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Introduction to Butoh Workshop taught by Katsura Kan
Sat & Sun, November 1 & 2, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Troy Dance Lab, Lang Performing Arts Center
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Open to the public



Katsura Kan, a master teacher and Butoh dancer, will give a special Introduction to Butoh workshop on Sat & Sun, Nov. 1 & 2, from 1-4 pm in Troy Dance Lab, LPAC.  Possible areas to be introduced in the workshop include: Noh walk, rhythm composition, mask training and Butoh notation.
Students are asked to attend both days of the workshop.  To register, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Watch excerpts from a recent performance by Kan at Naropa College here. 

Based in Kyoto, Japan since 1979, Master Butoh artist, choreographer and teacher Katsura Kan (b. 1948) is a Butoh artist among the ranks of Japan’s first generation of Butoh. He performed with the seminal Butoh troupe Byakkosha (1979-1981). For the past 29 years, Kan has worked with dancers in remote locations throughout Africa, Europe, and South East Asia, in addition to performing his creative works in cosmopolitan cultures. Katsura Kan seeks to spread knowledge of the art and practice of Butoh globally, while educating students, artists and audiences about the links between Butoh and classical Japanese Noh theatre.

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