Butoh Nomads
Practice & Collaboration Mission
Turkey, Nepal +
International nomadic network dedicated to making butoh practice and collaboration accessible.
Butoh master Saga Kobayashi once said, “when I was in Asbestos-kan, I was immersed in Butoh all day. The distinction between the usual and the unusual disappeared, and everything completely mixed together. There was even Butoh in eating a meal.”
Vision
A living network where butoh becomes a way of life, practiced all-year long, beyond borders.
Connecting butoh practitioners through accessible opportunities for continuous practice, learning, exchange, and collaboration.
Gathering in nature-based spaces and remote places where deep connections, community, and shared experiences can emerge.
Facilitator: Adam Koan (USA)
Adam is a Venezuela-born, USA-raised Butoh artist who has facilitated and guided Butoh in Europe, USA, Türkiye, México, Thailand, and India since 2016.
Adam is associated with Shadowbody, founding the Shadowbody Butoh Manual and most recent project, the Butoh Directory. Throughout the years, he studied under 45 Butoh/Butoh-related educators, but most extensively under Rhizome Lee (Subbody method) and Julie Becton Gillum.
