Dairakudakan, the famous butoh company established in 1972 and still headed by Akaji Maro, one of the most famous butoh dancers and choregraphers still alive, was chosen by Dance Box Kobe selection series 2026 for their revisited Rite of Spring, choregraphed by Jongye Yang and created in late 2025. This is a great chance to see an exciting works, one of my preferred performances of 2025, from September 4 to 6, in Kansai, and this really is not to be missed.
For more details, check dbKobe here
For more context
About watching butoh in Tokyo
Akaji Maro, profil(e) in French
A short history of contemporary dance in Japan
Contemporary dance venues & others
And for more performances, dance and theatre in the autumn
Tokyo stages from July to September