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