'Butoh, as Heard by a Dancer': our publication
NEWS: Book launch at the Daiwa Foundation, London
29 January 2026: From Postwar Butoh to a Contemporary ‘Rebellion of the Body’
Join us for a book launch and reception at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Cultural Foundation in London.
***NEW OPEN CLASS***
Ecstatic dance, open level, free movement through Deep Sound Journeys
“They should... drop a ladder deep into their own bodies and climb down it. Let them pluck the darkness from within their own bodies and eat it.”
— Tatsumi Hijikata
We gather practitioners, seekers, creators, academic and embodied researchers. Through workshops, conferences, and events, embodying the spirit of Japanese Butoh and its resonances with nondual wisdom traditions, to imagine somatic ways of navigating contemporary culture and the crises and challenges of turbulent times.
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Embodied Research Workshops
Explore somatic practices through workshops that engage with contemporary questions through movement and artistic expression.
Art Events Network
Join us for transformative art events that celebrate the legacy of postwar Japanese butoh.
Conferences and Courses
Participate in conferences and courses focused on embodied research and somatic ways of knowing.
Collapse community; Embodiment Hackathons; Butoh and movement research; nonduality in practice.
Engage in innovative projects that explore butoh's legacy
Artistic Expressions
Embodied research and the intellectuality of the body: workshops, performances and gatherings.
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