Over four days in January 2025, Hong Kong will witness an unprecedented congress of Butoh dancing at Sotheby's Maison, featuring seminal performances by Tadashi Endo, Ima Tenko, Yasuo Fukurozaka, Masami Yurabe with Miwako Inagaki, Yuri Nagaoka, and Seisaku.
Butoh in Six Acts is part of a four-day festival initiated by Xevarion Institute comprising Butoh performances, talks, and film screenings anchored by a comprehensive month-long exhibition curated by Takashi Morishita. Held at Catalyst Gallery in association with Hijikata Tatsumi Archive at Keio University, Tokyo, the exhibition presents historical artefacts, photographic, cinematographic and sculptural objects pertaining to the history of Butoh. Selected pieces will be on view at Sotheby's during the course of the festival.
The festival will kick off a day prior, on Tuesday 14 January, at the City University of Hong Kong's School of Creative Media where film screenings of significant archival material will accompany an artist's seminar chaired by Associate Professor Dr. Damien Charrieras. From Wednesday through Friday, across three evenings at Sotheby's we present six performances from some of the greatest Butoh performers of our times.
Butoh in Six Acts offers not only a unique opportunity to learn about the history and cultural relevance of Butoh, but a remarkable firsthand experience of this powerful and immensely moving art form.