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Yuko Kawamoto
Yuko Kawamoto wants to express light in darkness, movement in tranquility and a strong sense of existence.She trained in ballet before her work with Shinonome Butoh.
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Chosato Katata
Initially trained in modern dance.She then studied intensively with Yukio Waguri, and under his guidance formed the Tokyo-based group Shinonome with Yuko Kawamoto and Asuka Shimada in the mid 1990s.The word shinonome comes from the Japanese term for the twilight sky, when the darkness fades away in daylight. Shinonome’s...Continued
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Zack Fuller
Zack Fuller is a DIY dancer/choreographer and self-taught musician. From 1985-1986 he was the lead singer for the Washington DC post-punk psychedelic metal band Scythian, sharing stages with groups such as Bad Brains, Black Market Baby, and Pussy Galore. He has performed in many dances under the direction of...Continued
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Ko Murobushi
Ko Murobushi trained and performed with butoh’s creator Tatsumi Hijikata and was a founding member of Dairakudakan, the longest-running butoh company. His influential group Ariadone introduced Europe to butoh in 1978. Based in Japan, he leads the Edge Company and tours internationally throughout Europe and South America. Ko Murobushi...Continued
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Shinichi Iova Koga
Shinichi Iova Koga is an actor and dancer, has performed internationally since 1988. Artistic Director of the butoh group inkBoat in San Francisco, his theatrical, multi-media pieces are heavily influenced by his training in film, butoh, Action Theater and Suzuki method. Shinichi MOMO Koga is a silent actor and...Continued
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Yukio Waguri
Yukio Waguri was born in Tokyo in 1952. In 1972, he became the pupil of’ Tatsumi Hijikata. He established his own group Yukio Waguri +Kohzensha, releasing solo and group dance works in Tokyo. Waguri inherited and developed Hiikata’s method of choreographic notation, which evokes body image through language. He...Continued
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Dawn Akemi Saito
Dawn Akemi Saito is an actress, performance artist, writer and butoh dancer. She has collaborated with major innovative performance groups in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America. Her multi-disciplinary works include: Blood Cherries, directed by Jonathan Rosenberg and Sabrina Peck at Dance Theater Workshop; A Face of Our...Continued
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