist Church.

Photo: Paul Kopicki
  • Reviews

Cherry Blossoms: Viewing Japanese Dance In Philadelphia

Ellen Gerdes

How can kabuki, taiko, and butoh be promoted as evolving contemporary practices with the capacity to provoke our most current and existential questions?