Butohout

ButohOUT! Originally called Dance of Darkness, Butoh has always been associated with the marginalised, embracing the abnormal, odd, quirky and the deviant.

The 5th iteration of ButohOUT!, a collection of events inspired by the dance theatre artform of Butoh, explores the artistic theme 'New Ab/Normal' during the post-pandemic era with the question: what is normal? Led by artistic director Yumi Umiumare and the producer Takashi Takiguchi, it offers 5 public workshops including one for children and seniors, a performance-making laboratory, a forum and

2 performance presentations, one at Dancehouse and the other at Abbotsford Convent. One of the first Butoh performances so shocked its Japanese audiences that it was forced to go underground, yet now Butoh is accepted as an innovative and transformative art form. Conversely, what we used to think as ‘normal’ is no longer so. Instead, the term, 'new normal' exists, which contains the paradoxical nuance that an abnormality can become ‘normal’. We hang onto a semblance of normalcy like a security blanket - but why? With a new creative team of collaborators, Emma Bathgate (Voice), Jacqui Stockdale (Visual Arts), Ai Yamamoto & Dan West (Sound), ButohOUT! 2021 will develop and present two new works, through a series of public workshops and creative
laboratories, to amplify diverse voices in contemporary dance/theatre work. embraces the power of the unknown while creating platforms for participants to explore their authentic expression. With something for everyone, ButohOUT! extends a warm welcome to all from experienced creatives to newcomers, children and families.

07/03/2025

25/02/2025

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“Hana”
25. Feb. 2025
At St Mary Church

CREDIT
Butoh artist & choreographer
Atsushi Takenouchi

Sound composition and music
Hiroko Komiya

Production Coordination
Yumi Umiumare & Taka Takiguchi

Lighting
Emma Lockhart-Wilson

Sound consultation & set-up
Dan West

Production Support
Alex Wynne, David Kemp, Helen Smith, Kei Murakami and Pauline Sherlock

Photography
Darren Gill
Photography (Poster): el.fe

17/12/2024

💥BUTOHOUT! 2025 WORKSHOP SERIES

Finally, we have finalised the series of Butoh workshops coming up in 2025!

ButohOUT! 2025 presents three public workshops from January to March across various locations, culminating in a special performance season as part of the AsiaT**A festival in March 2025. Participants can choose from a variety of options, including weekly and weekend intensives, as well as a special session with international guest artists, Atsushi Takenouchi and Hiroko Komiya.

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1️⃣WEEKLY TRAINING
🗝 THROUGH BUTOH and BEYOND
5 sessions on Tuesdays
21 Jan - 18 Feb 2025
6pm - 9pm
St Mary Anglican Church, Melbourne North
https://www.butohout.com/events/workshop-2025-workshop-1

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2️⃣2-DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOP
🃏VISUAL, TEXT AND BODY THROUGH MAGIC OF BUTOH
8 (Sat) & 9 (Sun) Feb
10am - 4:30 pm
Wxyz Studios, Melbourne North
https://www.butohout.com/events/workshop-2025-workshop-2

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3️⃣ 2-DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOP
🤟With BUTOH MASTER ATSUSHI accompany by HIROKO KOMIYA
1 (Sat) & 2 (Sun) March
10am-4:30pm
Abbotsford Convent
https://www.butohout.com/events/workshop-2025-workshop-3

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Abbotsford Convent
Asia T**A
City of Yarra
Auspicious Arts Projects
ImPermanence Productions
Yumi Butoh

ButohBAR 番狂わせ OUT of ORDER II is supported by Asia T**A, a joint initiative of Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sidney Myer Fund, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Playking Foundation and the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

28/10/2024

TOMORROW - FREE WORKSHOP/EXPLORATION
Abbotsford Convent

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Abbotsford Convent
Abbotsford, VIC
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ButohOUT! Festival2020 - Primal Color www.butohout.com

ButohOUT! is an annual festival activating local diverse communities in Victoria through the profound Japanese performance art medium of Butoh. Following 3 critically acclaimed years, ButohOUT! 2020 offers 5 workshops and 2 performance seasons exploring the artistic theme, ‘Primal Colour’. This year the program is presented in partnership with Abbotsford Convent Foundation and Dancehouse.

The 5 specialised workshops include 3 explorations with acclaimed Japanese Australian Butoh dancer, choreographer and a creator of Butoh Cabaret, Yumi Umiumare; a weekend intensive with internationally renowned Japanese German Butoh practitioner, and the popular family workshop, Peek-A-Butoh, co-presented with Convent Kids program. All workshops will be held at the stunning location of Abbotsford Convent.

ButohOUT! 2020 will explore diverse interpretations of Butoh which originally emerged as Dance of Darkness in Japan during the late 1950’s. ButohOUT! creates platforms for participants to explore their authentic movement vocabulary. Butoh, classically presented in the colour of white (ie. white make-up), is believed to 'erase' and ‘de-identify’ the performers excessive and artificial layers. Through stripping back layers of conditioning, the participants will explore the essence and source of emotion through colour utilising metaphorical expressions.