Butoh Workshop

Butoh Workshop

Butoh Master Hiroko Tamano will lead us in a dance-prayer to each of the four directions. We will embody elements corresponding to cardinal directions, North vs South, East vs West, transforming as we move through these elements.


Each opposing element affects and relates to each other, linked by the heart. Chanting a heart sutra, we will send resonating waves with the voice, finding release. In the process, you will learn the depth of your own body.


Practicing again and again, becoming entranced, finding yourself in a harmonious space.


All experiences welcomed. Keep up to your body's ability.

Butoh Master Hiroko Tamano will lead us in a dance-prayer to each of the four directions. We will embody elements corresponding to cardinal directions, North vs South, East vs West, transforming as we move through these elements.


Each opposing element affects and relates to each other, linked by the heart. Chanting a heart sutra, we will send resonating waves with the voice, finding release. In the process, you will learn the depth of your own body.


Practicing again and again, becoming entranced, finding yourself in a harmonious space.


All experiences welcomed. Keep up to your body's ability.

Butoh Master Hiroko Tamano will lead us in a dance-prayer to each of the four directions. We will embody elements corresponding to cardinal directions, North vs South, East vs West, transforming as we move through these elements.


Each opposing element affects and relates to each other, linked by the heart. Chanting a heart sutra, we will send resonating waves with the voice, finding release. In the process, you will learn the depth of your own body.


Practicing again and again, becoming entranced, finding yourself in a harmonious space.


All experiences welcomed. Keep up to your body's ability.

Day 1

Day 1

Day 1

Friday August 1, 2025

5pm to 8 pm

Friday August 1, 2025

5pm to 8 pm

Friday August 1, 2025

5pm to 8 pm

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Day 2

Day 2

Day 2

Saturday August 2, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Saturday August 2, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Saturday August 2, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Day 3

Day 3

Day 3

Sunday August 3, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Sunday August 3, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Sunday August 3, 2025

2pm to 5pm

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Pacific Buddhist Academy
1754 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

NOTE: Attending all three days is not required but highly encouraged. Workshop attendees may be invited to participate in a culminating performance-demonstration on Wednesday, August 6, 7 pm at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in observance of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Sorry, there are no refunds. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

NOTE: Attending all three days is not required but highly encouraged. Workshop attendees may be invited to participate in a culminating performance-demonstration on Wednesday, August 6, 7 pm at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in observance of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Sorry, there are no refunds. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

NOTE: Attending all three days is not required but highly encouraged. Workshop attendees may be invited to participate in a culminating performance-demonstration on Wednesday, August 6, 7 pm at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in observance of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Sorry, there are no refunds. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

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R e n k o n  ( r ĕ ŋ ’ k ô ŋ )

Renkon means lotus root in Japanese.

It’s said you can see the future looking through the root passageways.

In many cultures, the lotus symbolizes transformation, rooted in mud, then rising through the water to bloom.

With this central metaphor, our Renkon Project uses music, dance and images to look back in history and forward into the world we are creating now.

R e n k o n  ( r ĕ ŋ ’ k ô ŋ )

Renkon means lotus root in Japanese.

It’s said you can see the future looking through the root passageways.


In many cultures, the lotus symbolizes transformation, rooted in mud,

then rising through the water to bloom.

With this central metaphor, our Renkon Project uses music, dance and images

to look back in history and forward into the world we are creating now.

R e n k o n  ( r ĕ ŋ ’ k ô ŋ ) :

Renkon means lotus root in Japanese.

It’s said you can see the future looking through the root passageways.


In many cultures, the lotus symbolizes transformation, rooted in mud, then rising through the water to bloom.


With this central metaphor,

our Renkon Project uses music, dance and images

to look back in history and forward into the world we are creating now.