Dance: Overseas dance companies, ranging from ballet to tango, regularly include Tokyo on their itineraries. Performances are often held at Bunkamura, 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku (tel: (03) 3477 9111; website: www.bunkamura.co.jp).
Butoh, an experimental, sometimes grotesque form of expressive dance developed in Japan in the 1960s, has a loyal following among more avant-garde Japanese audiences. Performances take place in various venues, including Setagaya Public Theatre, 4-1-1 Taishido, Setagaya-ku (tel: (03) 5432 1526; website: www.setagaya-ac.or.jp/sept/). For more details check listed in the event sections of Metropolis (website: http://metropolis.co.jp/default.asp) and Tokyo Journal (website: www.tokyo.to).