I'm peforming this weekend 9/25 and 9/26

BARE BONES BUTOH PRESENTS 15
A Benefit for Bare Bones Butoh Itself! Sometimes you have to feed the kitty to keep the purr going.

WHEN:
Friday Sept 25, and Saturday Sept 26, 2009
Both performances are at 8:00 pm
Please arrive early as we will be starting as close to on time as possible.

WHERE:
Studio 210,
3435 Cesar Chavez St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Studio 210 is located within the Old Sears Building - 3435 Army is writ large over the top floor of the building (yes, there's a story behind that), the building is inset from the corner of Cesar Chavez and Valencia Street. There is plenty of on the street parking. It's four blocks from the 24th St BART Station. MUNI Buses #27, #26, #14, or #49 will drop you off one block or less from our door.

TICKETS:
$5-$20 sliding scale, No one turned away for lack of funds.
Additional donations are always graciously accepted and gratefully appreciated.

WHO:
Both nights: Darya Chernova, Michael Curran, Qayyuma Didominico, Angelina La Miette, Mara Poliak, Liz Saari-Filippone, Bob Webb, and Isabell Zeviar.
Friday only - Addy Bigelowe, Ahron Wheels Bolsta, Christina Braun, Deia de Brito, Mark Deutsch, Martha Matsuda, Ri Molnar, and Constance Taylor
Saturday only - Laurie Buenafe Krsmanovic, Iu-Hui Chua, Joy Cosculluela, Jennifer Gwirtz, Kazoo, Karen Anne Light, William McIntyre, Christian Nagler, Bill Noertker, Terre Unite Parker, David Ryther, Rajendra Serber, Aaron Wacks, Abigail Wick, and Sergey Yashenko.
Quite a stellar line-up!! Lots of bang for your buck!
Plus, there are often last minute additions to the programming - local/national/international - it's that kind of show.

WHAT:
Bare Bones Butoh Presents is a performance showcase for local and International artists working in the areas of butoh, performance art, and/or ritual performance. It exists for artists to try out new material, show works in process, hone improvisation chops and redo or revisit previous material.
Hosted by a veteran group of Bay Area Butoh performers, Bare Bones Butoh Presents employs the grassroots ethic of working together to sustain an artistic culture.

Thus far in its over three year (!) history, every Bare Bones Butoh Presents show has been a Benefit Performance. BBBP serves not only as a performance outlet, but also as a fundraising platform which supports local Butoh and Performance Artists in need. Our 15th presentation is no exception. All proceeds from these performances go towards the organization itself, in order to help these shows to continue. Please feel free to donate freely.

Bare Bones Butoh Presents is community building and performance all smushed together into two evenings.

We hope to see you there.

For more info on Bare Bones Butoh Presents:
Bob Webb
bobwebb20@hotmail.com

My First Tat

So I totally went all out and got a tattoo about a week and half ago. It hurt like hell but I totally love it and wanted one for years. I finally realized what I wanted and went for it. It's totally coming to the end of its healing as it's been itching and flaking all this week. I feel like today it's not as itchy as it's been. This coming Tuesday I'm getting it colored in so the healing process will start all over again! Yiiippeee!

Bare Bones Butoh 12 performance

It was so great to perform again. It's been a few months, but it's always a blast. I've been developing more work on this ongoing piece I've been showing at Bare Bones called "Purge". It has to do with a struggle of identity with the world inside and outside of us. How so many things influence us from the external world (people, current events, pharmaceuticals, etc) into the internal world (mind, body, spirit, psyche, breakdowns, etc).

This particular installation was about birth and how our experience affects how we respond to this new world around us. Most births are initially traumatic for the baby (depending on the environment they're born into) and mother. During my Holistic Health program we had a module where we got to experience birth regression and how the way we were born has affected us throughout our lives. For example, I was born as a planned C-section, so my mother didn't go into labor, wasn't that nervous because she knew when I was going to be born. So there wasn't any excitement. I also didn't have any choice in the matter. They just opened up my mom and took me out. Think about how that would feel!

So taking this experience into my performance was really interesting. I can't wait to explore this more and longer as my piece was pretty short. The picture I've included depicts coming out of the womb for the first time. I named the image "Shock".

Bare Bones Butoh Presents 12: One Night Only!

BARE BONES BUTOH PRESENTS 12
A Benefit to Help Bring Other Butoh Masters to San Francisco

WHEN: Friday Nov 21, 2008 ONLY!
The performance starts at 8:00 pm

WHERE: Studio 210, located within the Old Sears Building at 3435 Cesar Chavez (inset from the corner of Cesar Chavez and Valencia).
There is plenty of on the street parking. It's four blocks from the 24th St. BART Station, and MUNI buses #27, #26, #14, and #49 will drop you off a block from our door.

TICKETS: $5-$20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Additonal donations are always graciously accepted and gratefully appreciated.

WHAT: Bare Bones Butoh Presents is a Butoh/performance art/ritual performace showcase/platform for local and international performers to show new works we're in the process of developing, try stuff out, hone our improv chops, redo/revisit material we've done before but want to continue to explore, or even to bring out old favorites we would just like to do again. The audience only pays a minimal fee, so everybody wins!

Hosted by a veteran group of Bay Area Butoh performers, Bare Bones Butoh Presents employs the grassroots ethic of working together to sustan our artistic culture.

Thus far in its over two year (!) history, every Bare Bones Butoh Presents show is a Benefit Peformance. It serves not only as a performance outlet, but also as a fundraising platform which supports local Butoh and Performance Artists in need. Our 12th show is no exception. All proceeds from these performances go towards enabling Butoh SanFrancisco to bring out of town and international Butoh Masters to our fair burg, thus enriching the entire community.

Bare Bones Butoh is community building and performance all smushed together into two evenings.

WHO: The weekend line-up this time around consists of performers Christina Braun, Deborah Butler, Darya Chernova, Shelley Cook, Michael Curran, Elzza Doll, Martha Matsuda, Liz Saari-Filippone, Constance Taylor, and Bob Webb.
Surprise guests (local, national, and international) are also frequently known to make an appearance. It's that kind of show.

We hope to see you there as well.

For further information please contact: bobwebb20@hotmail.com

Butoh Without Borders

Butoh Without Borders - Multimedia party and launch for Alexander Besher's QR Code sentient T-shirt novel THE MANGA MAN this Halloween. All proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders.

Date: October 31, 2008
Time: 6 - 9pm
Location: Arte Moviemiento SUB Mission, 2183 Mission at 18th Street
A true Mission alternative space w/stage, AV sound system, back patio with historic murals on 150-year old towering brick walls! Easy BART access at 16th & Mission. Paid parking lot between 19th & 20th Mission.
Admission: $15 or sliding scale or free at door
Attire: Costumes, especially Butoh or cyber-fetish, are encouraged but not required.

Website(s):
http://mangaman.mobi (premieres Oct. 31)
http://www.newmancom.com/mangaman (going online soon)
http://www.alexanderbesher.tv (synopsis of 'The Manga Man' in 'Coming Soon')

Sci-fi novelist and futurist Alexander Besher is releasing his latest novel 'The Manga Man' via QR/2D barcode on a limited edition T-shirt, in partnership with mobile platform pioneer Winksite.com.

Multimedia available through the barcode includes a link to the full text of the novel (for mobile phone or web browser), a reading selection from 'The Manga Man,' neo-silent film inspired by 'Manga Man' directed by Nara Denning, videography by Maria Karpoukhina, original tracks by composer William Collin Snavely aka Diagram of Suburban Chaos, and more.

View a premiere of the video book trailer, live electro-techno music by Best Friend, a fashion show happening of Butoh-inspired wear by Picky Studio, sales of the limited edition 'book on a T-shirt' (American Apparel, design by prize-winning Italian graphic novel artist Daniele Serra; $30 value retail),
Butoh-themed video installation by Maria Karpoukina, a raffle giveaway of a Nokia smartphone, a QR Code scanning demonstration on mobile phone, a special reading from 'The Manga Man.' Soft drinks and light refreshments including La Meditteranean-catered Middle Eastern hors oeuvres will be served. A bar will also be set up, first drink on the house courtesy of Arte Movimiento, they charge afterwards for wine and beer.

Special guests: Butoh dance performance featuring members of the Bare Bones Butoh and SF Butoh LAB collectives.
Event to be videographed for future documentary.

Benefit for BUTOHSanFrancisco May 31st!

BUTOH SanFrancisco Benefit:
MAY 31 8pm
Studio 210,
3435 Cesar Chavez, SF 94110 (at Valencia and Mission-near 24th ST. BART) SF 94110

At this event Studio 210, you can see Koichi and Hiroko Tamano's Harupin-ha Butoh, young performance artists, Deborah Butler's Kitsune Butoh and rare butoh film curated by Richard Wara.

At this May 31st benefit, you can purchase special VIP tickets to BUTOH SanFrancisco's performances Friday and Saturday, June 27 & 28.

Please visit our website: www.BUTOHSanFrancisco.net for more info on the Butoh dance workshops June 21-22 and 29, the fantastic shows June 27-28 with pre-show film at 7:30 and post-show artist talks. Ledoh, Shinichi and Hiroko and Koichi will teach AND perform!

Upcoming Butoh Workshops in SF

Butoh Dance Workshops

Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22
10am–2pm Koichi & Hiroko Tamano
3pm–7pm Ledoh

Studio 210, 3435 Cesar Chavez St
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
24th St Bart, Muni bus 14 or 26

Sunday, June 29
10am–2pm Shinichi Iova-Koga

Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab
301 - 8th St, 2nd Floor, Studio 200
San Francisco, CA 94103 map
Civic Center Bart

For more info and registration, go to www.BUTOHSanFrancisco.net.

WOOD: A Homage to the Worst Director

Greetings, my friend.
We are all interested in the future,
for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives!
And remember, my friend,
future events, such as these, will effect you in the future...

Thus begins Ed Wood's infamous film "Plan 9 From Outer Space", one of the films we'll be camping up in Black Stone Ensemble's all-new 2008 performance project: WOOD! Into the Mind of Edward D. Wood, Jr, Worst Director of All Time!


WOOD is a performance installation–a little bit carnival, a little cabaret–presented through the Resident Artists' Workshop (RAW) program at The Garage (975 Howard St, SF). WOOD features contributions and performances by Black Stone Ensemble (Allison Wyper, Eric Kerr, Liz Saari-Filippone, Bob Webb, Misti Boettiger), with Lisa Manter, Philip T. Nails, Elisabeth Millican (Saturday only), Stacz Sadowski, Kunal Ghevaria and Mick Goldwater.


Witness the shocking truth behind the All-American Ravings of...


WOOD!
Into the Mind of Edward D. Wood, Jr, Worst Director of All Time!

Friday and Saturday April 4-5 Doors @ 8pm
The Garage
975 Howard St. @6th
SF, CA
www.975howard.com
Sliding Scale $15-20