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Mandala: Butoh, CC 6/12 & 6/13 – Waitlist Only
Description
San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to host the US premiere performance of the Butoh artist Kana Kitty, one of the most popular Butoh dancers in Japan, as she begins a tour of California and Mexico.
“Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography is invisibly yet inextricably linked to poetry. ‘I write a poem for every performance,’ Kana explains, ‘and I recite it in my head while I dance. Butoh rhythm is often based on the words’ intonation.”
—Tokyo Weekender magazine, July 2024
Kana performs extensively throughout Japan, and often collaborates with other dancers and artists. She will be giving two different performances at SFZC. Each performance is ticketed separately:
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In addition to these performances, Kana Kitty is facilitating a Butoh Meditation workshop (6/14).
Fee Information
- General Ticket Price: $40
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $36
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Kana Kitty
Tokyo-based Butoh artist who established her own unique style, “Gal Shaman Butoh,” merging ancient shamanism with contemporary gal culture. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College, Department of Fine Arts, she encountered Butoh through painting and began dancing independently without a master.
Fenner Merlick
Fenner Merlick’s expression of butoh is a holy exploration of a limitless soul through a limited body. They train primarily under Hiroko Tamano and also have extensive experience as a theater actor and clown.
Ember Luna
Ember (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist with almost two decades of experience with the guzheng and movement arts, rooted in Chinese classical/folk dance. Ember has been training subbody Butoh under Gio Ju at the Himalaya Butoh School in India.