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This event is in the past.It took place on March 22, 2026 at The Finnish Hall.

YiYaSaka Festival 1
Dance Show
YiYaSaka Festival 2
YiYaSaka Festival 3
YiYaSaka Festival 4
YiYaSaka Festival 5

YiYaSaka Festival

Central Berkeley

Witness Butoh, the haunting Japanese dance theater born from post-war Japan, at this free festival honoring co-creator Tatsumi Hijikata. White-painted performers, a soul ceremony, crafts fair, and sake station fill the century-old Finnish Hall for an afternoon of beauty and rebellion.

Butoh dance theater
Japanese avant-garde
historic community hall
free cultural festival

Tips

🎭"Butoh is defined by its very evasion of definition" (Mark Holborn)
🪑bring a pad to sit on (chairs are hard)
🚊easy BART access via downtown Berkeley

The Finnish Hall

1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA

Free

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