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depthnoir.bsky.social
Toni Ferre • Kaori Ito, Butoh Dancer
February 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
timwalters.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
SF Butoh Lab
#photography #alphabetchallenge #weekcforcostume #dance #sanfrancisco #california
Butoh dancers in costumes made from trash bags, ropes, and wine glasses.
January 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
roger1952.bsky.social
ANKAI JUKU - japanese butoh company

With “Butoh” dancing, there is no set style, and it may be purely conceptual with no movement at all. Its origins have been attributed to Japanese dance legends Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.
a mesmerizing performance by Sankai Juku, one of the world's premier Butoh dance companies, known for its rigorous training, minimalist design, and deeply moving, elemental themes. Founded in 1975 by Ushio Amagatsu, Sankai Juku has played a vital role in bringing the avant-garde spirit of Butoh out of the underground Tokyo art scene and onto the international stage. As noted, the genre itself—pioneered in the post-WWII era by legends Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno—rejects the rigid structures of both traditional Japanese classical dance and Western ballet. Instead, it embraces a purely conceptual approach where raw emotion, grotesque beauty, and moments of absolute stillness replace standardized movement patterns. The composition centers on three dancers performing amidst a dynamic, high-contrast explosion of water droplets against an abyssal black background. Following the classic aesthetic requirements of Butoh, the performers have completely shaved heads and their skin is coated uniformly in thick, white rice powder or ash (shironuri), which strips away their individual everyday identities and transforms their bodies into universal, sculptural vessels. The central dancer stands facing right with an intense, serene facial expression, his fingers painted a shocking crimson that draws the eye directly to his precise gestures. They wear specialized, flesh-toned costumes made of fine, layered cords that stretch across their torsos and backs like exposed muscle fibers or skeletal structures, a textile choice that accentuates every minor contraction of their bodies. The juxtaposition of the dancers' ghostly stillness against the violent, splashing water creates a powerful kinetic tension. In Butoh, water and earth are frequent symbolic elements used to explore themes of life, death, decay, and rebirth.
May 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
depthnoir.bsky.social
Mitsutoshi Hanaga • The Butoh, 1983
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
lucunique-art.bsky.social
From my archive: A butoh dancer. For much more of my 'close to the skin' butoh dance photography please have a look at luctenklooster.wixsite.com/butoh-photography
#dance #butoh #photography #fotografie #art #kunst #portrait #ArtYear #BskyArt #Skyart #artshare #artsky
February 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
richardkadrey.bsky.social
I just saw the video of the Nine Inch Noize—Trent plus Mariqueen Maandig plus Boys Noize—show at Coachella and am completely knocked out. I envy everyone who saw it live.
Trent and Mariqueen Maandig singing the band plus the butoh-style dancers the butoh-style dancers
April 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
kthorjensen.bsky.social
I’m a performative male but the performance is butoh
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
discussingfilm.net
Jacob Elordi tells us how he and Guillermo del Toro built the Creature’s body language in ‘FRANKENSTEIN’

“Guillermo had this wonderful idea to study Butoh, the Japanese dance of death, which helps you internalize your movements and even thinking about how your lungs move.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ainshem.bsky.social
Studies from Butoh Dance, because this is the most inspiring kind of dance I've ever seen

#art #artstudy #painting #artistonbluesky
Studies of Butoh dancers doing Butoh Dance Art study from screenshot of Butoh Dance
December 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM
eerieallsorts.bsky.social
Witch (with a face inspired by butoh makeup)
Mechanical pencil (HB/2)
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
lucunique-art.bsky.social
From a butoh performance: two bare legs.
#blueskyartshow #two #vertical #butoh #dance #dancer #legs #feet #art #arte #kunst #visualart #visualartist #photography #fotografie #dutchart #dutchartist #photoart #kuenstler
From a butoh dance performance: two bare legs on stepping stones in the water. By the Dutch photographer Luc ten Klooster
February 21, 2026 at 11:18 AM
hantani.bsky.social
a lot of his early stuff was bgm for butoh performances, a kind of abstract dance started in the 50s/60s. anyways i am going to see butoh next week now. anyways. the reason kirby has those really dark songs...? partly butoh.. and the darkness of modern society.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTHT...
SANKAI JUKU Official digest movie “MEGURI” 山海塾 - Butoh Dance 舞踏 -
YouTube video by 踊 - ODORE Just Dance
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October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
sanatsanatcom.bsky.social
Butoh Dansı Hakkında Bilmeniz Gerekenler

www.sanatsanat.com/butoh-dansi-...
Butoh Dansı Hakkında Bilmeniz Gerekenler - Sanat Sanat
Butoh, II. Dünya Savaşı sonrası Japonya'da ortaya çıkan avangart bir dans formu olup, bedenin en ham ifadelerini keşfeder ve geleneksel dans normlarını reddeder.
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April 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
bluesky2020.bsky.social
Shōmei Tōmatsu - Danseur Butoh Maru, Shinjuku, Japon 1969
#photographie
March 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
donnaablack.bsky.social
Mixed media piece based on butoh dancing.

I've done a few inspired by the Japanese dance.

#art #artist #mixedmedia #artists #darkart #butoh #surreal #surrealism #surrealist
April 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
donnaablack.bsky.social
Another piece inspired by butoh dancing.

Mixed media

#art #artist #darkart #surrealist #surrealism
April 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
aimeeswank.bsky.social
A troupe of Butoh dancers, video by Tom Johnson
January 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
lucunique-art.bsky.social
From a butoh performance
#blueskyartshow #vertical #butoh #dance #dancer #hand #art #arte #kunst #visualart #visualartist #photography #fotografie #dutchart #dutchartist #photoart #kuenstler
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
ergot.bsky.social
ergot. work of the day: 'Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis' (1990, dir. Michael Blackwood

eternal.tv/programs/butoh
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh performers and their companies.
eternal.tv
April 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
drakekite.bsky.social
NEW
TOP #TYS POST
OF THE WEEK:

UNDERSTANDING BUTOH "BECOMING OTHER" (SERIES) "THE FIRE ESCAPE"

August 31, 2026

youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/08/unde...

DK
#WatchThis #BUTOH #ASIA #JAPAN
September 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
kaiaselene.bsky.social
Really remembering why dance was my life. - from Beautiful Monsters #butoh
January 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
primordialcreative.bsky.social
Corin - recent work with incredible #butoh performer, full set on #patreon www.patreon.com/davidmiller/...
July 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
chrishlynn.bsky.social
Frequency in Motion info-
tanami.jp?p=1646
#audiovisual #super8film #butoh #japan
オーディオビジュアル舞踏公演 『フリークエンシーインモーション』4/19 - 田並劇場
オーディオビジュアル舞踏公演 『フリークエンシーインモーション』Audiovisual Butoh perfo
tanami.jp
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
horrorsong.blog
I'll have a (probably vastly inferior) story in this about angry, uptight queers and Butoh dance, so bookmark and grab a copy!
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
drakekite.bsky.social
The Butoh community worldwide mourns the passing of Butoh Master Yukio Waguri, who died yesterday in Tokyo, Japan.

October 23, 2017

Good Bye Butoh Master Yukio Waguri –Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute share.google/05zY1UWyn4N3...

DK
#WatchThis #BUTOH #ART
July 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM