Butoh Art Attack Tacoma Three Butoh events in Tacoma 3 weekends in May. May 17th Afro butoh performance and film, May 24th Butoh workshop, May 31st Dance concert May 17th Tacoma Armory 1001 S Yakima Ave Tacoma 7pm A free performance and a filmed interview and dance film of an South African Butoh dancer Tebby Ramasike. Mr. Ramasike is a remarkable butoh artist of color and his work reflects vulernrablity and black empowerment. Also, that night Lin Lucas and Helen Thorsen will perform with live Music from Seattle Musician Jackie An. May 24th Free Butoh Workshop with Helen Thorsen at the Tacoma Armory 1pm to 3pm for info helisdancing@hotmail.com<mailto:helisdancing@hotmail.com> May 31st Fresh Ground Butoh dances at the Armory 8 pm. Tickets 20$ Students/seniors 18$ https://www.tacomaartslive.org/events/fresh-ground/ Northwest butoh artists present new works in the Roosvelt Room at the Tacoma Armory Fresh Ground Dances by: Sheri Brown, Dhyana Garcia Snyder, Joan Laage, Vanessa Skantze, Helen Thorsen and Mary Cutrera. Live Music by Bill Horist, Michael Shannon and David Stanford Butoh is an avant-garde dance/theater genre. It developed in 1960s Japan created by collaborations between Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. It became a focus in the post-modern movement in Japan. A movement that was a rebellion against western dance, Kabuki, Noh, and with a focus on improvised structure. Butoh has since become an international dance practice with classes and performances worldwide. helenthorsendances.com DAIPANbutoh.com