Yumi Yumiumare, the workshop facilitator says,
“I started Butoh over 30 years ago, after learning classical ballet and creative dance and one of my first experiences in the Butoh workshop was a shock. Students were encouraged to dance with twisted body, rolled eyes and opened mouth while their saliva was dripping. I felt slightly scared but at the same time, I identified an unknown joy and indescribable sense of freedom. It was the first time I noticed that the qualities of oddness, quirkiness and discordance were keys to get to a creative truth.”
