またまた９月、日本に上陸します！！
今回は神奈川県・藤野にて、豊かな里山の自然に抱かれながらの、濃密な１泊２日の合宿ワークショップ。
（リンクはコメント欄です）
早割は７月１５日（水）まで！
This time I'll be in the beautiful country landscape of Fujino, Kanagawa, for an intensive two-day, one-night workshop retreat.Early bird closes Wednesday, 15 July.
Experimental Series #3 by Yumi Umiumare
舞踏の森33/Forest of Butoh 33
A living archive of 33 years of Butoh, transformation, migration and artistic mischief.
1-12 July 2026
@SOL Gallery 420 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Butoh Performance by Yumi Umiumare
2 (Thur) July 7pm - SOLD OUT
9 (Thur) July 7pm - SOLD OUT
11 (Sat) July 7pm - EXTRA show added!
What is Butoh?
Featuring special international guest Rosemary Candelario (scholar-artist, Butoh dancer, and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin) in conversation with Yumi Umiumare.
BUTOH RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP by YUMI UMIUMARE
4 (THU) ~ 7 (SUN) DEC 2025
@ Arisaig Wellness Retreat, Yandoit
Step into the mystery of Butoh, Japan’s subversive dance form, through 4 days of movement, ritual, and transformation!
Buried TeaBowl -OKUNI is an intimate and epic solo performance installation bringing together dance, text, song and tea ceremony. The work was premiered in May 2022 with sold out season and now ready for touring around the globe!
またまた９月、日本に上陸します！！
今回は神奈川県・藤野にて、豊かな里山の自然に抱かれながらの、濃密な１泊２日の合宿ワークショップ。
（リンクはコメント欄です）
早割は７月１５日（水）まで！
This time I'll be in the beautiful country landscape of Fujino, Kanagawa, for an intensive two-day, one-night workshop retreat.Early bird closes Wednesday, 15 July.
Durational Works
1-12 July 2026
@SOL Gallery 420 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
SOL GALLERY EVENT SITE:
Throughout the exhibition, Yumi will activate the space through a series of durational performance experiments.
(FREE EVENT)
Performance Dates & Times
3 (Fri) July between 1-5pm
4 (Sat) July between 1-5pm
5 (Sun) July between 1-5pm
10 (Fri) July between 1-5pm
11 (Sat) July between 1-5pm
12 (Sun) July between 1-5pm
Part of the Experimental Series #3 by Yumi Umiumare
舞踏の森33/Forest of Butoh 33
A living archive of 33 years of Butoh, transformation, migration and artistic mischief.
Experimental Series #3 by Yumi Umiumare
舞踏の森33/Forest of Butoh 33
A living archive of 33 years of Butoh, transformation, migration and artistic mischief.
1-12 July 2026
@SOL Gallery 420 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Butoh Performance by Yumi Umiumare
2 (Thur) July 7pm - SOLD OUT
9 (Thur) July 7pm - SOLD OUT
11 (Sat) July 7pm - EXTRA show added!
What is Butoh?
Featuring special international guest Rosemary Candelario (scholar-artist, Butoh dancer, and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin) in conversation with Yumi Umiumare.
「誰でもダンス」ワークショップ＠宝塚
‘Dance For Everyone’ Workshop in Takarazuka city in Japan
2026年5月9日(土)14:00～16:30
会場 宝塚「ソリオ2」 4階（JR/阪急宝塚駅下車すぐ）
9(Sat) May 2026 ＠SORIO Takarazuka
写真: Vikk Shayen
GREEN ROOM AWARD WINNER
OUTSTANDING Production Design!!
ButohBAR番狂わせOUT of ORDER II
Congratulations to all of us for making it happen!! Powerhouse team of creativity!
Photo: by Vikk Shayen
WEEKLY WORKSHOPS IN 2026
★ Weekly Workshop - Butoh Training ★
(Tue) 10 Feb 2026 to (Tue) 17 March 2026
Every Tuesday 6pm-9pm
@ St Marys Anglican Church Hall, North Melbourne
Photo: by Takahiro Kitagawa
OVe-Naxx and I will be performing at ABSORBED Festival in Melbourne on this Sunday 3:15pm at Miscellania 2/401 Swanston St Melbourne
The whole event will be on this 6, 7, 8 March 2026 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) so check it out!
The poster art work @dylanmartorelll
Photography / videography @tmhdy
Design by @w__h____
WORKSHOPS IN 2026
★ Performance Making Workshop ★
(Fri) 27, (Sat) 28 Feb, (Sun) 1 March 2026
@ Dancehouse, North Carlton
Photo: by Vikk Shayen
Yumi will be performing in 月を見る夜 Moongazing in February 2026 at La Mama Theatre.
月を見る夜 Moongazing was previously developed as part of Antipodes Theatre Company's 2025 Winter Lab and received a 2025 La Mama Residency. This project is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants, the Hansen Little Foundation and VCA Foundation, and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Book Here →
BUTOH RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP by YUMI UMIUMARE
4 (THU) ~ 7 (SUN) DEC 2025
@ Arisaig Wellness Retreat, Yandoit
Step into the mystery of Butoh, Japan’s subversive dance form, through 4 days of movement, ritual, and transformation!
3.5 weeks in Europe, 2 weeks in America, 2 weeks in Western expedition just finished!! 12 plane rides in 7 weeks or so today since I left Melbourne!
Started with a shamanism training camp in Iwate, followed by a dance lab camp in Romania, workshops in England, travelling around Slovakia and Poland, and finally the Salish Sea Butoh Festival near Seattle, USA.
Dancing everywhere
Make tea everywhere
I could feel the Spirit in the woods, rivers and oceans everywhere!
Salish Sea Butoh Festival 2025 in USA
16-24 Aug 2025
in Port Townsend, Washington
The Salish Sea Butoh Festival is an annual artistic convergence in Port Townsend, Washington to celebrate and deepen the study of Japanese Butoh and Butoh performance.
Butoh Residential Workshop in Romania
22-30 July 2025
in Transilvania, Romania
Experimentation series #1
Video•Dance•conversation• Drinks
BUTOH and BEYOND
"What is the Ultimate?” 究極とは？
It was fun and stimulated night where we just gathered, experimented and shared!
Experimentation Series #1
VIDEO, DANCE , CONVERSATION, DRINKS
BUTOH and BEYOND
What is the ultimate?究極とは？
Tuesday 17 June at 7pm
@SOL Gallery 420 Brunswick StreetFitzroy
Special Weekend Workshop in Melbourne
27(Fri)-29(Sun) June 2025 (+ an interactive lecture on Friday 27 June ‘What is Butoh?’) @Dancehouse
