About
About Mai
Previously known by either her English name Taz Burns, or her Japanese name Mai Honda. Pronouns: she/they.
Born in London to British and Japanese parents. After studying ballet for eight years she became mostly involved
in theatre while also practicing
Shintaido, and worked as an actor, producer and
silhouette artist
while living in England. After encountering butoh during her
masters degree, she moved to Japan in 2016 and studied with
master Ohno Yoshito at the
Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio. She currently works for
NPO Dance Archive Network
and continues her butoh practice with Uesugi Mitsuyo.