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Contemporary dance English English subtitles Theater Visual arts

A Kyoto Experiment, By Heart, & by Tiago Rodrigues

On October 3 and 4, the famous Portuguese director is bringing another masterpiece to Kyoto Theatre Rohm. In English, subtitled in Japanese. Marking the highly anticipated Japan premiere of a masterpiece restaged throughout the world since its opening in 2013, By Heart blends personal memories and collective histories while presenting shared memory and its inheritance as a tool of resistance. We cannot forget Tiago Rodrigues last performances in Japan in Shizuoka, and this one again is a must – at least for Kansai people.
This will be the opening performance of K EX 2026, which wil spread throughout October and close on November 8.
See the whole program here, with interesting programs from Korea and Hong Kong and beyond.

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Butoh Contemporary dance Dance 舞踏

The Rite of Spring, butoh style

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