The 16th Asheville Butoh Festival - Performance by Yumiko Yoshioka
Acclaimed solo butoh work “100 Light Years of Solitude” brings slow, sculptural, and emotionally charged movement to an intimate black box setting as part of the 16th Asheville Butoh Festival.
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Avant garde butoh movement and performance anchored by Yumiko Yoshioka’s solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” a Gabriel García Márquez inspired piece from her trilogy. Two intensive 4 hour workshops and festival programming unfold across multiple Asheville venues.
Avant garde butoh movement and performance anchored by Yumiko Yoshioka’s solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” a Gabriel García Márquez inspired piece from her trilogy. Two intensive 4 hour workshops and festival programming unfold across multiple Asheville venues.
Avant garde butoh movement and performance anchored by Yumiko Yoshioka’s solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” a Gabriel García Márquez inspired piece from her trilogy. Two intensive 4 hour workshops and festival programming unfold across multiple Asheville venues.
Avant garde butoh movement work and an intensive 4 hour “Body Resonance” workshop led by internationally renowned Yumiko Yoshioka. The festival also includes her acclaimed solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Avant garde butoh movement work and an intensive 4 hour “Body Resonance” workshop led by internationally renowned Yumiko Yoshioka. The festival also includes her acclaimed solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Avant garde butoh movement work and an intensive 4 hour “Body Resonance” workshop led by internationally renowned Yumiko Yoshioka. The festival also includes her acclaimed solo “100 Light Years of Solitude,” inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Body Resonance Butoh training explores slow, experimental movement, sensory awareness, and expressive embodiment in an intimate studio setting. A Friday-evening workshop within the Asheville Butoh Festival geared toward deep physical investigation and focused practice.
Body Resonance Butoh training explores slow, experimental movement, sensory awareness, and expressive embodiment in an intimate studio setting. A Friday-evening workshop within the Asheville Butoh Festival geared toward deep physical investigation and focused practice.
Body Resonance Butoh training explores slow, experimental movement, sensory awareness, and expressive embodiment in an intimate studio setting. A Friday-evening workshop within the Asheville Butoh Festival geared toward deep physical investigation and focused practice.
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Big band jazz night with the Asheville Jazz Orchestra delivering punchy brass sections, swinging rhythm, and classic orchestral charts in an intimate listening room. A late-night set that fits both seated listening and dance floor energy.
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A guided ecstatic dance wave with warmup and an opening circle before an eclectic DJ journey through shifting time signatures and emotive peaks. Expect a community-focused, freeform movement space for expressive dance and embodied release.
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Experimental sound performance blending layered sonic collage and sustained drones in a contemporary arts setting. Late-night listening experience suited to ambient and avant-garde fans seeking immersive, atmospheric textures.
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A two-hour ecstatic dance wave with a guided warmup and opening circle, where live improvised music responds to the room’s movement. Expect an interdependent, somatic dancefloor experience shaped in real time by the dancers’ energy.
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