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.