Katsura Kan, ek prasiddh Japanese Butoh nrityakar aur koreographer, apne vishisht nritya ke liye vishva bhar mein jane jate hain. Unka janm Kyoto, Japan mein hua tha, aur unhone apne kariyer ki shuruat 1979 mein Byakkosha naamak prasiddh Butoh samuh ke sadasya ke roop mein ki thi. Wahan teen varsh bitane ke baad, unhone apne aadhunik Butoh ke safar ki shuruat ki.
Apne kariyer ke dauran, Katsura Kan ne vishva ke vibhin kshetron mein Butoh ka prachaar kiya, jismein Indonesia, Thailand, Balkans, aur anya sthanon mein unka yogdan shamil hai. Unhone anek deshon ke kalakaron ke saath sahyog kiya aur apne anokhe Butoh shaili ko viksit kiya. Unka lakshya hamesha se apne sharir ki samajh ko gehra banana aur apne nritya ko naye aayam dena raha hai.
2007 mein, Katsura Kan ne Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado mein guest artist ke roop mein shikshan diya. Wahan unki mulaqat Sharon Stern naamak chhatra se hui, jo unke Butoh karyakram mein bhaag le rahi thi. Sharon ne apne jeevan ke antim teen varshon mein Katsura Kan ke saath vishva bhraman kiya, workshops aur performances mein bhaag liya. Durbhagya se, 2012 mein Sharon ne apni jaan le li, aur unke parivaar ne Katsura Kan par unki maut ke liye zimmedari ka aarop lagaya. Is maamle mein, Florida circuit court ne 2019 mein Katsura Kan ko Sharon ki maut ke liye zimmedar thahraya.
Is kanuni mudde ke baad, Katsura Kan ki sargarmiyon ke baare mein spasht jaankari uplabdh nahi hai. Unka asli naam Terugoshi Kotoura hai, aur unki umr lagbhag 71 varsh hai. Unke sthaan ya vartamaan gatividhiyon ke baare mein nayi jaankari ki kami hai.
Katsura Kan ne apne jeevan mein Butoh ke kshetra mein mahatvapurn yogdan diya hai, lekin vyaktigat aur kanuni muddon ke kaaran, unki vartamaan sthiti ke baare mein spasht roop se kuchh kehna kathin hai.