BUTOH FEVER: THE 9th INTERNATIONAL BUTOH FESTIVAL THAILAND 2014 will take place in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, December 4-21, 2014. The featured artists for this year’s event are Takita Takayuki (Japan),B-Floor Theatre (Thailand), Salome Nieto (Mexico / Canada) of pataSola Dance{supported in part by British Columbia Arts Council and the Canada Arts Council}, Butoh Co-Op Thailand, Valeria Geremia (Italy) of Sicula Butoh, Valentin Tszin of PoemaTheatre (Russia), and Paul Ibey (Canada) featuring Butoh performances and workshops.Exhibition and installation by Boaz Zippor (Israel), Teerawat Mulvilai (Thailand), Tawit Keitprapai (Thailand), and Stephen Funke (Finland). Also featuring a Butoh symposium, Film Screening: “Rite of Passage” by Juliette Yu-Ming (France/Malaysia) and Solstice Butoh Jam featuring all artists with guest musicians.
Why Butoh Fever, you may ask. There is a saying in Japanese, "If you sit on a rock long enough it will get hot." This is the 9th festival and it is steadily getting hotter. More and more international artists want to present their work in Thailand. Also, in Japanese culture the word for the number 9 is similar to the sound for the word that means "pain" or "distress". Katsura Kan has often likened Butoh as an illness that once infected, people's lives change. In other Asian cultures, the number 9 symbolizes completion of the three realms of existence; Mind, Body, and Spirit. Butoh is currently being practiced as a healing therapy as well. Butoh Fever may be your cure or your disease.
Producer - Ray of Light Productions
Date: 4-21 December 2014
Workshops 4-7 December 2014
Performances 12-14 and 19-21 December 2014
Venue: Studio, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Workshops Fee: 1,000 Baht each or 4,000 Baht for all workshops
Performance tickets: 600 THB each or 1,500 THB for all 3 Programs / Student price 500 THB each or 1200THB for all 3 Programs
For reservations and more information, please contact: Tel. 085-160-1677 / Email:
[email protected]
Workshops Schedule
4 December 2014 18.00-21.00 hrs. - Workshop with Takita Takayuki (Japan), Hijikata style.
5 December 2014 14.00-17.00 hrs. - Workshop with Salome Nieto (Mexico / Canada) of pataSola Dance.
6 December 2014 14.00 – 17.00 hrs. - Workshop with Paul Ibey (Canada), emotional and physical tecniques.
7 December 2014
14.00-17.00 hrs. -Workshop with Valeria Geremia (Italy) of Sicula Butoh.
18.00-21.00 hrs. - Workshop with Valentin Tszin (Russia) of PoemaTheatre, Perfor-mance, participants will have the opportunity to perform live.
Performances Schedule
12 December 2014 19.00 hrs. Performance A, featuring : Takita Takayuki (Japan) and Valeria Geremia of Sicula Butoh (Italy).
13 December 2014 19.00 hrs. Performance B, featuring : Salome Nieto (Mexico / Canada) of pataSola Dance, Paul Ibey (Canada), Valentin Tszin of PoemaTheatre (Rus-sia).
14 December 2014
15.00 hrs. Performance A, featuring : Takita Takayuki (Japan) and Valeria Geremia of Sicula Butoh (Italy).
19.00 hrs. Performance B, featuring: Salome Nieto (Mexico / Canada) of pataSola Dance, Paul Ibey (Canada), Valentin Tszin of PoemaTheatre (Rus-sia).
18-20 December 2014 19.00 hrs. Performance C, featuring : B-Floor Theatre (Thailand) and Butoh Co-Op Thailandfeaturing music by Boaz Zippor (Israel).
21 December 2014
15:00 hrs. Butoh Symposium, talk back with the artists.
19:00 hrs.Featuring a Film Screening: “Rite of Passage” by Juliette Yu-Ming (France/Malaysia) and Solstice Butoh Jam featuring all artists with guest musicians. (Tickets 200 THB.)
Photo Exhibition/Installation(all day / free)
9-21 December 2014 Featuring work by Boaz Zippor (Israel), Tawit Keitprapai (Thailand), Teerawat Mulvilai (Thailand), and Stephen Funke (Finland)
