2026 Wreck Beach Butoh

32nd Annual Wreck Beach Butoh

The performances resulting from the workshop will take place, in the nude, on Wreck Beach at the foot of the #4 Trail below the UBC Museum of Anthropology on

July 15th at 12:30pm and July 16th at 1:15pm.

Please note that it can take 15 to 20 minutes to walk from Rose Garden parking lot to the foot of the #4 Trail so do arrive early! 

A primary distinguishing feature of butoh practice is the use of imagery to motivate and inform movement choices. While butoh is a highly individual expression of dance, the commonality in butoh practice is the intense concentration and focus on the body as a receptacle of memories embedded in our skin and bones. We are all unique individuals, but our individuality has been buried through years of servitude to conformity. We need to rediscover who we are, and the use of imagery allows individual responses that are key to reintegrating our identities. Butoh training concentrates
on the integration of mind, body, and spirit. Also, in butoh, there is more attention paid to the space between events instead of just to the events themselves. The Japanese call this concept ma, and it allows time for audiences to contemplate dance during the dance itself rather than having to digest ceaseless movement afterwards. Butoh stretches time and space through changing one’s own sense of time and space.

Don’t miss this life changing performance experience!

There's no requirement to RSVP but please feel free to do so if you want an option to donate in advance and to receive updates about the event! 

Location of performance:

Foot of #4 Trail Below UBC Museum of Anthropology.