PROGRAM
2024
19:30h
Opening Vernissage
Photo, Butoh & Visual Arts Exhibition
With a special fusion between the Vernissage of our festival and the Finissage of the Rotlicht. Festival for analog photography 2024, we open the doors to our program in a truly unique way. Celebrating the end of one cycle and the beginning of another, we will bring together the Butoh dance and performance scene with Vienna's photography community, alongside international guests from both events. The evening promises to be rich in creative encounters, fueled by the inspiring interactions this space will undoubtedly foster.
The event will take place in the prestigious Semperdepot - Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, an extraordinary venue known for fostering artistic innovation and creativity, providing the perfect atmosphere for our meeting and artistic exploration.
Celebrating this union, the evening will begin with a short ceremony and speeches, followed by the performance of 'I WILL - Foreign Portrait'. This hybrid art performance, led by Will Lopes, combines Butoh dance with photography and film by Dino, as well as an installation featuring one of the award-winning photographs from the festival by Christoff Wiesinger.
The night will then continue with music, dancing, talks, and surprise performances among the audience, culminating in the conclusion of this special evening.
19:30h
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - Semperdepot
Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
20h
I WILL - Foreign Portrait
Butoh Dance/ Film Performance/Photo exhibition/ Multimedia installation
A poetic testimony on immigration, I WILL - Foreign Portrait, it's a hybrid artwork that layers, intertwines, and merges artistic languages such a Butoh, dance-theater, photo exhibition, multimedia installation, live cinema and film performance.
Script, Performance and Direction: Will Lopes (BR)
Movie Photography & Performance: Dino Rekanović
Live Cinema: Amar Tahirović
Photo exhibition and installations: Christoff Wiesinger
Produced by: .ditiramb
20h
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - Semperdepot
Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
Duration: 70 min
Tickets: 25/15 €
13h
Curators Online Meeting
In this second edition of the event, we will hold a meeting between producers and curators from major Butoh festivals and events across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The discussion will center on three main topics: presenting the production context of each festival, identifying relevant actions within these contexts, and exploring networking opportunities among festivals, events, and research initiatives. Additionally, a fourth topic will provide valuable insights into curatorial processes for upcoming events, offering practical tips for dancers and artists on how and when to apply, what curators are seeking, and strategies to improve their chances of selection. This makes the online meeting especially valuable for artists aiming to engage with these opportunities. Those interested in participating as listeners can apply through the contact form on our website.
13h (CET) - Online by Zoom meeting.
19h
LOTinContext: What is Butoh?
This kicks off the Das Lot program of the Hybrid Butoh Vienna Art Festival with an engaging exploration of Butoh and its relevance in contemporary art. Combining talks, podcasts, film screenings, and interactive feedback methods, this event offers an opportunity to delve into Butoh’s evolution, from its earliest understandings to its origins and its potential as a transformative tool in contemporary art, within its social and political contexts. Featuring international Butoh artists such as Will Lopes, Yumi Umiumare, and Akihito Ichihara, alongside experts in neuroscience, avant-garde art, and Japanese studies, this is a must-attend experience to grasp Butoh’s impact in the present day.
19h - 21:00h - at Das Lot
Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien
Free entrance
29 NOV
19h
SITTING IN A ROOM
This is a transdisciplinary series focusing on experimental and electroacoustic music, while also integrating performance, film, and literature. Organized by the Neuer Wiener Musikverein, this event takes place in Vienna and features international and local artists. The upcoming edition will be held in partnership with our Hybrid Butoh Vienna Art Festival and will include Butoh dance performances by our international guests, featuring Yumi Umiumare, Akihito Ichihara, Saya Harada, Natsuki Takakuwa, and Will Lopes."
20h - 21:30h - Das Lot Space
Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien
Tickets: 15/ 10/ 05€
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20h
お茶酔いTEA TRANCE
This performance is a new experimental solo work by Yumi Umiumare, blending Butoh, tea, and visual installation. Yumi explores the space between daily routines and ritual, the mundane and the devotional, through both classical and contemporary tea ceremonies. The piece moves from the sedate to the dramatic, from the real to the surreal, and from the playful to the macabre—a journey into life and death, evoking the spirit of Butoh.
The work is a new manifestation of Yumi’s recent focus on dance, tea, and spirit, using tea drinking as a catalyst, gateway, and transformation into transcendent realms.
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Created and Performed by Yumi Umiumare (JAP/AUS)
20h - 21h
Das Lot Space
Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien
Tickets: 25/15€
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20h
ELF PROJECT - World Tour 2024
As a result of a 3-day workshop with Akihito Ichihara (Sankai Juku dancer) the group will perform the final closing performance. In the end, dancers, musicians and installations will be celebrated in thanks to the 09 days of the festival.
with: Akihito Ichihara, Saya Harada, Natsuki Takakuwa and workshop participants.
20h - 21:30h - Das Lot Space
Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien
Tickets: 25/15/10 €
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Dance & Drinks
Let's dance together!
22h - Das Lot Space
Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien