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GREETINGS FRIENDS~

I invite you for two evenings of sublime performance art with Katsura Kan. Though it is beyond definition, Butoh can be described as an avant-garde dance form, originating in Japan. Fascinating, raw and very moving. My fellow dancers, and a beloved teacher are also performing. Please find the info below ~~~

Upcoming San Francisco performances by Butoh Master Katsura Kan

Oracle and Enigma

World Premiere by Master Katsura Kan

Friday and Saturday February 24th and 25th at 8pm

CounterPULSE 1310 Mission Street @ 9th, San Francisco

AND SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY VANGELINE!

Vangeline will perform her solo Spectral."

Vangeline is a Butoh dancer from NYC, soon to be seen in the feature film " the Stare" with Winona Ryder and James Franco.

Press Quotes:

“ Vangeline moves with the clockwork deliberation of a practiced Japanese Butoh artist"

- F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times, 9/15/ 2011

Oracle and Enigma is a Butoh dance theatre work directed by Master KATSURA Kan. This work explores our human relation to earthly and cosmic elements through the movement of the "curious body." It is a journey towards the celestial horizon to see ourselves as an Oracle. The work explores knowing and not knowing, walking and listening, prison,paradise and dreams.

Choreographed and Directed by: KATSURA Kan. Dancers:

Christina Braun, Heyward Bracey, Shoshana Green, KATSURA Kan, Azumi Oe, Sarwang Parikh, Martha Ratlif, Sharoni Stern Siegel, Bob Webb, Michael Curran, Costumes by Bad Unkl Sista & Live Visuals by Kio Griffith.

Tickets: Regular $18 Pre-Sale / Door $20]

CounterPULSE.org or 1-800-838-3006

About KATSURA Kan:

KATSURA Kan, a native of Kyoto, is a Master Butoh artist from among the ranks of Japan's senior generation of Butoh. He performed with the seminal Butoh troupe, “Byakkosha” 1979-1981 and then researched in Indonesia and Thailand for 20 years. In 2001, Kan started work in Balkan region for the new communication works. He is a celebrated solo and collaborative performer as well as a choreographer. Kan has worked with dancers all over the world, in remote locations throughout Africa, Europe and South East Asia for the past 30 years. Currently, he is researching "Beckett BUTOH Notation" in NYC, and “Oracle & Enigma” as a Dance Oratorio project in Athens.

About CounterPULSE:

CounterPULSE provides space and resources for emerging artists and cultural innovators, serving as an incubator for the creation of socially relevant, community-based art and culture. CounterPULSE acts as a catalyst for art and action; creating a forum for the open exchange of art and ideas, catalyzing transformation in our communities and our society. We work towards a world that celebrates diversity of race, class, cultural heritage, artistic expression, ability, gender identity & sexual orientation. We strive to create an environment that is physically and economically accessible to everyone.

About WinterSpecial:

CounterPULSE is pleased to offer Winter Special, an experiment in offering radically affordable and accessible performance opportunities to a diverse array of emerging performance-makers. Ten lead artists present eight weeks of contemporary dance, experimental theater, multimedia performance, provocative drag and more. Ranging from raw experiments to polished premieres, this wineris FULL of new performance at CounterPULSE. Featuring: Miriam Wolodarski and Rosemary Hannon, CatherineMarie Davalos, Kitka, Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, Erin Malley, Ben Randle with Trixxie Carr, and Katsura Kan and collaborators. CounterPULSE

1310 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

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