Butoh Dance Workshop

Butoh is a type of Japanese dance theater that emerged in 1959 and over the years grew beyond Japan became a global dance phenomenon in the contemporary art world.

Pınar Sinka’s butoh workshop brings together the choreographic method of Tatsumi Hijikata and the improvisation-based approach of Kazuo Ohno, offering participants the opportunity to experience the butoh body. In addition to practical work, the program includes a theoretical framework addressing the philosophy, methodology, and aesthetic ideals of butoh. Throughout this process, participants witness the emergence of embodied memory, subconscious emotions, and tacit knowledge held within the body. Butoh invites a deep connection with sensations, dreams and memories, encouraging their expression through movement.

Pinar Sinka is a butoh performer, visual artist, curator, and the founder and artistic director of PIArtButoh (the first butoh organization in South Florida.) PIArtButoh is a well-established organization in the butoh dance world, bridging international and local art disciplines and contributing to the global development and evolution of the butoh art form.