Beyond – Racing Through This Moment

20th Annual performance by Tenri University Creative Dance Club 
Beyond—Racing Through This Moment

22(Sun) Dec 2024, Nara Centennial Hall 18:00 start (17:00 door opens)

Yumi has great opportunity of choreographing and performing at the annual event of the Tenri University Dance Club, Nara Japan, renowned for winning numerous awards due to the high quality and creativity of their dance.Yumi has been staying in Nara for 2 weeks in December, to create and perform a piece, collaborating with 22 dancers and 18 Gagaku musicians to present it on the grand stage of Centennial Hall in front of an audience of 1,500!!

Gagaku, historically used as imperial court music, has been established for over ten centuries. It served as ceremonial music for the imperial court, major Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines in Japan. Recognised by UNESCO, it is considered the oldest continuously performed orchestral music in the world.

55th year anniversary of the establishment 
20th Annual performance by Tenri University Creative Dance Club 
Beyond – Racing Through This Moment

Come and Join us!

EVENT DETAILS:

22(Sun) Dec 2024

At Nara Centennial Hall 18:00 start (17:00 door opens)

Link (in Japanese ): 
FIND OUT MORE HERE

Enquiry (in English):
CONTACT YUMI

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ゆみうみうまれは、日本・奈良の天理大学創作ダンス部の創立５５周年、２０回目の記念イベントにおいて、振付とパフォーマンスを行う素晴らしい機会を得ました。同部は、そのダンスの高いクオリティと創造性によって数々の賞を受賞していることで知られています。うみうまれはiは12月に2週間奈良に滞在し、22人のダンサーと18人の雅楽演奏者と共に作品を創り上げ、1500人の観客を迎える奈良100年会館の大舞台で披露します！

雅楽は、歴史的に皇室の宮廷音楽として使用され、千年以上の歴史を持っています。

皇室の儀式や、日本の主要な仏教寺院や神社で演奏される音楽として発展しました。ユネスコによって世界最古の継続して演奏されているオーケストラ音楽と認められています。

乞うご期待！

創部５５周年
第２０回創作ダンス部単独公演、

Beyond この瞬間を駆けぬける　

１２月２２日（日）開演１８：００　（１７：００開場）

（於）奈良１００年会館大ホール

リンク：https://www.tenri-u.ac.jp/event/46906/

TOKYO — OWARI Workshop

☆ TOKYO ☆

OWARI workshop by Yumi Umiumare
(Owari contains OWARI終わり: finishing, and WARU割るcrack open, and 悪naughty）

9(Sat) November 10:00-16:00@Studio Sun and Moon in Yotsuya　9500 yen

There will be also have a live performance followed by the workshop and special combo tickets available, Finish(OWARI) what you want, Don’t be a goody goody but let us 'break through' to begin for somthing new!

This is a special one-day workshop by Yumi Umiumare, a performance artist and Butoh dancer from the vast open land Australia.

Moving your ‘body’
Making your ‘sound’
Conning with unknown and invisible things
Arising from within and without.
Dance with freedom, joy, depth and mystery.

<Connect>
Connect with the deepest part of yourself and become part of the surrounding space.

<Greet each part of your body>
Inspired by Butoh’s founder Tatsumi Hijikata's words: “Each part of the body has its own kingdom.”

<Open, laugh, to break through>
Open up, laugh, and break through.

<The empty space>
Empty yourself and surrender to the space around you.

<Greet the invisible things and your inner monster>
Dance with the quirky beings and monsters that live inside your body.

<CreationSOUZOU and ImaginationSOUZOU>
Let us “create” and “imagine.”

DETAILS:

Workshop: 9(Sat) Nov 2024 @10:00-16:00

Event by 高橋 広部京子, 音十羽 のりこ

Where: Studio Sun and Moon, Tokyo JAPAN

Duration: 6 hr

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Performance:  9(Sat) Nov 2024 @19:00

WARSAW, POLAND Workshop

☆ WARSAW ☆

BUTOH KAI 6 begins with the performance "Tea Trance" by the Japanese dancer YUMI UMIUMARE living in Australia. The day before the workshops, on November 16, you will be able to see it free of charge thanks to funding from the Mokotów District Office/Warsaw Railway Station). Check out the program! In the meantime... on Sunday, November 17, we encourage you to take part in workshops (registration rules at the bottom of the entry) relating to the artist's dance philosophy:

“In Butoh, dance connects with forces that come from inside the earth and simply pass through the body. The dancer does not move; traffic passes through them.” — Akaji Maro (DaiRakudakan)

Butoh can be mysterious, abstract, and esoteric, but it can also serve as a creative gateway, catalyst, and even lead to unexpected breakthroughs.

Australia-based Japanese Butoh dancer/choreographer Yumi Umiumare guides participants through special focus points, helping them explore the physical and philosophical dimensions of Butoh from both classical and contemporary perspectives.

This unique workshop also explores Butoh's connection to Yumi's ongoing passion for ritual and ceremony, integrating elements of the Japanese tea ceremony and her recent exploration of Jujutsu 呪術, the Japanese concept of shamanism.

We invite both experienced practitioners and those who are just starting their adventure with butoh to the workshops.

Special focus points

>Embodiment and Presence: Immerse yourself fully in the present moment by expressing raw emotions and experiences through Butoh while creating simple rituals to enter sacred spaces with mindfulness and intention.

>Symbolism and Ritual: Explore the rich symbolism and ritual elements as you explore the philosophy of the Japanese tea ceremony and its essence of 和 (harmony), 敬 (respect), 清 (purity) and 寂 (peace), abstracted through contemporary Butoh styles.

>Mysteries and magic: delve into the mysteries of Jujutsu呪術, where everyday life intersects with the sacred and profane, discovering the spiritual connection between the visible and invisible worlds.

>Transformation and self-expression: Experience catharsis through movement, ritual and spiritual exploration, discovering deep emotions and releasing tension.

The project is supported by Creative Australia, under the international engagement program 2024.

DETAILS:

Performance When: 16 (Friday) Nov

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Workshop When: 17(Sat) Nov

Event by Fundacja POMPKA, ButohSfera and Anita Zdrojewska BUTOHSFERA | Fundacja Pompka, ul. Narbutta 46/48 lok. 51, Warszawa

Duration: 5 hr

VIENNA, AUSTRIA Workshop — Butoh for unlocking Our Inner Beast - For All Dance Abilities Bodies

☆ VIENNA ☆

A Workshop for disabled and non-disabled dancers and performers. Join Australian-based Japanese Butoh dancer and choreographer Yumi Umiumare for an inclusive workshop that explores the foundational philosophy and physical practices of Butoh for disabled and non-disabled beginners, dancers and performers.

Yumi is an established Japanese Butoh dancer, choreographer, and creator of Butoh Cabaret works. She moved from Japan to Australia in 1993 after touring with the seminal Japanese Butoh company DaiRakudakan. For over 30 years, Yumi has been creating her distinctive style of works, renowned for provoking visceral emotions and engaging with cultural identities with a sense of humour. Her creations have been seen across Australia, Japan, Europe, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and South America, and have been featured in numerous festivals worldwide.

As a choreographer, Yumi has worked on many socially engaged theatre projects with Australian Aboriginal communities, refugees, culturally diverse groups, and inclusive companies. She has been the artistic director of ButohOUT! in Melbourne since 2017, playing an active role in the international contemporary Butoh scene. Yumi’s recent works focus on Dance, Tea, and Spirit, seeking deeper integration between the arts and spirituality.

Photography by Leah Jing McIntosh

Information, reservations and registration: viennabutohfest@gmail.com

The project is supported by Creative Australia, under the international engagement program 2024.

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

When: Nov 23(Sat) and 24 (Sun) 10am-12pm

Where: Arashi Colletive Movement Center, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien, Hösaal 5

108€​​

1 workshop/2 hour: 60,-
2 workshops: 108,-

By Yumi Umiumare – (Japan/Australia)

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VIENNA, AUSTRIA Workshop — Creative Gate Way to Butoh through Ritual and Spirit

☆ VIENNA ☆

"In Butoh, dance is connected to the forces that come from the center of the earth and simply pass through the body. The dancer is not doing the movement; the movement is coming through them."
— Akaji Maro (DaiRakudakan)

Butoh is often mysterious, abstract, and esoteric, yet it can also act as a creative gateway, a catalyst for transformation, and a path to unexpected breakthroughs. In this unique workshop, Australian-based Japanese Butoh dancer and choreographer Yumi Umiumare will guide participants through an exploration of Butoh’s physical and philosophical dimensions, blending classical techniques with contemporary interpretations.
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Yumi’s workshop also incorporates her deep passion for ritual and ceremony, combining elements of the Japanese Tea Ceremony and her recent focus on Jujutsu 呪術, a form of Japanese shamanism. This immersive experience is open to both seasoned practitioners and those new to Butoh, offering a profound opportunity for personal and creative discovery.
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Special Focus Points:

Embodiment and Presence:
Immerse yourself fully in the moment, expressing raw emotions and experiences through Butoh. Create simple rituals to enter sacred spaces with mindfulness and intention.

Symbolism and Ritual:
Explore the rich symbolism and ritualistic elements of Butoh, discovering the philosophy behind the Japanese Tea Ceremony and its core values of 和 (harmony), 敬 (respect), 清 (purity), and 寂 (tranquility), abstracted through contemporary Butoh styles.

Mysteries and Magic:
Delve into the mystical world of Jujutsu 呪術, where everyday life intersects with the sacred and profane. Uncover the spiritual link between the visible and invisible worlds.

Transformation and Self-Expression:
Experience catharsis through movement, ritual, and spiritual exploration, releasing deep emotions and tension while discovering new forms of self-expression.

Participation: Open for all who have the experience or curiosity of movement practices, art and nature. No previous experience is needed.

The project is supported by Creative Australia, under the international engagement program 2024.

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

Sat 23.11 & Sun 24.11
14:00 - 18:00

@Arashi Colletive Movement Center

Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien
Hösaal 5

1 day workshop: 80€​​
2 workshops: 150€​​

​Information, reservations and registration
viennabutohfest@gmail.com

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Butoh Master in Vienna: Get Ready for this Experience!

Join us for お茶酔い TEA TRANCE, a mesmerizing new experimental solo work by the talented Yumi Umiumare, Japanese Butoh Master one of the pioneers of this dance in Australia, blending the essence of Butoh, Japanese tea ceremony, and visual installation.

In this performance, Yumi takes us on a journey exploring the space between daily routines and rituals, the mundane and the devotional. Experience a captivating transition from the sedate to the dramatic, the real to the surreal, and the playful to the macabre—delving into the themes of life and death while evoking the profound spirit of Butoh.

Date: Nov 30, 2024
Time: 20:00
Location: Das Lot Space, @das.lot Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien
Tickets: 25€ / 15€ (students and seniors)
Get your tickets now! Visit the Das LOT website to secure your spot.
Let the act of tea drinking be your gateway to transcendent realms!

The project is supported by Creative Australia, under the international engagement program 2024.

ButohOUT! 2024: Performance Making Workshop - Visible and In-Visible

Photo by Karen Okuda, Bankstown Arts Centre

ButohOUT!2024 presents

Performance Making Workshop — Visible and In-Visible by Yumi Umiumare

2(Sat) and 3 (Sun) November @10-4pm

＠Abbotsford Convent, Oratory
Melbourne

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Workshop Details

This workshop is for you to explore the laboratory process of performance-making through unique, constructive, and deconstructive styles of Butoh.

As a participant, you will be taken on a journey to explore the visible and invisible aspects of Butoh and performance-making. Yumi guides you to explore your own idiosyncratic creative process to ‘actualise’ your original inspiration and ideas.

The workshop welcomes both experienced practitioners and those new to the practice who are willing to dive into the creative process. It will include visualisations and conversations and aims to be accessible to all bodies present. Instruction will be given according to participants' preferences.

10 Focused Points:

• Finding Inspiration/Original Excitement: ひらめき

• Collecting Your Ideas/Creative Materials: 収集

• Defining Style and Flow: 流儀

• Poetry/Drama/Abstraction/Story: 物語や詩

• The Moment of Transition: 変容

• Metaphor and Object: 暗喩とオブジェ

• Sequence of Movement/Choreography/Collections of Gestures: 身振り手振り

• Other Elements (e.g., music): その他の助け（音楽など）

• Exploring Own Journey: 自分の旅路

• Creative Gateway and Imagination: 創造性の入り口と想像

Read more about it at ButohOUT!24

For more details:

CONTACT
0478 634 052
butohout@gmail.com

FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare

COST
$330 Full
$300 Concession

*If you are a past ButohOUT! Ensemble, a special discount is available. Please contact
butohout@gmail.com for more details.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Before proceeding with your purchase, please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.

PAYMENT & REGISTRATION

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Below : Past workshop photos by ButohOUT! 

The Loved One

The Loved One

Created and Performed by: Students of Monash University
Directed by: Moira Finucane
Choreographer: Yumi

An urgent, wild and passionate night of new love songs from the next wave of cabaret artists.

Dates: 04 - 06 Oct
Time 8:00pm, 7:00pm (60 minutes)
Venues Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms
$20.00

Image Credit: John Lloyd Fillingham

Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club

Moira Finucane. Maude Davey. Yumi Umiumare.
Mama Alto… and so much more.

Part club. Part happening. Part party. Part transcendent ritual. Part self indulgent crap. All history in the making. Get up, dance or run! Finucane & Smith take over the ETU Ballroom for the last week of Fringe in an unmissable legendary future-spective.

Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club

Finucane & Smith’s wild club takeover. Global smash. F*cked up hits. Living legends. Futurespective.

Dates 16 - 19 Oct 2024
Time 7:00pm, 9:00pm (60 minutes)
Venues Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom

JAPANESQUE NIGHT ジャパネスク・ナイト！

JAPANESQUE NIGHT

ジャパネスク・ナイト！

DANCE  MUSIC TEA CEREMONY JAPANESE FOOD DRINKS

BUTOH舞踏BAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTOHOUT! 

EXPERIMENTATION FOR ARTS & HEARTS!

SUN 22 SEP 2024
6:30PM OPEN / 7PM SHOW

At IZAKAYA BY TAMURA田村笑店　343 Smith St, Fitzroy

Ticket on the door $15/$10

 
AI YAMAMOTO　山本あい

AYAKO FUJII　　藤井綾子

YUMI UMIUMARE　　ゆみうみうまれ
and Special guest from  TENRI University Dance Club 天理大ダンスクラブ

Butoh Workshop: Connecting Your Body and Soul

Sydney 1-Day Workshop

Butoh for Connecting Your Body and Soul with Yumi Umiumare

Join Yumi Umiumare for a one-day Butoh workshop, open to all levels of experience

Saturday 31 August, 10am-4pm
Bankstown

Coffee & SerendipiTea

Photo: Jodie Hutchinson

Coffee & SerendipiTea
At Bankstown Arts Centre

　　　　31 (Sat) Aug @10-4pm : 1 Day Butoh Workshop
3(Tue)- 6(Fri) Sep @12-3pm : Tea time with Yumi Umiumare
7(Sat) Sep @2-4pm : Performance and Panel Discussions

Immerse in a world of chance encounters! Featuring artists @instapamit and @yumiumiumare, this exhibition transforms Bankstown Arts Centre into a hybrid coffee shop and teahouse setting, inviting visitors to interact and become part of the artwork.

Coffee & SerendipiTea opens on 27 July to coincide with Bankstown Bites, featuring performance works by Yumi and Pamela at 3pm.

Other events to support this exhibition, including a butoh workshop, clay workshop, performance art sessions, and more will be announced soon.

 

Apologia

August Performance Apologia

Apologia at Malthouse Theatre

6-18 Aug 

Fill the Earth (digital presentation)

12-14 July 

Puffy ‘Mother Earth’

Costume: by Haruko Ogiso

I've become puffy 'mother earth', surreally dancing (digitally) in this project in Adelaide.

Fill The Earth

11 - 14 JUL 2024

@nexusarts

Go and check it, if you are near by!

Created by Juha Vanhakartano, in collaboration with 7 artists, including myself!

(My costume was made by fabulous Haruko Ogiso!!)

アデレードのプロジェクト「Fill The Earth」に映像として参加しています。2年前に創った作品でまだ未公開。7人のアーティストのそれぞれの作品の中で、膨れ上がった「母なる地球」となってシュールに踊っております。

お近くの方は是非どうぞ。

(ハルちゃん、コスチュームありがとうございました！！）

Detail:

nexusarts.org.au/events/fill-the-earth

Butoh Weekend Workshop at Dancehouse

Photo by Vikk Shayen: from INVOCATIONたまおこし２０２３

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Butoh :Creative Gate Way

Weekend Workshop

at Dancehouse

FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare

WHEN
8(Sat) and 9(Sun) June 2024
10am-4:30 pm

COST
$230/210

WHERE
Dancehouse : 150 Princes St, Carlton North

Terms & Conditions

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aBOUT: Butoh Weekend Workshop : Creative Gate Way

(Photo by Vikk Shayen)
Yumi Umiumare and Kyoko Amara in INVOCATIONたまおこし2023 )

"Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground, whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find their feet." - Tatsumi Hijikata

Butoh can be mysterious, abstract, and esoteric, yet it can also serve as a creative gateway, catalyst, and even lead to unexpected breakthroughs. Over the weekend, Yumi leads participants through 10 focused points(as below), guiding them to explore the physical and philosophical dimensions of Butoh from both classical and contemporary perspectives.

The workshop is welcoming both experienced practitioners and those new to the practice.

The 10 Focus points：

1. Presence and Being：在り方

2. Gravity /Suspension ：重さ /つられる体

3. Isolation :”Each part of the body has its own kingdom” ：「体それぞれの部分に王国がある」

4. Internal and External Landscape : 内側と外側

5.  'Ma'( sense of emptiness) and accumulations: 間（ま）と溜（ため）

6. Repetitions : 反復

7. Form /Mask : 型/面

8. Form -> Non Form -> Trans-Formation : 形　->　無形　->変容

9. Imagination／Creation：想像/創造

10. Creative Gateway : 創造性の入り口へ

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Fool Moon ButohBAR | In Associated with ButohOUT!

ButohBAR- FOOL Moon event

Free Entrance!!

SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024

6:30PM TO 8:30PM

VENUE: IZAKAYA BY TAMURA, 343 SMITH STREET, FITZROY

FOOL (in Taro ): " It symbolises the embrace of new beginnings, the expansion of one's horizons, and the willingness to take risks guided by intuition" 

Yes!! Come and Join us to be FOOL together.

舞踏BAR、再び単発で開催。

今回は入場無料！

FOOL MOONは　阿呆（あほう）の月

タロットカードでのFOOLは

「め新しいことを目指して、視野をおっ広げ、直感にまかせて、リスクをバシバシ冒す（意訳笑）」だそうです。

踊る阿呆にみる阿呆。

そう、アートとハートのために踊りましょう！

ProximiTEA @Abbotsford Convent, April 2024

Proximi TEA was performed as a part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Abbotsford Convent in April 2024.

ProximiTEA
@Abbotsford Convent, April 2024

A fusion of performance and installation featuring classical and contemporary Japanese tea ceremonies. Audiences are invited to come and go, pause, and reflect both inside and outside of the Oratory.As far back as the 16th century, tearooms were established in war zones, where the tea ceremony served to alleviate emotional stress, restore social harmony, and help individuals find their centres amidst the ephemeral nature of life. Curious about what kind of ‘tea’ we can brew in modern times, Yumi invokes the Japanese notion of ‘ma’ or ‘active pause’ and serves you a bowl of 'proximiTEA' through intimate and playful rituals.The profound sense of presence and silence provided by the tearoom offers participants a moment to pause and reflect amidst the busyness of daily life and its rituals.

Performer : Yumi Umiumare and Taka Takiguchi 滝口貴

Butoh and Beyond 舞踏とその先

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APRIL Workshop

JOIN US TUESDAY 30TH APRIL 2024

Workshop: Butoh

FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare

WHEN
30(Tue) April @6-9pm

COST
$40 for drop-in

WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA

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aBOUT: Butoh and Beyond  舞踏とその先

(Photo :Weekly workshop 2023 @OkTopia)

Last session of the 6 week workshop is coming up, get in quick to join in and focuses on training the body through classic Butoh methods combined with Yumi’s unique contemporary approach to Butoh, incorporating aspects of ritual as a gateway to enter and spirit as a soul to dive into. 

The sessions have been focused on various themes, including physical exploration, form and non-form and creating personal expressions through ritual. This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline. While it is recommended to attend all six sessions, drop-ins are also welcome.

N.B. Due to the studio space, limited spots are available.

FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare

WHEN
30(Tue) April @6-9pm

COST
$40 for drop-in

WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA

Terms & Conditions

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Last Full Moon ButohBAR @Izakaya by Tamura BAR

Last Full Moon ButohBAR@Izakaya by Tamura.
The next one will be another full-moon or fool-moon.
Stay tuned !!

Our first experimentation of ButohBAR was held on Sunday 24 March, @ Izakaya by Tamura田村笑店 , a funky Izakaya in Fitzroy, Melbourne.

"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we may as well keep dancing."（Japanese proverb)
「踊る阿呆に見る阿呆、踊るアホなら踊らにゃソンソン！」

Music, Dance, Guerrilla performance and screaming session(!!) with nice sake酒 and foods from downstairs!!

Come and join us next time!!

Yes the ticket is cheap so you can drink and eat!!

田村笑店での満月ButohBARやります。

「踊る阿呆に見る阿呆、踊るアホなら踊らにゃソンソン！」

音楽あり、踊りあり、ゲリラパフォーマンスあり、叫びセッションありと、やはり何が起こるかわかりません。笑

美味しいお酒、食べ物と共に観れるButohBAR,チラッと遊びに来ませんか？

（チケットは飲み食べしていただけるために大安売り！！）