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Annual fest’s founders, Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi, step down from leadership roles after more than two decades
Read MoreDiverse performances range from butoh dancing to taiko drumming to circus arts
Read MoreOutdoor performances take place in the nude at Wreck Beach, the culmination of a nine-day workshop hosted by Kokoro cofounders Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi
Read MoreRegistration is now open for two-week-long Japanese dance experience taught by legendary artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi
Read MoreWork by company’s artistic directors Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi creatively honours 45 years of collaboration
Read MoreThe Quebec artist’s Les corps avalés, performed live with the Molinari Quartet, explores human fragility with intense musicality
Read MoreRunning February 25 to March 9, Kokoro Dance event also features FakeKnot’s whip, Ferenc Fehér’s Disco Boys, Tony Chong’s Invisible, and more
Read MoreLive improvised music accompanies the butoh company’s dancers
Read MoreThe company’s butoh dancers team up with local jazz musicians in a recurring interdisciplinary series
Read MoreVeteran Vancouver dance artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi have been making the trek down the #4 Trail for decades
Read MoreThe butoh company headed by Jay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget offers movement and music performances
Read MoreBarbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayshi to perform moving duet on opening night
Read MoreFrom manic butoh to punk flamenco, the fest features artists from as far away as Senegal, Italy, Japan, and beyond
Read MoreBarbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi team up with jazz artists for the KW Production Studio show
Read MoreThe Company 605 artistic co-director performs solo live from Kokoro’s KW Studios as part of TANZAHOi
Read MoreMother Nature provides the set, lighting, and costumes for 28th annual performances
Read MoreOther local talents to receive honours include David Y.H. Lui and the late Kay Armstrong
Read MoreJay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget’s improvisational elements ensure each performance will be unique
Read MoreTicketed shows by talents like Company 605, Kokoro Dance, and Daina Ashbee complement free or by-donation offerings
Read MoreVancouver butoh artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi contemplate transience and imperfection in Wabi-Sabi
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