The 15th Asheville Butoh Festival

Name: The 15th Asheville Butoh Festival
Start: 2025-10-30T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-11-02T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Asheville, N.C.

Schedule

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sun, 02 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Asheville, N.C. | Asheville, NC

We are excited to announce that Atsushi Takenouchi of Jinen Butoh and composer Hiroko Komiya will be our guests for the 15th Asheville Butoh Festival!
This year’s festival is a collaboration with the University of North Carolina Asheville Theater Department and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.
Workshops: Atushi Takenouchi will lead both workshops. All experience levels are welcome.
Saturday, November 1st, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 2nd, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
UNCA's Sherrill Center
Those who attend the workshop on both days will be invited to perform in Life of Flower, directed by Atsushi Takeneuchi, with accompaniment by Hiroko Komiya, on Sunday, November 2nd, 7:30 p.m. at UNCA's Carol Belk Theatre.
Performances:
Thursday, October 30th, 7:30 p.m.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
Frequency in Motion
An audiovisual performance featuring butoh dancers Atsushi Takenouchi, Jenni Cockrell, Julie Becton Gillum, and Constance Humphries. Dancers will be accompanied by live sounds, field recordings, and objects by Chris H.Lynn and Hiroko Komiya. Visuals, including Super 8 and digital film, are by Chris H.Lynn.
Saturday, November 1st, 7:30 p.m.
UNCA's Carol Belk Theatre
HANA – A solo performance by Atsushi Takenouchi with accompaniment by composer Hiroko Komiya.
Sunday, November 2nd, 7:30 p.m.
UNCA's Carol Belk Theatre
Life of Flower – performance by workshop student participants, directed by Atsushi Takeneuchi, with accompaniment by Hiroko Komiya.
Please visit www.blackmountaincollege.org for tickets to the Thursday, October 30th performance.
Tickets to all UNCA events will be available through Eventbrite starting September 3rd. Each event will be ticketed separately. (Please check the comments for the Eventbrite links starting September 3rd.)
UNCA parking info will be available closer to the event.