'Butoh, as Heard by a Dancer': our publication
Book launch at the Daiwa Foundation, London
On 29 January 2026 the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London, hosted a book launch and a presentation by the author, Dominique Savitri Bonarjee, entitled "From Postwar Butoh to a Contemporary Rebellion of the Body".
If you weren't able to attend, you can watch the full recording of the talk at the link below.
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