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Writer, Actor & Movement Artist inspired by mask, mime, and butoh.
Welsh-Egyptian 🌈 💍 @roughrudesea
📍LA & UK Based

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My latest six week chunk in LA was spent working. There’s a lot that goes on behind the art you get to see.

Highlights include performing @sohohouse West Hollywood. Thanks to @milliebrownworld for the trust and shoutout @madalineriley for connecting us <3

Another shoutout to those seeking training, hungry for the work, and who get out into the world to show the fuck up.

On the way to Angels rehearsal, which the cover photo is from, I also saw a building blow up.

Cover Photo: @jugglingiseasy

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Process of Butoh gathering LA✨

Fri & Sat, Oct 30 & 31:
Procession: 6:30pm
Doors: 7:00pm
Showtime: 8:00pm

Sun, Nov 1:
Procession: 1:30pm
Doors: 2:00pm
Showtime: 3:00pm

Tickets:bio
$40 - Advance
$50 - At the door
No one turned away for lack of funds. Volunteer opportunities available. Contact: info@razethewhitebox.com

@malia.ma.ma @aurosfera @jess.esa @racheelitamarie @joycethethief @cecelia_echo @youngtseng.work @racheelitamarie @maisutton @colombina_zamponi

#ankokubutoh #butohgatheringla

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Quote by Hiroko San

“This three-dimensional world is limited time. You born and you die. “Okay, I tried.”limited guarantee”

Performance:10/30,31 Time: 8:00pm
11/1 Time: 3:00 pm

Tickets: Bio

#ankokubutoh #tamanohiroko #butohgathering2026

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Every reality holds many dimensions, each revealing a different story.　Though our worlds may differ, they unfold alongside one another, woven into the same vast tapestry of life.

We exist in the present, yet every moment holds the echoes of what has been and the whispers of what is yet to come.

The present is not a fleeting point in time, but a space where past, present, and future converge—where the memories of who we were, the awareness of who we are, and the possibilities of who we may become exist as one.

Performance:10/30,31 Time: 8:00pm
11/1 Time: 3:00 pm

Tickets: Bio

#ankokubutoh #butohgatheringla #santamonica #tamanohiroko

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Ticket link in Bio

Harupin-Ha Dance Theater and Raze the Whitebox Present:

First Annual Butoh Gathering LA 2026
Titled: “Sun Up”

Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291
October 30th- November 1, 2h26 (Fri-Sat:8pm, Sun 3pm)

Directed by Hiroko Tamano, co directed by josie j (divinebrick)

Artist participating:

Hiroko Tamano @tamanokoichi
Oguri @lightningshadow_
divinebrick @divinebrickartist
and VARIOUS local and international artists

BUTOH DANCERS GET INVOLVED!

Tickets:
40 advance
50 door

No one turned away for lack of funds. Volunteer opportunities available.
Contact: info@razethewhitebox.com

Fri & Sat:
procession: 6:30pm
doors:7pm
Show time 8pm

Sunday:
procession: 1:30pm
doors 2pm
Showtime: 3pm

#butoh #la #halloween #performance #community

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Harupin-Ha Dance Theater and Raze the Whitebox Present:

First Annual Butoh Gathering LA 2026
Titled: “Sun Up”
Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291

October 30th- November 1, 2026 (Fri-Sat:8pm, Sun 3pm)

Directed by Hiroko Tamano, co directed by josie j (divinebrick)

Artist participating:
Hiroko Tamano @tamanokoichi
Oguri @lightningshadow_
divinebrick @divinebrickartist
and various local and international artists.

Tickets:
$40 advance
$50 door
(Link in Bio)

No one turned away for lack of funds.
Volunteer opportunities available.
Contact: info@razethewhitebox.com

Fri & Sat:
procession: 6:30pm
doors:7pm
Show time 8pm

Sunday:
procession: 1:30pm
doors 2pm
Showtime: 3pm

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Remembering the fun of past productions. ☄️ Shots from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2025) and Macbeth (2026)

📸 @zackmorrison18 (slides 1,3)
📸 @archival.la (slides 2,4)

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Jump into playwriting and start creating your own work! Explore the fundamentals of theatrical storytelling, how to build characters with genuine conflict, what makes a scene compelling, and how to structure a story for the stage.

Each session includes creative exercises and timed writing prompts designed to get you writing without overthinking. Through group reads, scene analysis, and supportive feedback, you’ll gain confidence in the craft and walk away with the skills to start your own playwriting journey.

Jess is an actor-creator and playwright from the UK who has been writing and developing original work professionally for over eight years. They hold a BA and MA in English with a focus on playwriting and dramaturgy. Jess is also a qualified adult education teacher, and specializes in teaching writing and performance skills in a supportive environment.

Prerequisite: None
Where: Online - join from anywhere!

Sign up online: https://www.theclownschool.com/online-classes

#playwriting #playwritingclass #theatreclasses

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This last year with Trickster has been a blast. Thank you for the memories! 🫶✨

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Ballots are out and we’re nominated for:

🏆 TOP OF THE FRINGE

🏆 DANCE & PHYSICAL THEATRE

We have one final show tomorrow at 5:30pm on The Broadwater Main Stage! Don’t forget you can change your ballot until 10AM Monday.

Thank you for considering us!

#hwfringe26 #hollywoodfringe #bwfringe26

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Some wonderful reviews from our opening night audience! We have four shows left, we’d love to see you there!

Check the link our bio for tickets!

@thebroadwaterla

📸@jesa.photo

#bwfringe26 #hff26

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So wonderful to meet so many fellow Fringers at the Hollywood Fringe Opening Night Party! A great time had by all!

Get in touch for a comp code to Trickster! Link to book in bio!

#hff26 #hollywoodfringe #bwfringe26

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