Dai Matsuoka (Butoh Master) is a Butoh dancer and choreographer based in Tokyo. He holds degrees from Kuwasawa Design School and the Faculty of Culture at Sophia University. Matsuoka has been a dancer for renowned Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku since 2005, and has appeared in 10 pieces of Sankai Juku including "Kinkan Shonen", "Unetsu", "Tobari", and "ARC", and traveled more than 30 countries with the company. As a solo performer, Matsuoka dances "Hijikata Three Chapters" which was handed down by Yoshito Ohno in 2018, not only for the purpose of delving into the early period Butoh method, but also for archival purposes to ensure the important piece survives. He also runs the organization LAND FES in Tokyo, producing site-specific dance events and filmed content online. As a member of NPO Dance Archive Network, he co-edited the book "Something Called Butoh" in 2020, a report on worldwide Butoh surveys conducted from 2017 to 2019.
Dai Matsuoka (Butoh Master) is a Butoh dancer and choreographer based in Tokyo. He holds degrees from Kuwasawa Design School and the Faculty of Culture at Sophia University. Matsuoka has been a dancer for renowned Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku since 2005, and has appeared in 10 pieces of Sankai Juku including "Kinkan Shonen", "Unetsu", "Tobari", and "ARC", and traveled more than 30 countries with the company. As a solo performer, Matsuoka dances "Hijikata Three Chapters" which was handed down by Yoshito Ohno in 2018, not only for the purpose of delving into the early period Butoh method, but also for archival purposes to ensure the important piece survives. He also runs the organization LAND FES in Tokyo, producing site-specific dance events and filmed content online. As a member of NPO Dance Archive Network, he co-edited the book "Something Called Butoh" in 2020, a report on worldwide Butoh surveys conducted from 2017 to 2019.
Dai Matsuoka (Butoh Master) is a Butoh dancer and choreographer based in Tokyo. He holds degrees from Kuwasawa Design School and the Faculty of Culture at Sophia University. Matsuoka has been a dancer for renowned Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku since 2005, and has appeared in 10 pieces of Sankai Juku including "Kinkan Shonen", "Unetsu", "Tobari", and "ARC", and traveled more than 30 countries with the company. As a solo performer, Matsuoka dances "Hijikata Three Chapters" which was handed down by Yoshito Ohno in 2018, not only for the purpose of delving into the early period Butoh method, but also for archival purposes to ensure the important piece survives. He also runs the organization LAND FES in Tokyo, producing site-specific dance events and filmed content online. As a member of NPO Dance Archive Network, he co-edited the book "Something Called Butoh" in 2020, a report on worldwide Butoh surveys conducted from 2017 to 2019.
