DANIMAYU, Butohist (Dancer, Choreographer, Instructor), has been living in Tokyo 1999-2005. From February 2000 until today, she participated in numerous Workshops and co-operated with many ButohMasters and -Dancers:

In Japan with Akiko Motofuji, Ohno Yoshito, Kinya 'Zulu' Tsuruyama, Kudo, Oikawa Hironobu, Takada Keitoku, Tamanos in Asbestos; Ohno Yoshito in Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio; Ishikawa Masatora in Kochuten; several with Dairakudakan in Kochuten and Hakuba; Hiruko Hino; Kasai Akira; Semimaru (Sankai Juku) and Toru Iwashita (Sankai Juku).

 

In Vienna with Ko Murobushi, Yuko Yuki, Yamamoto Moe, Harada Hiromi, Batarita, Sonja Heller, Yumiko Yoshioka,  Yuko Kaseki and Motimaru.

 

She took Noguchi Taisou Classes with Arai Hideo in Tokyo and takes AshtangaYoga Classes in Vienna.

 

 

 

With few exceptions DaniMayu works solistically.

 

Numerous appearances in Japan, Austria, South Tyrol since September 2000.

 

Since 2005 she gives regular ButohCourses and -Workshops in Vienna. 2008 she started to invite guest instructors from abroad to give ButohWorkshops in Vienna.

CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFILE IN DETAIL

PERFORMANCES

PERFORMANCES

COLLABORATIONS

EVENT ORGANIZATION

GRANTS

2006 she created the ButohCompany MayuKan.

Since then director of MayuKan - DaniMayu ButohDanceCompany.

2012 she founded ButohKan Mayu - ButohCenter Austria.

Since then head of ButohKan Mayu - ButohCenter Austria.

2016 she finished her thesis with the title 'Butoh4Kids', in

which she develops a concept of how to teach Butoh to children.

December 2015

WorkshopPerformance Kisetsu at Urhof20 - Kulturverein Grünbacherhof, Grünbach am Schneeberg I Austria

(Choreography: DaniMayu I ButohDance: WorkshopStudents I Sound: Bernhard Weiss)

April 2015

Impact at the Festival 'Raw Matters - Ein ungeschliffener Performanceabend', Vienna I Austria

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Film- and Slide Projection: Stefanie Zingl I Film Projection and Electronic Sound: Stefan Voglsinger I Trumpet: Johannes Bankl)

July 2013

WorkshopPerformance LosHalten :: FestLassen at Tanz*Hotel, Vienna I Austria

 

(Choreography: DaniMayu I ButohDance: DaniMayu & WorkshopStudents: Christine Müller, Alexander Schrei, Isabella Stiasny)

November 2011

Frames (Working title) at the Festival 'Raw Matters - Ein ungeschliffener Performanceabend', Vienna I Austria

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu, Runa Hatariy)

April 2012

Kisetsu, Gosau I Austria

 

(Choreography: DaniMayu I ButohDance: pupils of the Music School Gosau)

September 2011

Ziddhathe at the Festival 'Montmartre - Kunst im Park', Vienna I Austria

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu & students of the SummerIntensiveWorkshop Mayu: Judith Revers, MaiThe, Runa Hatariy)

August 2011

Suavis 11 - umi at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

 

 

August 2012

Suavis 12 - mayu at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

October 2012

Unchained Melody at the ButohFestival 'Butoresque Vol. 2', Vienna I Austria

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu, Runa Hatariy)

May 2011

Rah at TTZ, Graz I Austria

 

 

November 2010

Rah at the ButohFestival 'Butoresque Vol. 1', Vienna I Austria

 

 

September 2010

Suavis 10 - naya at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

 

 

May 2010

König Yu, Bolzano I Italy

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Music: Heinrich Unterhofer)

September 2008

Suavis 08 - mori at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

 

 

August 2008

Rah at the DanceFestival 'Dance Ga Mitai 10' at Die Pratze, Tokyo I Japan

 

 

October 2007

König Yu, several cities in South Tyrol I Italy

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Music: Heinrich Unterhofer)

August 2007

Suavis 07 - kawa at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

 

 

July 2007

Coin of Cabitoh at the DanceFestival 'Dance Ga Mitai 9' at Die Pratze, Tokyo I Japan

 

(ButohDance: MayuKan - DaniMayu ButohDanceCompany: DaniMayu, Caroline Heinecke, Anna Nowak I Music: Bernhard Weiss)

June 2007

Return of the Moon 07 at Theater Nestroyhof Hamakom, Vienna I Austria

 

 

October 2006

Siddhartha at Neue Bühne Villach, Villach I Austria

 

(ButohDance: MayuKan - DaniMayu ButohDanceCompany: DaniMayu, Ria Probst, Gerwich Rozmyslowski, Bernhard Weiss I Music: Bruno Strobl)

August 2006

Return of Suavis' Daughters at the Festival 'Montmartre - Kunst im Park', Vienna I Austria

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Music: Christian Koch, Bernhard Weiss I Vocal: Gerwich Rozmyslowski)

July 2006

Return of the Moon at the DanceFestival 'Dance Ga Mitai 8' at Die Pratze, Tokyo I Japan

 

May 2005

Odyssey of Suavis' Daughters at the ArtEvent 'DasZwischen (Stück3)', Vienna I Austria

 

June 2004

ID at the ArtEvent 'p&p -  performance & party Vienna', Vienna I Austria

 

March 2004

3 pieces at the ArtEvent 'p&p #3 - performance & party SPRING', Tokyo I Japan

 

(Syrinx - Flute: Joan Anderson I Mayu - Sound: J-LHA I Experiment #1 - ButohDance & Piano by DaniMayu)

December 2003

Hikari at the ArtEvent 'p&p #2 - performance & party BEING ALIVE', Tokyo I Japan

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Sound: J-LHA)

August 2003

Gold Powder (Opening at the Dairakudakan - SummerCampPerformance Laughing Moon), Hakuba I Japan

May 2003

Reflection from Beyond at Dairakudakan's Kochuten, Kichijoji I Japan

March 2003

Passion at the ArtEvent 'p&p #1 - performance & party', Tokyo I Japan

 

 

November 2002

Georgia Sunset, Atlanta I USA

 

 

November 2002

La Douce, Tokyo I Japan

 

(Choreography: DaniMayu I ButohDance:  DaniMayu, Honaga Yoko, Cinzia Neri, Ooshima Aya I Sound: J-LHA I Flute: Joan Anderson)

September 2002

Smile Shock, Tokyo I Japan

 

(an on-tai Performance - Idea, Concept, Main Choreography: Honaga Yoko I ButohDance & -Choreography:  DaniMayu)

August 2002

Moon Rabbit, Toyama I Japan

 

(SummerCampPerformance by Semimaro from Sankai Juku)

August 2002

Gold Powder (Opening at the Dairakudakan - SummerCampPerformance Part of Nature), Hakuba I Japan

May 2002

Sound from Outer Space at Dairakudakan's Kochuten, Kichijoji I Japan

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu, Honaga Yoko I Coaches: Members of Dairakudakan)

July 2001

Rebirth at Dairakudakan's Kochuten, Kichijoji I Japan

 

(Supervision: Members of Dairakudakan)

March 2001

Costume in Butoh – A gaily Banquet in Spring at Asbestos-kan, Tokyo I Japan

 

(ButohDance: GroupPerformance with Akiko Motofuji, DaniMayu, Cinzia Neri and others I Choreography: Akiko Motofuji)

January 2001

SelfPortrait at Asbestos-kan, Tokyo I Japan

 

(Supervision: Akiko Motofuji)

November 2000

Freedom at Dairakudakan's Kochuten, Kichijoji I Japan

 

(Supervision: Masatora Ishikawa of Dairakudakan)

COLLABORATIONS

February 2009

BodyPaintingProject 'Baby Belly ', Vienna I Austria

 

(BodyPainting: Birgit Mörtl I Photography: Otto Jekel)

December 2010

Körperbild, Vienna I Austria

 

(Model: DaniMayu I Painting: DaniMayu I SuperVision: Bettina Francan)

March 2004

PhotoProject 'ButohDancer in Motion ', Tokyo I Japan

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Photography: Irene Herrera)

EVENTORGANIZATION

November 2016

ButohWorkshop 'Bodymemory' by Stefan Maria Marb (Munich I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

July 2016 I November 2013

ButohWorkshop 'Body Resonance' by Yumiko Yoshioka (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

April 2014

ButohWorkshop by Yuko Kaseki (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

October 2012

ButohFestival 'Butohresque Vol. 2', Vienna I Austria

June 2013

Butoh Summer Night, Vienna I Austria

 

Runa corridor

February 2013

ButohWorkshop by Sonja Heller (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

June 2011 I September 2011

WorkshopPerformance 'Ziddhathe', Vienna I Austria

September 2010

ButohFestival 'Butohresque Vol. 1', Vienna I Austria

June 2004

ArtEvent 'p&p - performance & party Vienna', Vienna I Austria

 

March 2004

ArtEvent 'p&p #3 - performance & party SPRING', Tokyo I Japan

 

(Syrinx - Flute: Joan Anderson I Mayu - Sound: J-LHA I Experiment #1 - ButohDance & Piano by DaniMayu)

December 2003

ArtEvent 'p&p #2 - performance & party BEING ALIVE', Tokyo I Japan

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Sound: J-LHA)

March 2003

ArtEvent 'p&p #1 - performance & party', Tokyo I Japan

 

 

2008

Grant of the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo I Japan (Performance: Rah)

May 2005

ArtEvent 'DasZwischen (Stück3)', Vienna I Austria

GRANTS

2007

Grant of the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo I Japan (Performance: Coin of Cabitoh)

2006

Grant of the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo I Japan (Performance: Return of the Moon)

October 2015 I November 2014

ButohWorkshop by Motimaru (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

November 2002

La Douce, Tokyo I Japan

 

(Choreography: DaniMayu I ButohDance:  DaniMayu, Honaga Yoko, Cinzia Neri, Ooshima Aya I Sound: J-LHA I Flute: Joan Anderson)

February 2015-November 2017

Dances of Macondo, Vienna I Austria

(A dance project with youth female refugees under patronage of Flucht nach Vorn - Verein zur Förderung von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Fluchterfahrung I Team: DaniMayu, Barbara Windtner, Cindy Markovec, Roswitha Oberfeld)

August 2013

Suavis 13 - mori at the Festival 'Sprudel Sprudel - Musik am Toplitzsee', Gössl I Austria

 

 

April 2017

Mayu at HOB i RAUM, Bad Vöslau I Austria

 

(Part of Duo with Runa Hatariy)

July 2017

Mayu at Tanz*Hotel I ART*ACT, Wien I Austria

 

(Part of Duo with Runa Hatariy, GuestPerformance: Marlene Jöbstl)

November 2017

Dance of Colors at Impact Hub Vienna, Wien I Austria

 

(ButohDance: DaniMayu I Dance: Barbara Windtner, Cindy Markovec, Roswitha Oberfeld and youth femal refugees)

November 2018

Nothing but ... at ButohKan Mayu - ButohCenter Austria, Wien I Austria

 

(Part of the European Theater Night Vienna 2018)

March 2019

Nothing but ... at ButohKan Mayu - ButohCenter Austria, Wien I Austria

 

 

März 2021

PanD'orA - Shades of Hope at Lalish Theaterlabor, Wien I Austria

 

(the new piece by MayuKan - ButohDance Company DaniMayu)

December 2016

ButohWorkshop 'Winter-Sonnen-Wende' by Marlene Jöbstl (France & Austria), Vienna I Austria

March 2017

Zooid-Butoh-Workshop by Sonja Heller (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

July 2017

ButohWorkshop 'Butoh Body' by Marlene Jöbstl (Barcelona I Spain & Austria), Vienna I Austria

November 2017

ButohWorkshop 'The empty Body' by Stefan Maria Marb (Munich I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

November 2018

ButohWorkshop 'Modul S - Sound Embodiment' and ButohPerformance 'B.O.D.Y.'  by Motoya Kondo of Motimaru Dance Company (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

December 2018

ButohWorkshop 'Ma Space' by Stefan Maria Marb (Munich I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

July 2019

ButohWorkshop 'Body Resonance' by Yumiko Yoshioka (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

March 2020

ButohWorkshop 'Voice of the Body' - Body of the Voice' by Batarita (Budapest I Hungary), Vienna I Austria

April 2020

KabukiDanceWorkshop by Eiko Hayashi, Vienna I Austria

July 2020

ButohWorkshop by Motimaru (Berlin I Gemany), Vienna I Austria

March 2021

ButohFestival 'Butohresque Vol.3', Vienna I Austria

2017

Grant of MA57-Frauenservice Wien (Kleinprojektförderung für Mädchen und Frauen), Wien I Austria (Project: Dance of Colors)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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