Butoh rarely stays still, and in 2025 the avant-garde dance form lurched between grand theaters and unlikely spaces — abandoned factories, temple altars — held together by a renewed appetite for ...

A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has already ...

Discover what kabuki tells us about Japanese attitudes to swords, which feature in many legends and transcend the realm of weapons. Within each awe-inspiring Japanese sword, they say, dwells a spirit.

Butoh fit itself into odd spaces in 2025 Though it has no permanent “home,” butoh’s creativity saw it stretch out to unlikely venues and collaborators this year. CULTURE / Stage / 2025 IN REVIEW Dec ...