FESTIVAL NOTES

Shamans Visit Koreatown

Two performances by the Chindo Ssitkim-Kut Korean Shamans have been added Sunday at the Korea Town Plaza shopping center at 928 S. Western Ave. A traditional ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and a performance of folk music will begin at 3:30 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.

Blackwood’s ‘Butoh’ Previews

A preview public screening of Michael Blackwood’s documentary “Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis,” will begin Monday at 2 p.m. as a part of the Dance Critics Assn.’s four-day “Looking Out” conference in the Cal State L.A. Playhouse.

Butoh is the slow, controversial dance-theater idiom developed by Japanese performing artists after World War II. The 90-minute film, scheduled for release this fall, includes footage of both butoh pioneers and contemporary butoh companies. Tickets: $5.

Volunteers Needed

The festival needs about 90 volunteers to appear in Bread and Puppet Theater performances Sept. 8-9 at Griffith Park and Sept. 14-15 at Santa Monica Air Center.

No previous theatrical training is required, but extensive rehearsal time is involved. Rehearsals for the Griffith Park shows are set for Thursday and Friday from 1-8 p.m. and next Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon. Performances are at noon.

For the Santa Monica shows, the rehearsals are from 2-9 p.m. on Sept. 10-14. The performances are at 8 p.m.

Information: (213) 746-0708.