Emiko Agatsuma's collaboration
with the Singapore Butoh Collective
2026
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Butoh Workshop (Open to ALL) ▶ January 17–19
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Butoh Performance "Cosmic Garden" ▶ January 24–25
Emiko Agatsuma — Butoh Workshop in Singapore 2026
*Supported by SCAPE as part of Comma Creative Arts Festival 2026
Overview
Emiko Agatsuma leads a series of Butoh workshops in Singapore, offering both introductory sessions and an intensive creation program culminating in the public performance Cosmic Garden. Participants may join the beginner sessions or commit to the full 9-day training and performance course.
BEGINNER BUTOH SESSIONS (Open to All)
January 17–19, 2026
A three-day introduction to Butoh focusing on fundamental body awareness, sensitivity, and presence. Participants may register for one, two, or all three days.
Schedule
Time: 7:00–9:00pm (2 hours)
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17 Jan — Treetop, Level 5
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18 Jan — Studio 1, Level 4
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*19 Jan — SCAPE Gallery, Level 5
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Fees (General Public)
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One Day: $85
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Two Days: $160
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Three Days: $250
Fees (SBC Members)
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One Day: $65
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Two Days: $130
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Three Days: $200
FULL COURSE: 9-DAY TRAINING & PERFORMANCE
January 17–25, 2026
An immersive program combining foundational training, creation, and performance.
Participants must be present for the full duration, including all three days of Basic Training.
Structure
Training (7 Days): January 17–23
Performance (2 Days): January 24–25
All participants are required to appear in both public performances.
Fees
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$400 SBC Members
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$450 General Public
INTENSIVE WORKSHOP FOR COLLECTIVE MEMBERS
January 20–23, 2026
A focused creation workshop for SBC members developing original choreography for the Comma Festival.
Schedule
Time: 7:00–10:00pm (3 hours)
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*20 Jan — SCAPE Gallery, Level 5
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*21 Jan — SCAPE Gallery, Level 5
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22 Jan — Studio 1 + Outdoor Plaza
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23 Jan — Studio 1 + Outdoor Plaza
About the Workshop
Participants train closely with Emiko Agatsuma to create a new Butoh work for Cosmic Garden.
The creative process includes:
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Movement development
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Costume and make-up collaboration
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Set and environment design
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Integration of all elements for the final performance
PERFORMANCE — COSMIC GARDEN
Part of Comma Creative Arts Festival 2026
January 24–25, 2026 | Outdoor Plaza
Schedule
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12:00–6:00pm — Preparation (with break)
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7:00–8:00pm — Public Showing
Two performances: Saturday & Sunday
Registration
Butoh Performance
Cosmic Garden
Comma Creative Arts Festival 2026
24, 25 January
Overview
Title : Cosmic Garden
Date : January 24 (Sat) 19:00 / 25(Sun) 19:00
Venue : *SCAPE outdoor plaza （2 Orchard Link #04-05 Singapore, 237978 Singapore）
TICKET Booking ▶ HERE
Director, Choreographer and Butoh performance : Emiko Agatsuma
Butoh performance : Singapore Butoh Collective
Set Design : Jackson Verges, XUE
Flyer Design and Photography : XUE
Butoh Performance "Cosmic Garden”
Butoh meets the outdoors in this special edition of Chaotic Garden — Cosmic Garden, an original creation directed by internationally-acclaimed Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma.
Our body is part of the universe. The universe is always chaotic.
In Singapore, where order and control shape so much of our daily lives, desire often hides beneath the surface. Even in a city that looks peaceful and well-kept, human beings still dream wild dreams at night.
Butoh offers a way to confront this tension. In our everyday lives, we follow rules, suppress impulses, and maintain appearances—but our emotions, our “bad desires,” continue to exist. If ignored, they grow larger and cause turmoil in the mind. If embraced, they can teach us what it means to be human, and reveal the depths of our humanity.
Through Butoh as art-theatre, Cosmic Garden invites us to accept both the beautiful and the monstrous within ourselves. Art here becomes a practice of release—where chaos does not destroy, but instead grows into human creativity.
2024
BUTOH CAMP JOGJA WITH EMIKO AGATSUMA 2024
2023
Emiko Agatsuma BUTOH Workshop LIVE in Singapore 2023
2023/04/13 at Lasalle College of the Arts (*Student only)
2023/04/14-16 at P7:1SMA
■ Schedule
14 April (Fri) 7-10 PM
15 April (Sat) 1-4 PM
16 April (Sun) 10 AM-1 PM
* These are independent classes, but it also builds up like day 1 < day 2 < day 3.
* No worries, Emiko adjusts the difficulty. All participants can catch up even if you take the 3rd day lesson only.
■Venue
P7:1SMA
Stamford Arts center, #03-01, 155 Waterloo St, Singapore 187962
■ Fee
¥4,500（$45 SGD ）1day
¥8,500（$85 SGD ）2days (discounted rate)
¥12,000（$120 SGD ）3days (discounted rate)
==Student Pricing==
¥3,500（$35 SGD ）1day
¥6,500（$65 SGD ）2days (discounted rate)
¥9,000（$90 SGD ）3days (discounted rate)
photo by uncle photography
