Performance
Limited Time Sharing of Videos « Studeis of a Dream » 2023
Two versions of 2023 piece « Studies of a Dream » below will be available for view at different periods during the year. Please go to front page or News to find viewing period and access. The “Day/Sun” was a short soft version at Hommage à Masaki Iwana in Normandy, to greet the neighbors and the village mayor who joined in audience with all the artist friends of La Maison du Butoh Blanc. The “Night/Moon” is the full version performed in Paris.
Day/Sun Version «Studies of.a Dream»
Short Version at La Maison du Butoh Blanc. 19.08.2023
Night/Moon Version «Studies of a Dream»
Long Full Version at Le Mandapa, Paris. 11.11.2023
2024
June 7 GHOST 4 / Weltkustzimmer / Düsseldorf, Germany info@weltkunstzimmer.de
July 20, 21 with Lê Quan Ninh / Couleurs du Silence5 / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Réveillon, France maison.butoh.blanc@gmail.com
Oct 19 with Lê Quan Ninh / Danae Festival / Milan, Italy info@teatrodellemoire.it
2023
Nov 11 Forth Version, “Studies of a Dream – The Terminal Days” / Le Mandapa / Paris, France
Oct 24 Third Version, “Studies of a Dream – The Terminal Days” / Le Dansoir Karin Saporta /Caen, France
Aug 19 Second Version, “Studies of a Dream” / Festival Tribute to Masaki Iwana / Reveillon, France
Aug 5, 6 First Version, “Studies of a Dream” / Summer Festival / Reveillon, France
2022
Nov 5 Consumed by the Invisible / Teatro Akropolis / Palazzo Ducale, Genova
Sep 29 Coïncidences Silencieuses#2 / with Lê Quan Ninh / Jarnages, France
Sep 10 Infusion Sonore aux Papèteries Vallée / with Lê Quan Ninh & Mathieu Chamagne / Belle-Isle-en-Terre, France
Aug 6, 7 Couleurs du Silence4 / with Lê Quan Ninh & Lani Maestro / Réveillon, France
2021
Nov 5 Masaki Iwana Tribute Performance / with Lê Quan Ninh / Paris, France
Aug 7, 8 Couleurs du Silence3 / with Lê Quan Ninh and Yukiko Nakamura / Réveillon, France
Jun 27 Duo for piece by Yukiko Nakamura / Festival Extension Sauvage / Combourg, France
Jun 11 Butoh Soundart Festival Ghost3 / Dusseldorf, Germany
2020
Aug 1, 2 Couleurs du Silence2 / with Lê Quan Ninh / Réveillon, France
2019
Nov 1 Festival NOISE, Toulouse, France
Oct 29 Crossing the River of Sanzu / Kodo, Athens, Greece
Aug 3, 4 Couleurs du Silence / with Lê Quan Ninh / Réveillon, France
Jun 11 Paysage au fond du puits / Paris Buto Festival / Tenri Paris, France
2018
Nov 30 / Hitohana Hitoseaki / with music of Michel Titin-Schneider / Point Ephemere / Paris France
Oct 29 / Hitohana Hitoseaki / in silence / Athens, Greece
Aug 25, 26 / Scenery at the Bottom of the Well / Verda Utopio Festival de Danse Butoh / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
May 26, 27/ Scenery at the Bottom of the Well / Festival Danse Directe / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
Mar 7 / Eternity Theory 004 / with music of Bernard Parmegiani / Athens, Greece
2017
Oct 27 / Hitohana Hitoseaki / with music of Michel Titin-Schneider / Festival EN CHAIR et EN SON / CUBE / Paris France
Aug 26, 27 / Hitohana Hitoseaki / with music of Michel Titin-Schneider / Verda Utopio Festival de Danse Butoh / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
May 14 / Festival Danse Directe / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
May 13 / garden / with Michel Titin Schnaider / le temps des cerises / Issy-les-Moulineaux France
2016
Oct 23 / with ensemble 5 Winds / Festival Densités / Fresnes-en-Woevre France
Oct 8 / Eternity Theory 004 / with music of Bernard Parmegiani / Festival EN CHAIR et EN SON / CUBE / Paris France
Aug 27, 28 / Eternity Theory 002 & 003 / Verda Utopio Festival de Danse Butoh / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
June 9 / Eternity Theory / SOAK Festival / CAVE / New York USA
May 28, 29 / Persopina Waning / Festival Danse Directe / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
Jan 30 / Penn Ar Jazz / with Gaspar Claus / Brest, France
Jan 25 / Festival 30/30 / with Lê Quan Ninh / Théâtre des Quatre saisons / Gradignan, France
2015
July 25,26 / Verda Utopio Festival de Danse Butoh / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon France
Mai 30,31 / Sceller Une Epoque / Fond’Action Boris Vian / Paris France
Mai 25 / 5 Winds / Festival Musique Action / Nancy France
Feb 12 / Jutaikokuchi / Teatro Miela / Pahoma / Trieste Italy
Jan 16 / Teatro Abierto / Hiroshima Japan
Jan 15/ BluesBlues / Okayama Japan
Jan 13 / ALS-D / Kyoto Japan
2014
Nov 15 / Festival ButohOff / Basel Switzerland
Aug 23, 24 / Verda Utopio Festival de Danse Butoh / Reveillon France
Jun 19, 20 / SOAK Festival, Cave / New York USA
May 31, June 1 / Festival des Arts Danse Directe 2014 / Reveillon France
May 15 / Ghost / WELTKUNSTZIMMER / Duesseldorf GERMANY
9 & 10 April 2014 / Sayonara Nuclaire / Fond’Action Boris VIan / Paris France
2013
Nov 21 / Study of a Weak Body / 7pm at Chisenhale Dance Space / London UK / Info: Marie-Gabrielle Rotie at rotiemanager@me.com
Aug 24, 25 / Soufle de Matière / Festival Verda Utopio 2013 / Normandie, France
June 22 / Zeidoros Artspace / Kythira Island, Greece
June 1 / SOAK Festival / www.cavearts.org / New York, USA
April 30 / Dixon Place / www.dixonplace.org / New York, USA
April 10 / Study of a Weak Body / Napoli, Italy
2012
Nov 8 / Study of a Weak Body / Festival Buto / Strasburg, France / Info: dominique.starck@laposte.net
Nov 5 / Study of a Weak Body / Festival Buto / Basel, Switzerland
Oct 30 / Dixon Place / Crossing Boundaries / New York, USA
Sep 1 / Eus / Festival Nit D’Eus / Eus, France
Aug25, 26 / Festival Verda Utopio 2012 / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon / Normandie, France
May 26, 27 / Festival Danse Directe 2012 / La Maison du Butoh Blanc / Reveillon / Normandie, France
May 19 / Duet Masaki IWANA & Moeno WAKAMATSU / Legend de St. Julien Hospitalier / CHIC Alençon /Alençon, France
2011
Dec 7 / Naked Water / Kid I Luck / Tokyo Japan
Oct 8 / Naked Water / Fond’action Boris Vian / Paris, France
Sep 27 & 28 / Naked Water / Cave Art Space / New York, USA
Sep 23 / Naked Water /Meetinghouse Theatre / Philadelphia, USA
Aug 25 / Naked Water (In dedication to Japan, to those lost in the water and those left behind — and with a wish for a future without nuclear) / Todellisuuden tutkimuskeskus / Helsinki, Finland
July 23,24 / Hana Ittoki / Festival Verda Utopio / Normandy, France
June 12 / Meeting Dance and Calligraphy with Saiso Shimada / Kithira, Greece
June 8 / Meeting Dance and Calligraphy with Saiso Shimada / Athens, Greece
May 28, 29 / Naked Water / Festival Danse Directe, Normandy, France
Mar 30 / Fondaction Boris Vian, Paris, France
2010
Sep 15 / Rencontre Danse et Calligraphie with Saiso SHIMADA/ Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
Sep 4 / Rencontre Danse et Calligraphie with Saiso SHIMADA/ Reveillon, France
Aug 21 / Verda Utopio 5 / Reveillon, France
June 11 and 12 / with Lê Quan Ninh (percussion) / Paris Butoh Festival / Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
May 28, 29, 30 / Danse Directe 2010 # 13 / with Camel Zekri (oud, guitar), Claude Parle (accordeon), Lê Quan Ninh (percussion), Marianela Leon Ruiz (butoh dance), Masaki Iwana (dance) and Michel Doneda (soprano saxophone) / Réveillon, L’Aigle, Caen (France)
2009
Oct 2, 3 / Collaboration with Saiso Shimada / SCULPTER LE TEMPS 2010 / La Fond’Action Boris Vian / Paris, France
Aug 22, 23 / furthest shore 3 / Festival Verda Utopio #4 / Reveillon, France
Jul 26 / Duet with Masaki Iwana / Era New Horizon Film Festival / Wroclaw, Poland
Jul 8 / Dryope & Annunciation / Jyvaskyla Summer Festival / Alvar Aalto Theatre / Jyvaskyla, Finland
Jun 26 / Rising in Descent / Lekuz Leku Festival / at Guggenheim stairs / Bilbao, Spain
may 30, 31/ furthest shore / Danse Directe #12 / Reveillon, France
mar 29 / feminine space, collaboration with Nora Chipamire and Marie Lenfant / La Fonderie / Le Mans, France
Feb 7, 8 / furthest shore/ Sala 1 / Rome, Italy
2008
Oct 18, 19 / Furthest Shore / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Sep 26,27, 28 / Futile Spring, Furthest Shore / Kydonia Theatre / Chania, Crete, Greece
Sep 19 / Womb of Time / Thessaloniki, Greece
Aug 24, 25 / Ghost and Me / Womb of Time / Festival Verda Utopio #3 / Reveillon, France
July 25 to August 20 / Architecture project, design team, Archipelagos Architects / Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Jul 18 / Broken Tree / with Gaspar Claus / Festibala Errobiko / Itxassou, France
Jun 27 / Lotus Sunlight / Festival LEKUZU LEKU / Bilbao, Spain
May 31 / Printemps Futile / Festival Danse Directe #10 / Reveillon, France
Mar 27 / *L’articulation de Lumiere / duet: Masaki Iwana and Moeno Wakamatsu / Conceived by Masaki Iwana / Strasbourg, France
Mar 7,8 / Unparticled Matter / 3e Manifestation L’ecume des Jour / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Feb 22, 23, 29, Mar 1 / Printemps Futile / 3e Manifestation L’ecume des Jour / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Jan 11,13,14 / Printemps Futile / CRS / New York, USA
2007
Oct 27 / Dryope / Kazuo Ohno 101 / Japan Society / New York, USA
Dec 24, 25 / Christmas Performance / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Aug 29 / l’obscurité de verre / festival Eus, Fondaction Boris Vian / Eus, France
Aug 26 / Soleil de Lotus, chapitre 4 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Verda Utopio #2 / Reveillon, France
June 27 / Un corps agonisant atteint à peine un chant, chapitre 8 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
June 20 / Une ombre accrochée sur un ongle ensoleillé, chapitre 7 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
June 13 / Ce qui est brisé garde le silence – entre ombre et lumière, chapitre 6 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
June 10 / annonciation / Sucy, France
June 6 / Ailes d’os d’un oiseau de compassion, chapitre 5 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
May 30 / Soleil de Lotus, chapitre 4 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
May 26 / annonciation / Danse Directe #9 / Reveillon, France
May 23 / Voyageur, chapitre 3 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
May 16 / Eau Nue, chapitre 2 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
May 9 /Fleurs de Peau Contaminée, chapitre 1 de « l’obscurité de verre » / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Apr 13, 14 / Proserpina and Death / KYDONIA Theatre / Chania, Crete
Mar 29, 30,31 / *l’articulation de lumière – Duet: Masaki Iwana and Moeno Wakamatsu, conceived by Masaki Iwana, dancers: Masaki Iwana and Moeno Wakamatsu / Le Mans, France
Feb 23, 24 / Rouch-Dut. Open Session #1 & 2 / Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
2006
Dec 30 / annunciation / MEM Festival / Bilbao, Spain
Dec 19 / improvisation / Crossing Bounadaries / Dixon Place / New York, USA
Dec 15, 16/ PROJECT OVID “Proserpina and Death” / Tribute to Butoh, Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Kazuo Ohno / CRS / New York, USA
Nov 10, 11 / PROJECT OVID “Dryope” / music by Kenta Nagai / in The Sky Imperfect, an evening of double-bill performance with Mana Hashimoto / The Puffin Room / New York, USA
Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 / PROJECT OVID: Dryope; Orpheus; Proserpina and Death / music by Claude Parle / La Fondaction Boris Vian / Paris, France
Sep 16 / PROJECT OVID: Proserpina and Death / ANTI – liburudenda / Bilbao, Spain
Aug 27 / l’articulation de lumière by Masaki Iwana / duet by Masaki Iwana and Moeno Wakamatsu, based on “The Legend of St Julien l’Hospitalier” / Festival Verda Utopio/ Reveillon, France
Aug 25, 26/ dryope / duet with Sabrina Broso / Festival Verda Utopio/ Reveillon, France
July 7 / improvisation / Soirée Jazz, Bob Tinker Band / Carré du Perche / Mortagne, France
June 27, 28 / l’articulation de lumière by Masaki Iwana / duet by Masaki Iwana and Moeno Wakamatsu, based on “The Legend of St Julien l’Hospitalier” / Paris Buto Festival / Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
June 6,7 / annonciation / Paris Buto Festival / Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
Apr 27 / child burial / Rome Buto Festival / Rome, Italy
Mar 21 / child burial / Centro Culture Contemporanee Zo / Catania, Sicily
Mar 13 & 27 / child burial / Studio Ermitage / Paris, France
Mar 10 / child burial / Left Hand Theatre / Berlin, Germany
Feb 24/ child burial / Kydonia Theatre / Hania, Crete
Jan 3 / improvisation with Celeste Hastings/ outdoor – St.Marks Church Cemetery / New York, USA
2005
Oct 18 / improvisation / Crossing Boundaries / Dixon Place / New York, USA
Sept 28 & 29 / veuve blanche / Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
Sept 20 / veuve blanche / Au Centre Culturel du Japon / Bruxelles, Belgique
June 28 / improvisation, with Claude Parle / 7 Lezards / Paris, France
June 22 / improvisation, with Claude Parle / Galerie TAMPON / Paris, France
June 17 / improvisation, with Claude Parle / Canaldanse / Paris, France
June 4 / White Widow / Festival Danse Directe #7/ Reveillon, France
April 23 / Jutaikokuchi III / Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée / Paris, France
Mar 6 / jutaikokuchi III / Manggha / Krakov, Poland
Feb 20 / improvisation, collaboration with Kristin Narcowich / Group Motion / Philadelphia, USA
Feb 17,18 / jutaikokuchi II Taji Shoukon, collaboration with Mana Hashimoto / The Cave / New York, USA
2004
Oct 30 / improvisation / Ecokathedraal / Mildam, Holland
Sep 5,6 / jutaikokuchi (annunciation) / The Highwire Gallery / Philadelphia, USA
Jul 20 / *gen for Atsushi Takenouchi / Angel Orensanz Foundation / New York, USA
Jun 25, 26 / forgive me I cannot speak louder than this / Paris Buto Festival / Paris, France
Jun 19,21 / improvisation with musician Pascal Marzon / Canaldans / Paris, France
May 17 / dawn, forget-me-not / Dixon Place / New York, USA
May 9 / forgive me I cannot speak louder than this / The Highwire Gallery / Philladelphia, USA
Feb 6,7 / crossing the river of sanzu / The Puffin Room / New York, USA
Jan 17 / onibi / Galapagos Art Space / New York, USA
2003
Oct 15 / *imprints for Joan Laage / First New york Butoh Festival / New York, USA
Oct 4 / improvisation, collaboration with Light Artist Pierre Mansire & musicians Christine Bard and Pasacal Marzon / Studio Philippe Genty / Paris, France
Sep 28 / improvisation, collaboration with musician Christine Bard / Ecokathedraal of L.G.le Roy / Mildam, Holland
Sep 26 / kesshou-fuu, collaboration with Light Artist Pierre Mansire & musician Christine Bard / Infirmerie als Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst / Leeuwarden, Holland
Sep 14 / improvisation, collaboration with musician Kenta Nagai / ORT Sets of Sound Vol. 4 / New York, USA
Sep 11-13 / *on the path, for Akiko Bo Nishijima / Philladelphia Fringe Festival / Philladelphia, USA
Aug 24 / improvisation, collaboration with Kristin Narcowich, Pierre Mansire, and Christine Bard / The Northside Community Garden / New York, USA
Aug 23 / kesshou-fuu, collaboration with Pierre Mansire and Aki Onda / Cave Acts / New York, USA
Aug 4-6,11-13 / *stone and light, vanished time for Zendora Dance Company / La Plaza Cultural / New York, USA
Jul 19,20 / *garden detection, collaboration with Kristin Narcowich and Cave Dancers / The Northside Community Garden / New York, USA
Jul 13,14 / *koe for Atsushi Takenouchi / La Plaza Cultural; Angel Orensanz Foundation / New York, USA
Jun 29 / how can I say I’m Sorry / 464 Seneca / New York, USA
Jun 20-22 / improvisation to Sol Majeur, dance to installation of Pierre Mansire / Oerol International Festival / Tershelling, Holland
Jun 7,8 / hizumi2 collaboration with Kristin Narcowich / Glue / Philladelphia, USA
May / improvisation / The Spring Earth Celebration / New York, USA
May / *stone poems for Zendora Dance Company / Brooklyn College / New York, USA
Apr 24 / how can I say I’m sorry / Dixon Place at Judson Memorial Church / New York, USA
Apr 10 / uka / Temple University / Philldelphia, USA
Mar 28,29 / uka / Exposure Gallery, outdoor site specific / Vancouver, Canada
Feb 24 / *on the path for Bo Akiko Nishijima / Judson Memorial Church / New York, USA
Jan 25 / *stone for Zendora Dance Company / The Winter Earth Celebration at La Plaza Cultural / New York, USA
2002
Nov 17,18 / *laboratory of Dr. X for Anime Dance Theatre / Judson Memorial Church; Construction Company / New York, USA
Oct 20 / hizumi collaboration with Kristin Narcowich / Cave Acts / New York, USA
Jul / *embodying the spirit for Joan Laage / Wilderness Festival; Green Lake / Seattle, USA
Oct 18 / *stone for Zendora Dance Company / White Wave Festival / New York, USA
Oct 10-12 / *images of the dark mind/luminous for Zendora Dance Company / Joyce Soho / New York, USA
Aug 12-14,19-21 / *the time of footsteps: impressions of giacometti for Zendora Dance Company / La Plaza Culturel / New York, USA
May 4-7 / *shadows and other ancestors for Zendora Dance Company / Construction company / New York, USA
2001
Dec 16 / *fall but don’t fall for Daria Fain / Hothouse, PS122 / New York, USA
May 16 / *narcissus and echo / Tributary at A.I.R. Gallery / New York, USA
Apr 24,26,29/ *for project for space dance / United Nations; Dixon Place; Frying Pan/ New York, USA
Feb 23-25 / shadow play, shadow puppetry in collaboration with architects for “August in February” The Third Annual Strindberg New York Festival / Scandinavia House / New York, USA
2000
Mar 17,18 / *for project future body/body city / Gale Gates / New York, USA
1999
Aug 18-20,22,23,25,27.28 / *new sun sun york, the good sleep well for Anime Dance Theatre / Fringe NYC / New York, USA
1998
Jan / *tube for Jeff Moen and Yukie Okuyama / The Second Annual Merce Cunningham Faculty Concert / New York, USA
1997
Feb 21-23 / *dance performance for Sari Nordman / Context / New York, USA
Jan / *smile for Jeff Moen and Yukie Okuyama / The First Annual Merce Cunningham Faculty Concert / New York, USA
*for other choreographers/companies
SELECTED FILM ENGAGEMENTS
2008 Main role as Yuzuko in “A Summer Family” by Masaki IWANA / Japan Film
2008 (Nov) Appearance as role of Black Woman in “Temptation of St. Tony” by Veiko Õunpuu / Estonia
2004 (July-Aug) Supporting role as Kakera in “Vermilion Souls” by Masaki IWANA / Japan Film