International dance group Asia Butoh Tree Team Asia gave a work in progress performance to present the results of a four-day dance training camp in Chiang Mai (Thailand) held with non-professional participants.Comprising members from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan, Asia Butoh Tree Team Asia is a dance collective aiming to follow regular training with the creation and global dissemination of “Asian Butoh,” with a planned launch in 2020.Butoh dancer Yuko Kawamoto has been running Asia Butoh Tree Project since 2010 with the aim of developing the spread of Butoh, primarily in Southeast Asia, into a network-based movement. Asia Butoh Tree Team Asia activities are meant to drive this project forward concretely.

Workshop instructor and director: Yuko Kawamoto
Team Asia participating members: Leow Hui Min、Choy Wan Lee (Malaysia), Ladda Congdach, Ariya Theprangsimankui (Thailand), Avant Garde Dewa Gugat, Hamidun Syaputra (Indonesia), Maki Tojo, Minori Kato (Japan).