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Butoh San francisco festival opens 8/30/09

christina_dance — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:03:20 GMT

Celebrate: Butoh Dance 5oth Anniversary www.ButohSanFrancisco.net At Subterranean ARthouse in Berkeley. cLose to Berkeley BART. www.subterraneanarthouse.org Sunday, August 30th at 7pm- Movie Night! Butoh films and pocorn! Friday Sept. 4, 7pm Group Art Show: ALkemiKal WarFair! Live painting, dance and music! Sunday, September 6, 4-7pm, Butoh Cabaret !

Christina performs Isadora Duncan repertory, 11/9 6pm

christina_dance — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:34:19 GMT

I am thrilled to be performing an evening length dance concert with live music in here in San Francisco. I have been a member of Mary Sano and her Duncan Dancers since 1997. This one night only special event is entitled: Dancing Dreaming Isadora please visit: www.duncandance.org Sunday November 9, 2008, 6:00 pm Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco A celebration of Isadora Duncan’s past, present, and future with a multi-cultural dance production highlighting pieces from the traditional Duncan repertoire as well as Sano’s original choreography accompanied by musicians performing classical and contemporary music. Featuring: Mary Sano and her Duncan Dancers with Alpin Hong - Classical pianist Shoko Hikage - Koto player Tony Chapman - Singer-songwriter/pianist Dennis Banks - Native American Storyteller/drummer Tickets: $20 ($25 at the door, $18 for Students) Reservations: Fort Mason Box Office (415) 345-7575 www.fortmason.org/boxoffice Information (415) 357-1817

11/1/08-Christina & Lucio Menegon perform for Day of the Dead art event

christina_dance — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:51:17 GMT

Opening Event + East Asian Theme Costume Party Saturday, November 1Opening Event + East Asian Theme Costume Party Saturday, November 1 6:00 - 10:00 pm 2956 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd Flr, Berkeley http://www.jfku.edu/asian/ 8-9pm Scheduled Performances including: Christina Braun & Lucio Menegon Butoh Sound/Dance Christina Braun's collaborations with composers have been presented regularly since 2002, including the West Wave Dance Festival "World Forms" 2007, the Thailand International Butoh Festival "New Generations" 2006. As a dancer, Christina has been a member of Mary Sano and her Duncan Dancers since 1997, the Tamano's Harupin-ha since 1998, and Katsura Kan's Saltimbanques since 2004. SF Butoh LAB is Christina's performance project, whose mission is to promote peace through art exchange. In 2008, Christina co-created a new arts organization, www.BUTOHSanFrancisco.net whose purpose is to foster the growth of the Bay Area Butoh artist and audience communities. Lucio Menegon is a guitarist, composer improviser and sonic artist. His work centers around the creative use of melody and dynamics, combining a judicious use of effects, live looping and found sound to sufficiently mangle his rock, blues, pop, punk and experimental background. Some of Lucio's collaborators include Jon Brumit, Myles Boisen, Suki O'Kane, Amy DeNio, Val Esway, Mark Growden, Laurie Amat, Mark De gli Antoni, Carla Kihlstedt, Gunnar Madsen, Christina Braun, the Scratch Film Junkies, Thad Povey and Alphonso Alvarez. His work has appeared at the SF International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and the SF Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Music on Film Festival in Prague, CZ. www.kingtone.com

U R invited! Christina performs for Halloween party

christina_dance — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:41:46 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4VV0WHhoI Alexander Besher's QR Code sentient T-shirt novel THE MANGA MAN this Halloween. All proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders. Date: October 31, 2008 Time: 6 - 9pm Location: Arte Movimiento SUB Mission, 2183 Mission at 18th Street A true Mission alternative space w/stage, AV sound system, back patio with historic murals on 150-year old towering brick walls! Easy BART access at 16th & Mission. Paid parking lot between 19th & 20th Mission. Admission: $15 or sliding scale Attire: Costumes, especially Butoh or cyber-fetish, are encouraged but not required Performing: Members of the Bare Bones Butoh and SF Butoh LAB collectives.

Collaboration! Sept. 12-14, 2008

christina_dance — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00:10 GMT

COLLABORATION! Dance & Music 2008 Christina Braun and Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney. Photo by Liz Payne. COLLABORATION! Dance & Music 2008 Choreographer & Composer Teams September 12 &13 at 8pm :: 14 at 2pm Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center , San Francisco Tickets :: $17 Adv|Stu|Sr :: $20 Door Call the Fort Mason Center Box Office 415-345-7575 or online at FortMason.org CHOREOGRAPHER & COMPOSER TEAMS 2008 Christina Braun & Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney Hazel Clarke & Rob Leng Samantha Giron & Ken Christianson Erica Rose Jeffrey & Gordon Rowland Cathleen McCarthy & Allegra Mitchell Hilary Palanza & Gordon Rowland/Robert Zhimantas Raisa Punkki & Perry Spinali Apryl Renee Seech & Chris Tozzi Katy Alaniz Barnhill Rous & Nick Rous Christi Welter & Jay Bordeleau Jamie Ray Wright & Jeff Zittrain The Sunday Matinee is FREE to Bay Area high school age dance and music students. Call (415) 899-7493. COLLABORATION! Dance & Music is unique—the only event of it’s kind in the America 's—where choreographers are required to collaborate with a composer and perform to LIVE music. This 10th annual Anniversary performance features 10 choreographer composer teams presenting premiere dance works to original music compositions at the Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, September 12, 13, at 8 pm and 14, at 2 pm. Tickets are $17 Advance, Students and Seniors, $20 at the Door. For tickets call the Fort Mason Center Box Office at (415) 345-7575 or www.FortMason.org.

"80/08" Celebrating Buoth founder Hijikata's 80th birthday June 21-29, 2008, SF

christina_dance — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:54:31 GMT

BUTOH SanFrancisco www.BUTOHSanFrancisco.net WHAT: BUTOH San Francisco presents: “80/08” A Butoh dance performance and workshop series celebrating Butoh founder Tatsumi Hijikata’s 80th birthday featuring Bay Area International artists June 21-29, 2008. WHO: Performing Dance Artists: Koichi & Hiroko Tamano and Harupin-ha Butoh Dance Company Ledoh of Saltfarm (Friday) Shinichi Iova-Koga of inkBoat (Saturday) Molly Barrons of Metropolitan Butoh (Saturday) Christina Braun of SF Butoh LAB Martha Matsuda of Jomon Butoh (Friday) Bob Webb of Bare Bones Butoh WHEN: Dance Performance- Friday and Saturday, June 27-28. Nightly 7:30 Film, and Post-show artist talk. Performance 8pm. WHERE: School of the Arts Theater (SOTA) 555 Portola Drive (Portola/O'Shaughnessy) San Francisco CA 94131 Muni bus 36, 52 (McAteer Campus) 24th BART, then Muni bus 48 Glen Park BART, then Muni bus 44 Muni bus 36, 52 (McAteer Campus) TIX: $15 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34201 $15 at the door VIP tickets available. Butoh Dance Workshops: Hiroko and Koichi Tamano :June 21-22 Ledoh: June 21-22 , Shinichi Iova-Koga: June 29 Workshop Registration & Information at www.BUTOHSanFrancisco.net BUTOH SanFrancisco This new organization’s purpose is to promote the Butoh art form to San Francisco, bring international artists to our community, and produce performances and workshops to foster the growth of the next generation of artists and audiences. BUTOH SanFrancisco is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers Group.

1/24/08 asian art museum butoh

christina_dance — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:34:40 GMT

Asain Art Museum Performances Presents: Katsura Kan's Saltimbanques and Ledoh's Salt Farm Butoh performance of "Harvesting Beauty in the Dark" in collaboration with SF Butoh LAB and salto donec moriar (UK). Directed by Katsura Kan. Dance Artists: Molly Barrons (Metropolitan Butoh), Christina Braun (SF Butoh LAB), Deborah Butler (Kitsune), Shelley Cook, Gabriella Daris (salto donec moriar), Jennifer Hicks, and Douglas Ridings. Katsura Kan and Ledoh's Butoh-fu research and collaboration is supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts Japan Program. Thursday, January 24, 2008 7pm free with museum admission ($5 after 5pm) Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street San Francisco 94102 (415) 581-3500

07/27/07 christina's next show

christina_dance — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:05:11 GMT

I will peform my new duet "We" with dancer Monique Goldwater and composer/musician Jason Ditzian, one night only: Friday, July 27, 8 pm Project Artaud Theater 450 Florida St at 17th St, San Francisco www.westwavedancefestival.org Peace, CB

4/27/07 -three butoh shows tonight! 6-10pm

christina_dance — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:09:33 GMT

-one night only- Butoh Notation-the dance with Poem from Japan: KATSURA Kan & Yuko KAWAMOTO in collaboration with sound architecht Tetsuya UMEDA Collaborative Curator: Mizuki ENDO Friday, April 27, 2007 6pm-8pm cost $10-$20 sliding scale no one refused for lack of funds the luggage store 1007 market street (near 6th) san francisco, ca 94103 tel. 415. 255 5971 www.luggagestoregallery.org DANCERS: Bob Webb Christina Braun Douglas Ridings Francois Sardi Isak Immanuel Jennifer Hicks Katsura Kan Ledoh Monique Shelley Cook Yuko Kawamoto ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -one night only- MOTH *new time 8pm / after the set of the sun free outdoor site-specific performance improvisation with special guests: Raissa Simpson (Robert Moses Kin and Push Dance Company) Shinichi Iova-Koga (InkBoat) Isak Immanuel (Floor of Sky Projects) Andy Strain (Trombone accompaniment) Market Street (Between 3rd and 4th), San Francisco (top of the lane going through to Mission Street - aligned with 5 trees and 10 floor level circular lights) MOTH "Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked." - Ralph Ellison ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ongoing NIGHTLY through Monday, closing night 4/30 * Experimental Warp Shock - Butoh Performance- Hiroko Sadamori and friends - live music! Tue, April 24 - Mon, April 30 8:30pm FREE/Donations Accepted Join Hiroko Sadamori and the Minakoma-Danchi Housing Development in presenting "Experimental Warp Shook" an original butoh dance performance with live music at the Adobe Books, nightly at 8:30 pm from April 24th to April 30th! Venue: Adobe Books 3166 - 16th St San Francisco 415-864-3936 BART to 16th & Mission; 2 blocks up 16th St near Guerrero St. Near Kilowatt bar. Across the street and up a bit from the Roxie Cinema. Additional Info: 415-864-3936

Christina's April Butoh & Music

christina_dance — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:16:07 GMT

Did you know the Butoh community calender is www.butohsf.org ? Christina Braun here, this picture is by Taiki of Bangkok. There is so much art here in SF this month! I will dance my solo "Empty Gestures" to the music of Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney at the Temescal Arts Center benefit, Saturday, April 14th. see www.temescalartscenter.org . Jennifer Hicks is the Boston Butoh connector, and Damon Smith has become a community center person for experimental music in the Bay Area. I hope you can see their show at Jon Sims Center with Henry Kaiser Sunday April 15that 7 pm. see: www.jonsimscntr.org The very next two nights, Monday and Tuesday, April 16 &17, I will be dancing with the Tamano's Harupin-ha Butoh Dance Company and music ensemble Nanos Operetta at NOHspace. For advance tix see: www.theatreofyugen.org Contact Bob Webb of Bare Bones Butoh if you are interested in studying with Butoh master Katsura Kan in SF on 4/19-21 at bobwebb20@hotmail.com or (415) 821-7124. Enjoy your Earth Day and Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade on Sunday, 4/22. I will dance with the Tamanos in that Japantown event, and also in the open rehearsal for Mary Sano and her Duncan Dancers at 5 pm. see: www.duncandance.org Peace, Christina Braun SF Butoh LAB

my next show, 9/15-17, 2006

christina_dance — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:49:29 GMT

An all original live music dance concert with a variety of composer-choreographer teams presented. www.collaborationdancemusic.org Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, September 15-17. Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, SF directions - www.fortmason.org