Projects
Information on events, works and research based on archival material, shared with the hope of expanding the possibilities of the dance archive and its role in society.
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The Green Table 2017 Anthology
A reimagining of solos from The Green Table (premiered in 2017), featuring a recreated final scene, ‘Prayer Dance’, performed by open call participants. Dates & Time
Saturday, 27 September 2025, 15:00 (approx. 60 min)
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 15:00 (approx. 60 min)
Venue
Nishinomiya Frente Hall (5F Frente Nishinomiya, 11-1 Ikedacho, Nishinomiya / 1 min walk from JR Nishinomiya Station south exit)
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T.R.U. 2020-2021 Part Illusion: Tokyo Underground
This catalogue records the events we produced in underground locations around Tokyo in 2021 as part of the TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND festival.
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Re-Butoooh Episode 3
Appearing: Mitsuko Ando, Takashi Morishita, Eiko Otake, Ana Rita Teodoro, Mikiko Kawamura and Etsuko Ohno.
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William Klein “Dance Happening June 1961"
William Klein's photo book “Dance Happening June 1961”, edited by NPO Dance Archive Network, has been published!
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Performance/ExhibitionTokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13 “TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND”
1 April–15 August 2021A dance festival with online performances and exhibitions featuring Butoh.
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Online ProgramRe-Butoooh Episode 2
Appearing: Hiroyasu Sasaki, Bishop Yamada, Katsuko Orita, Surjit Nongmeikapam, Tim Walker, Daisuke Yoshimoto, Yoshito Ohno, Etsuko Ohno, Takao Kawaguchi, Dai Matsuoka, Taz Burns and more...
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Online ProgramRe-Butoooh Special Edition: Kazuo Ohno’s Christmas
Dates: 00:00 24 December 2020 ~ 23:59 4 January 2021 (UTC +9)This year, as a special edition of our online video magazine “Re-Butoooh”, we bring to you Kazuo Ohno’s Christmas, with footage of Kazuo Ohno dancing at a local kindergarten for Christmas in 1999.
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Online ProgramAnnouncement for free online program Re-Butoooh
Butoh is a Japanese art form that transformed the 20th century dance scene. This online program will be introducing the intrigue that butoh inspires in a fun, bite-size manner with a diverse mix of video. The 30 minute program will be released intermittently starting June 2020.
Accessed for free online, in Japanese & English on the special website -
Performance/ExhibitionTokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13 「TOKYO REAL UNDERGROUND」
An experimental art festival replaying the various art expressions influenced by Butoh in Tokyo’s underground spaces.
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PublicationA new book "Something Called Butoh" is now on sale
Dance Archive Network has published the new book "Something Called Butoh" as a report on Butoh surveys from 2017-2019.
Please visit Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio's official website for more detail and purchase.