Butoh classes story

We started Butoh online classes in 2020, during the time of COVID. Many people who previously did not have access to workshops and classes now gained the opportunity to explore and connect with artists around the world.

In 2021, together with a group of online students, we began the online project “Breath”, based on the idea of breath and breathing, and how it influences and inspires movement. Every week the dancers created numerous choreographies. 

After this project, we formed the group “Endlessly Performing Art” and began a year-long project in which 20 artists—students of the online workshops—created one performance every day. 

After completing this project, in 2022 we gathered in Belgrade, Serbia, and organized the festival “It’s Gonna Be Hot”, which presented more than 20 artists. In November of the same year, another festival was organized in Belgrade and in Montreal, Canada. 

The following year, these two festivals were repeated, and in 2024 a group of artists organized a festival in Berlin as well, continuing the networking of artists in Berlin and London. 

In 2025, in addition to the existing ones, two more festivals were launched—one in New York and another near Munich. 

For five years now, the online workshops have continued, creating new dancers and artists, and bringing people together around the world into one global community. The online Butoh classes have given many around the world the chance to experience the art of Butoh and to integrate its techniques into their practice. The classes offer not only training but also presence within a global artistic community, as well as opportunities to perform worldwide. 

From 2020 until today, more than 200 students have completed the training, and many continue to attend regularly and travel to the festivals. Register for our Butoh online classes: