First Butoh Exhibition in Vietnam
As a project to introduce the appeal of Butoh, a unique Japanese physical expression, following the BUTOH Months held online in 2021, The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents a BUTOH exhibition, workshops and performance series, titled “Butoh, A Physical Expression Spreading from Japan to the World” curated by MATSUOKA Dai (Butoh dancer) and KUREMIYA Yurika (Dance researcher) from 11 October to 03 November 2024 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.

Butoh is an art form of physical expression that originated in Japan in 1959. Butoh, with its novel visuals and unique rhetoric that were far away from the stylistic movements of Western dance, attracted many intellectuals and artists of the time, and various butoh troupes sprang up to form a movement with overwhelming enthusiasm. Many butoh dancers have continued to spread the appeal of butoh throughout the world to this day.

This is the first exhibition on Butoh in Vietnam. We would like to provide an opportunity for many Vietnamese people to learn about this Japanese contemporary dance, “How and when was Butoh born?” “How has it spread to the present day?” by exhibiting many photos, posters, and various videos.

As side events of the exhibition, a Butoh performance by the renown Butoh dancer MATSUOKA Dai will be conducted at the opening of the exhibition in Hanoi, along with 2 workshops in Ho Chi Minh City and 1 in Hanoi. Admission is free, but advance registration is required for the workshops.

EVENT INFORMATION

1. Exhibition: 

2. Workshop:

HO CHI MINH CITY

HANOI (Workshop & Exhibition Tour)

ARTIST PROFILE

Matsuoka Dai

• Butoh Dancer/Choreographer, LAND FES Director.
• Graduated Sophia University, the Faculty of Comparative Culture.
• Graduated Kuwasawa Design School.
• Matsuoka Dai has been performing with Sankai Juku since 2005, and has appeared in some of their major works including Kinkan Shonen, Tobari, Unetsu and ARC.

Năm 2011, anh trở thành Nhà sáng lập đồng thời là Giám đốc của LAND FES – một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận với mục đích kết nối các nghệ sĩ nhảy múa với cộng đồng đặc biệt là cộng đồng thiểu số.

Matsuoka is a founder and director of LAND FES since 2011, non-profit organization that has the purpose of connecting dance artists, local communities and social minorities.

He has been leading the Scramble Dance Project since 2017, in which both people with and without disabilities create dance together. This inclusive dance project initially instructed by Ohno Yoshito, a legendary figure of Butoh, has been continued by Matsuoka Dai and his organization LAND FES until now and presented its works in several opportunities such as Korea International Accessible Dance Festival 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.

He also runs BUTOH CHOREO LAB, an online platform with video lessons by high-profile Butoh dancers. He has collaborated globally with artists such as Phantom Limb Company (NY) for “Falling Out”, with Paola Prestini (NY) for “Houses of Zodiac”.

In 2021, curator of “Tokyo Real Underground”, the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special13 program.
Life Kinetik® certified trainer.

IMAGES FOR PR AND REFERENCES

OHNO KAZUO
“-BUTOH- Cultural Exchange between Japan-Brazil-Argentina”
©️NPO Dance Archive Network

HIJIKATA TATSUMI
“Kinjiki (Forbidden Colours)”(1959)
©Keio University Art Center/NPO Butoh Laboratory

HIJIKATA TATSUMI
“Nadare Ame (Avalanche Candy)”(1972)
©Keio University Art Center/NPO Butoh Laboratory

OHNO KAZUO, OHNO YOSHITO
“Tendo Chido(The road in Heaven, the road in earth)”(1996)
©️ NPO Dance Archive Network

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For inquiries on the exhibition and artists interview, please contact at:
Ms. Thao My / Mr. Osuka (070-513-7550)
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam
TEL 024-3944-7419