Works

Butoh and Theatre Performances, Photography Projects and Exhibitions, Books. All the works by Gustavo Thomas.
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Performances de teatro y butoh, proyectos fotográficos y exposiciones, libros. Todas las obras de Gustavo Thomas.

NEWS AND EVENTS

-December 2025: Performance of “Exorcism of the Father” Butoh and Art Installation. With Gustavo Thomas (Butoh) and Belle Shafir (Visual Art)

-October 2025: “Portraits of Chinese Monkey”. Launch of the photography book of monkeys in the Chinese areas of Emei mountain in Sichuan and Zhangjiajie in Hunan.

-September 2025: “Pride in Chinese Style: Queer Photography and Performance in the South of China (2018-2022)”. Launch of the new book documenting those four years of a photography exhibitions and performances with and about the queer community of Guangzhou in China.

-April 5th till 9th: “Weaving Memories”. Butoh workshop. Dali, Yunnan, China.

-April 4th, 2025: “Flesh Memories of the People I Come From -Part 4-“ Show performance. Dali, Yunnan, Province.

-April 3rd, 2025: Butoh introduction class. Dali, Yunnan province, China.

-March 23 and 24, 2025: Two Day Butoh Class Session 10:00 to 12:00hrs and 14:00 to 16:00hrs.

-March 23 and 24, 2025: “重逢” (Meeting Again). Show performance by Gustavo Thomas and Zhiren Xiao in Guangzhou, China. 20:00 hrs.

-March 2nd, 2025: “Sharing my Own Butoh”. Online session for Chinese audience. 10:00hrs (Beijing time).

-February 27th, 2025: “Exorcism of the Father” Butoh and Art Installation. Show performance at the Mexican Embassy in Berlin, Germany. 19:00hrs.

WORKS/OBRAS

Photography Book “Portraits of Chinese Monkeys”

“Pride in Chinese Style: Queer Photographs and Performances in the South of China (2018-2022)”

“The Frozen Dancer” (Butoh work)

Exorcism of the Father
Butoh and Organic Sculpture. Germany-Israel, 2024.
Gustavo Thomas (Butoh) and Belle Shafir (Sculpture and Visuals).

El Conejo en la Luna
Short Story, Butoh performance and Graphic novel about dance as medium to enjoy inner balance. Germany-Mexico 2024-2025.
Gustavo Thomas (Writing, Butoh) and Luis Alberto López (Graphics).

The Passing of Time
Butoh. China, 2019-2023.
Gustavo Thomas (Butoh).

**Cuerpos Lánguidos / Languid Bodies.**
Butoh and video. Mexico City, 2016.
Gustavo Thomas (Butoh) and Omar Ramírez Casas (Video).

**Las Cenizas del Maestro / The Teacher’s Ashes.**
Butoh. Mexico City,2014.
Gustavo Thomas (Butoh).

Pride Chinese Style.
Photography Exhibition and Performance. China, 2018-2022.
Gustavo Thomas (Photography and Butoh performance) and Wing Han (Modeling and Tango performance).