Key activities are this: linking butoh scenes in NW (Seattle VanCouver Portland) plus Boulder. Linking “underground” with major players (Sankai Juku, to a smaller extent Degenerate Art Ensemble). Groundbreaking art. Pushing the edge. Setting the stage for potential next world art force movement a post-butoh based on subconscious dream of American continent starting where things are the freshest, boldest, but darkest… (have been developing underground deeply, ready to emerge, converge)
Key events are: Daipan presenting doing workshop with Katsura Kan, Daipan performing with Katsura Kan, Daipan putting fliers by permission and having a booth at Sankai Juku show in Seattle, following with two nights’ COMING OUT/”AGOGO” EVENT at Velocity, site for modern art, supposedly very cutting edge, but really often rather tame in comparison to butoh… (site recent Velocity kickoff where two Japanese- butoh-inspired artists Yukio Suzuki and Zan Yamashta were , hands down, some of the truly most unique, inspiring presenters there)… opening up to new voices not only in the world out there but right here… the unseen needs voice. We all grow deeper. More consciousness more development of progress faster better. Break the suburban blasé parading as pushing the edge art but really way too comfortable. Art making us uncomfortable SO WE CAN GROW.
Butoh artists barely ever get funded. We can help the Modern dance community grow, as well as open up acceptance awareness in the general community (so many butoh dancers became dancers after seeing it, finally finding access to voice)
Healthy aspects. Good for not only art but therapy. Spiritual, political, environmental, psychological, wholistic expansion.
What is the new frontier? The world of within and how it connects to the “outside”
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