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Hokkaido Butoh Festival

Butoh festival held in Hokkaido, Japan.
Since 2017, the festival has been held in various cities in Hokkaido while changing its form.

日本の北海道で開催されている舞踏のフェスティバル。
2017年よりフェスティバルの形を変えながら、北海道の様々な都市で開催してきた。

Hokkaido Butoh Festival 2024 Program

Performance in Otaru / 小樽公演
Performance in Sapporo / 札幌公演

Artists

田仲ハル / Hal Tanaka (Otaru)

Artistic Director 田仲 ハル / Hal Tanaka from Otaru In 1982, he toured throughout Japan with a Butoh company.After participating in the launch of other Butoh companies, he started solo peformance. After a...

鈴木大翔 / Taito Suzuki (Yokohama)

鈴木大翔 / Taito Suzuki from Yokohama Born in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture.Started street dancing at the age of 10.From 2022 to 2024, he participated in the “Moonlight Mobile Theater” organized by...

役者でない / yakushadenai (Uji)

photograph : 田村 悠一郎 役者でない / yakushadenai from Uji yakushadenai (which means Not an actor) Stage Performer.Has been working under this stage name since 2016. Started out as a one-man show and expanded...

副島日毬 / Himari Soejima (Toyota)

副島日毬 / Himari Soejima from Toyota Born in Aichi, Japan in 2005.She started learning street dance at the age of 6, and has been active in the 2-person team MaliB for 8 years.They won many top prizes at...

明夜 / Aki yo (Sapporo)

Host Dancer 明夜 / Aki yo from Sapporo Akiyo Butoh dancer, artist   Almost self-taught in drawing since childhood Started making moving drawings of Butoh dancers dancing in 2016 She has performed and...

許文壕 / Manho HUI (Hong Kong)

許文壕 / Manho HUI from Hong Kong Those who failed to be doctors cannot call themselves doctors. Since I didn’t become an actor, how dare I call myself an actor? Anyway, by any chance, live in the...

Adama Traore (Burkina Faso)

photograph Mihee Suh Adama Traore from Burkina Faso Adama Traore is a Burkinabe dancer from Diebougou. Not only skilled in some ethnic dances such as Lobi, Dagara or Mossi, but also he has experience...

オオ田ピニャ子 / Pinyako Ota (Asahikawa)

photograph Tracey Cui オオ田ピニャ子 / Pinyako Ota from Asahikawa She dances with the aim of embracing people through Butoh.Mainly performs on the street.Lives and works in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido...

Miyu Leilani (Sapporo)

photograph Mihee Suh Miyu Leilani from Sapporo Miyu Leilani is an explorer.  Half Korean half Japanese, LGBTQ, and cancer survivor. Born in Tokyo and lived in Japan, USA, and Burkina Faso. ...

mieyarm (Sapporo)

mieyarm from Sapporo After entering art college, she encountered contemporary dance and Butoh and immersed herself in physical expression.While a university student, inspired by the music piece...

由佳 / yuka (Tokyo)

由佳 / yuka from Tokyo Butoh dancer. Studied under Butoh dancer Temmetsu from the age of 15 in 2016. She began full-fledged activities in 2020, performing as a dancer at the B Kikan over by Temmetsu...

李珉柔 / Min-Jou Lee (Taiwan)

Min-Jou Lee from Taiwan Born in Pingtung, Taiwan in 1994. Now studying in M.F.A from Graduate Institute of Applied Art of TNNUA (Tainan National University of Arts) She began to study Butoh in 2021...