NW Butoh Festival - Workshop 1 - Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

Workshop Artist - Minja Mertanen

Minja Mertanen (1981) is a helsinki based dancer and a live artist. She has graduated as a dance teacher, dance- and movement therapist, a yoga instructor and Somatic Movement Therapist. She has been working with Butoh for over 20 years performing and teaching in 20 countries. She is the founder of Be(a)ware Butoh Festival at Helsinki and co-director of Why Butoh Festival in Turku.

Time -  6:00pm - 10:00pm

LOCATION - New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont, Ste 2, PDX 97214. [In the WYSE Buliding. Use building doors located on the South side of the building.] 

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL - The Northwest Butoh Festival will be held on May 13th through the 16th, 2026. There will be twelve performances over three nights and four workshop

Artists include Joan Laaga/Kogut Butoh, Julie Becton Gillum, Minja Mertanen, Vanessa Skantze, Iván Espinosa and Co, Ash Pillar, Arlo King, Amapola, Salty Xi Jie Ng, Olga Kravtsova, Monel Chang and Didi (Freddi) Wyss. Workshop guides will be Minja Mertanen, Vanessa Skantze, Julie Becton Gillum and Joan Laage.