Yumi is a dancer, choreographer and the creator of Butoh Cabaret and visceral dance theatre works. Originally a member of the seminal Butoh Company DaiRakudakan in Tokyo, she migrated to Australia in 1993.She is only Japanese Butoh Dancer living in Australia and has been creating her distinctive style of hybrid works over the last 20 years. Her works have been seen in numerous festivals...read more
Watching Umiumare dance butoh is like watching a stainless steel mannequin ram a knife into a toaster
Vibewire online Melbourne 2005