Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute are excited to announce a five-week course, Butoh: Into the Depth, set for July 8 through 31, 2026. The program culminates with a performance on July 31 at 126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn, NY. Scholarship participants pay as little as $150 for the program, with a sliding scale up to $500. Sign up by June 25, 2026 by emailing [email protected]. Class is limited to 20 students. For more information, visit here.

Learn to meditate through movement, tapping into subtle body systems and the unconscious. Butoh, the dance of darkness, is a transformative practice from Japan being taught in Brooklyn by renowned teacher Vangeline. Open to dancers and non-dancers alike.

Butoh, the dance of darkness, is an avant-garde dance form that emerged in Japan in the 1950s. The form resists definition, but is often characterized by meditative movement that is variously informed by sensation, emotion, play, micromovement, surrealist techniques, the grotesque, and – above all – authenticity.

This exploration will include space for conversation after each session and a final show for students to perform.

6pm-9pm with one break

July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29

July 31st Performance (Friday)
Vangeline is a New York-based teacher, choreographer, and dancer specializing in Japanese Butoh. She is the artistic director of Vangeline Theater / New York Butoh Institute and is widely recognized for her rigorous, research-driven approach to Butoh and for expanding the form’s relevance in the 21st century. Her work actively champions diversity and inclusion, creating space for historically underrepresented voices while carrying forward the legacy of Butoh through contemporary research, activism, and performance.