1. Review of New Women in Butoh Weekend in Portland’s Fest July 6-8, 2011
http://www.orartswatch.org/the-1-festival-summertime-butoh/
2. Don Atwood’s review of The Boulder Butoh Group’s performance of their “An Evening of Butoh in Boulder” at the Boulder Colorado’s Wesley Chapel on January 14, 2011 has been posted on World Dance Reviews . www.worlddancereviews.com
“Your teaching was inspirational and grounding. Thank you.”
- Elena Canaris
“Something sparked inside me and blew up”
-Wesley Hufstader
“Yep.”
– Gina Gurreri
“Beautiful, thank you so much and blessings.”
-Ella Patrick
“The floor tiles are no longer a hindrance, but a gateway to the earth.”
– Rachel Thomas-Levy
“Enlightening.”
– Joanna Faulkenberry
“Like the raw and un-pretty art of the Yupik. Transforming spirits – animal & man – indwelling . . . Feels like whales breaching – flowers blooming – sumi painting & gut-wrenching truths being born. The dust came off your bodies and your hands spoke for your eyes.”
– Jazz Morgan,; Durango, CO
“Very nice and so much fun, I love the slowness and thoughtfulness put in to movement. The importance of the moment expressed in each gentle movement calming intertaining and beautiful in a very earth felt real way. Thank you for including me!”
– Soya; Durango, CO
From Kyoto, Urban Guild June 2011
“[Your performance] gave me shivers…I received a story. I want to see your performance again.”
–Fan
“[Your performance made me] want to move.”
–Yuri
“Hot.”
– Izumi
“Powerful.”
– Naomi
“[I] lost track of time and space.”
– Sonia
“[You were the] sky and river.”
– Shozo