Reviews – Julie Becton Gillum and Asheville Butoh Collective

REVIEW OF “WOMEN OF BUTOH” – 9TH ASHEVILLE BUTOH FESTIVAL

Julie — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 02:14:14 +0000

Produced by Legacy Butoh and Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre September 2014 Asheville, NC Written By Ken Fitch On first alert, one might not expect to come upon a festival celebrating the Japanese avant garde performance art of Butoh in the foothills of Western North Carolina, but for 9 years, Asheville has hosted such a gathering of …

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“Butoh In Seattle” a review of 30 /30 Concert, written by Amontaine Aurore

Julie — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:04:14 +0000

Critic Mark Holborn has written that Butoh is defined by its very evasion of definition. A dance art form that started and developed in Japan after World War II, allegedly in response to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Butoh has spread to the United States and overseas, and continues to defy simple categorization. Unlike …

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