Track mixed by Will Atkins 
Butoh performance "American Witch" for WalkUpArts' Night of Fear II

William Atkins's Album

American Witch

Music mixed by Will Atkins
(Arca, Frank Ocean)

Howl! Happening in association with The New York Butoh Institute and Vangeline Theater is pleased to present an evening of Butoh performances and community discussion with five LGBTQ Butoh artists. The two evenings feature performances followed by a panel discussion. The artists will talk about how Butoh has been instrumental in articulating or facing the unique challenges they face as LGBT artists.

 “Butoh is essentially the dance of the marginalized, and the LGBTQ population is still largely marginalized in the world,” says Vangeline France, curator of this series. “Most of these artists feel that they found a place of freedom and acceptance through Butoh and it was important to give them a voice to express this.”

Mutant

Voiceover for Queer Butoh event at Howl Happening presented by Vangeline Theater and New York Butoh Institute

Will Atkins's Album

Queer Butoh voiceover

La Sangre 2.1

Will Atkins is an NYC based performer and a 2015 graduate of Hofstra University’s Drama Performance program. Will was awarded high honors for his senior thesis paper exploring the paradoxical and transformative elements in Butoh. Since graduating Will has performed in "Queer Butoh" hosted by Vangeline Theater, Katsura Kan’s “Senryu x Butoh” show, Ideal Glass’s “Vestiphobia” event, and created Butoh pieces for WalkUpArts fundraisers.