Resources

A collection of key resources on butoh, from general overviews to archival materials, for anyone looking to explore the form more deeply.

general

Butoh wiki

international groups

1. Butoh
2. Butoh Self-Research & Discovery

Butoh Self-Research & Discovery (Telegram)

Official Archives

Kazuo & Yoshito Ohno

Ko Murobushi

Yukio Waguri’s Hijikata Butoh-Fu

recommended Publicly Available Texts

The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance (Full Book PDF)

Towards The Bowels of the Earth – Butoh Writhing in Perspective (Full Book PDF)

An Inquiry On The Creative Process of Butoh (Full PhD Dissertation PDF)

Shadowbody Butoh Manual (Website)