Thursday, December 27, 2007

Butoh-esque Practices/Performances(selected)

1998
"Night to be Born", funded by University of Illinois Asian-American studies,
Armory Theatre, Illinois/USA


2000
"The Skirker", by Caryl Churchill, WOW Performance Space, New York/USA

''Welcome to the Dollhouse'', DaDaFest, SOMArts gallery, San Francisco/USA

''Butterfly's Dream'', Dancing Poetry Festival, Florence Gould Theatre, Palace
of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco/USA

''Traveling Series: Journey West/Homeland, Dreambody/Wanderlust'',
21 Grand Gallery, Oakland/USA; ODC Theatre, San Francisco/USA;
Dance MissionTheatre, San Francisco/USA

2001
''Circuits, Currents, & Codes: Meditations on the fury of machines'',
Crucible Steel Gallery, Cellspace, San Francisco/USA;
ATA(Artist Television Access), San Francisco/USA

''Traveling Series'' Lecture-demo, Workshops, Final Performance,
invited guest artist for Contemporary Performance, University of California
at Davis/UCdavis, Wyatt Pavillion Theatre, supported by Graduate Student
Association at UCdavis, Davis/USA

''SFMOMA Benefit'', Lymn Gallery/Free Magazine, San Francisco/USA

2002
''Stygobites'', Temescal Arts Center, funded by city of Oakland Craft & Cultural Arts
Department, Oakland/USA

''Bird Hotel'', San Francisco International Butoh Festival, Fort Masion Theatre,
San Francisco/USA

2003
''Opening Night Gala'', 46th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival,
Embarcadero Center, San Francisco/USA

''PeaceDreams'', Yugen Presents, Theatre Yugen/Noh Space, San Francisco/USA

2004
Advanced Study Diploma, focus in Mime, physical theatre, and final
Butoh Perfomance, Alexander Theatre, Helsinki/Finland

2005
''DanceShorts'', OVT301 Studio Theatre, Amsterdam/the Netherlands

''YPot301'', international guest teacher for inner city youth program with movements
theatre trainings, OVT301, Amsterdam/the Netherlands

''Boundless'', Performance photography touring Oslo/Stenersenmuseet,
Stanvanger/Kunstforening, and other parts of Norway, curated by Jan Christensen,
touring from Feb05-April06, Norway

''Shui-Shui'', Toihaus, Salzburg/Austria

2006
''Boundless'' show, continued above

Artist Fellowship, ICC, Salzburg/Austria(till May07)

2007
''Long River Calls Out My Name'', Argekultur, Salzburg/Austria

''Identität Heute: Aesthetic of the Tradition, Aesthetic of the Banana Generation'',
Butoh Performance Video, Linz/Austria


Collaborations in the past:
Christina Braun@Harupin-Ha
(http://www.harupin-ha.org/)
Terrence Graven@CollapsingSilence
(http://www.evolutionaries.us/collapsingsilence/)
Isak Immanuel@floorofsky &HumanSweingMachine
(www.floorofsky.org)

Kinji Hayashi@inkboat & HumanSewingMachine
(www.inkboat.com)
Ledoh@ Saltfarm
(http://saltfarm.org/)
Page Sorvillo@Blindsight
(www.blindsightperformance.org)
John Doyle@MedicineWheelDanceProject & Tuju Taksu Balinese Mask Dance Theatre
(http://www.butoh.net/performers.html http://www.activations.com/tujutaksu/index.html)
Takami Craddock@Mobu-Dance
(http://www.mobudancestudio.com/mobu_dance/about.htm)
and..
others

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