Hokkaidō Butoh Festival 2021


夕暉せっきさす
桜の陰に
雪溶けず

The low sun pierces

Undearneath the cherry blooms

The snow does not melt.

武羅度ブラッド (J.Bard)
浪漫ロマン (RDreher)

Notice: Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the festival is prone to sudden changes in schedule and content. For further updates and information, please refer to the links provided at the end.

Schedule of Events

  • [Chitose] 6/27 Butoh Meets Jazz
  • [Niseko] 7/10 Butoh Fest in Niseko

Online Butoh Festival: Similar to last year, with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic restricting our ability to hold live performances, Hokkaidō Butoh Festival is preparing video content to be published online.

For more information and latest updates please visit:

http://sapporo-butoh.com
Hokkaido Butoh Festival/北海道舞踏フェスティバル @hokkaidobutohfestival
北海道舞踏フェスティバル/Hokkaido Butoh Festival @Butoh_North_Sap
hokkaido_butoh_festival

Or contact:

📧 festival@sapporo-butoh.com
☎️ 080-5591-0089 (Morishima)

浪漫ロマン (RDreher)

Memorial Performance for the Inmates of Kabato Prison

Multimedia Project by Kyokohoku-kai, Nonoka Yoshida, & Rui Yoshigaki

See More...

Online Butoh Festival: Due to governmental incompetence, pandemic life drags on, and our Tsukigata performances can only be shared via online video, now available on our Youtube channel.

月の形
何どろうな?

闇に
一人だ

縛った、
道路に

月の形
何どろうな?

What is the shape
Of the moon?

Alone
In the darkness

Bound
To the road

What is the shape
Of the moon?


Music By:

  • 吉田野乃子 Nonoko Yoshida
  • ヨシガキルイ Rui Yoshigaki

Featured Members (Dancers):

  • 田仲ハル Hal Tanaka
  • 明夜 Aki Yo
  • 髪立ツカサ Tsukasa Kamidate
  • 福村由美子 Yumiko Fukumura
  • 菅原亮子 Ryōko Sugawara
  • 矢藤智子 Tomoko Yatō
  • サンダーボルト蟲姫
    Thunderbold Mushihime
  • 太田小太郎 Kotarō Ōta
  • 平尾拓也 Takuya Hirao
  • 山本謙 Ken Yamamoto
  • 零に型 Model Null-Ni
  • 小黒祐介 Yūsuke Oguro

月の形
見えるかな?

杉の林
今高い

傷跡
埋まっている

月の形
見えるかな?

Can y'see it
The moon?

The cedar groves
grow high

The scars
Are buried

Can y'see it
The moon?

浪漫ロマン (RDreher)

Venue : Tsukigata Kabato Museum (1219 Tsukigata-chō Kabato-gun, Hokkaidō)
Information :
  • 📧 festival@sapporo-butoh.com
  • ☎️ 080-5591-0098 (Morishima)

  • 📧 shoko@town.tsukigata.hokkaido.jp (Kabato Museum)
  • ☎️ 0126-53-2325 (Kabato Museum)

(Apr 3rd, 2021)

Butoh Meets Jazz: June 27th

Suits in summer,
Haskup wine

Eyes on fire,
Morning rise

Beer with brothers,
Broken friends

Jimbei-style,
Jazz legends

サンマ―スーツ、
ハスカップ酒

目燃える、
朝早い

ビル仲間、 元友人

甚平スタイル、
ジャズレジェンド

Online Butoh Festival: In addition to our live outdoor performances on June 27th, we are preparing a video performances to be published online at a later date.


Music by:

  • David Matthews (piano)
  • 奥野義典 Yoshinori Okuno (sax)
  • 吉田野乃子 Nonoko Yoshida (sax)
  • キム・ユーイ Kim Yooi (electronic, sax)
  • 坪田佳之 Yoshiyuki Tsubota (tuba)
  • 柳真也 Shinya Yanagi (bass)



Set 1: 極北会 Kyokuhoku-kai
  • Start 11:00 – 11:25

Set 2: 鈴木ユキオ Yukio Suzuki
  • Start 11:40 – 12:05

Set 3: 岩渕貞太 Teita Iwabuchi
  • Start 12:20 – 12:45

Set 4: 目黒大路 Daiji Meguro
  • Start 13:00 – 13:25

Set 5: 田仲ハル Hal Tanaka
  • Start 13:40 – 14:05




A thousand years,
Or so it feels

"How you doin'?"
"Horrible, still"

Bit by bit,
Digging through...

千年間
って感じる

「元気かい?」
「まあ、ちょっと」

ボツボツ
掘っている...

浪漫ロマン (RDreher)

Venue : New Sun Road Shopping Street (1-chōme Saiwai-chō; Chitose-shi, Hokkaidō)
Price : Free (donations welcome)
Information :
  • 📧 festival@sapporo-butoh.com
  • ☎️ 080-5591-0098 (Morishima)

(Jun 26th, 2021)

Butoh Fest in Niseko: July 10th

In a foggy stupor
Till the end of time

Biking home

霧で酔い
永遠までも

チャリでうちへ

Dances by:

Music by:

  • Kim Yooi
  • 吉田成道 Jōdō Yoshida

The morning sun


浪漫ロマン (RDreher)

Venue : Niseko Central Warehouse (60-2 Chūō-dōri Niseko-chō Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō)
Price : Free (donations welcome)
Information :
  • 📧 festival@sapporo-butoh.com
  • ☎️ 080-5591-0098 (Morishima)

  • Niseko Central Warehouse Group
  • ☎️ 0136-55-5538 (Niseko Central Warehouse Group)

(Jul 11th, 2021)