Presenting the 5th-annual international summer Butoh festival in the City of Port Townsend on the gorgeous Olympic Peninsula!
*** WORKSHOPS ARE SOLD OUT ***
While there is No more room in our workshops, there is still plenty of space to attend the MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES featuring Japanese master artists and guest performers from all over the world. Join us for MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES on 8/22 & 8/23 at Fort Worden Historical Park’s USO Hall.
We’re pleased to host an expanded ARTIST LINEUP featuring many BUTOH LEGENDS and diverse Butoh artists from around the world:
* SAGA KOBAYASHI *
* SEISAKU & YURI NAGAOKA *
* YUMI UMIUMARE *
* JOAN LAAGE* ROSEMARY CANDELARIO *
* ESPARTACO MARTINEZ * EUGENIA VARGAS *
* ARI RUDENKO & PREHISTORIC BODY THEATER *
The 2025 festival is our 5-year Anniversary!!
We’re excited to welcome attendees from all over, and look forward to sharing a magical ARTS IN NATURE experience celebrating the unique art of Butoh!
** The 2025 Salish Sea Butoh Festival is co-sponsored by DAIPANbutoh and funded in part by a Project Grant from the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and a grant from the City of Port Townsend Arts Commission. We are deeply grateful to both of these Arts Commissions for their support, and to DAIPANbutoh fiscally sponsored by Shunpike for their support **
