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•  Art of Butoh Dance - learn more about the movement that shattered convention, tradition and long-held beliefs about the nature of dance
•  Buenos Aires Butoh Festival
•  Butoh: Revolt of the Flesh in Japan and a Surrealist Way to Move - essay by Johannes Bergmark
•  Kobo Buto - butoh: dance of darkness; history of butoh, activities of kobo buto, butoh links
•  Konekt Butoh Dance - includes performance pictures, articles, FAQ, and books
•  Kyoko88% - Japanese theatrical costume designer; mainstay of work is for Butoh
•  Pomegranates: The Slippery Fish That is Butoh - interview with Joan Laage, artistic director of the Dappin' Butoh Troupe
•  Subculture Pages: Butoh - offers historical and descriptive notes, as well as related resouces
•  World of Butoh Dance - includes an introduction, a list of performers and artists, and other resources

Butoh groups

•  Anima Dance Theatre - an experimental butoh dance company
•  GooSayTen - butoh dance group based in Sapporo Major performances have been done as a duo by Itto Morita and Mika Takeuchi
•  Ink Boat - includes events, workshops with Shinichi Koga, and works in progress
•  Kanazawa Butoh Kan - includes descriptions of works, including The Life of Minerals and A Scarlet Thread
•  Ko Murobushi & Urara Kusanagi - butoh dance from Austria
•  Kokoro Dance - butoh dance company based in Vancouver, British Columbia
•  SU-EN Butoh Company - events and workshops in Sweden Also includes butoh history
•  Tangentz Performance Group - Honolulu based butoh group Site offers history and links

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•  Buto - MSN Encarta - Description of the modern Japanese dance style includes details on its originators
•  Butoh Dance and Behavior Science Studies - Read an overview of behavioral studies used to investigate butoh dance techniques in Japan Find contact details for the artist
•  Contemporary Dance and Theater in Japan - Presents a graphical genealogy of butoh, an essay and answers from experts to questions about butoh
•  Subculture Pages - Butoh - Scan bullet points about the history and main performance features of butoh Find related links and publications
•  World of Butoh Dance - Find dancers, posters and an outline of butoh dance in Japan See a list of performers in Hokkaido

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008