Bodhisattva Beer Run is an evening-length dance work that contemplates the commodification of Buddhism and the performance of gender in the context of an Asian-American multi-generational culture transition. Building on evan and Glenn’s body of work as butoh dance-makers and their interest in Shingon Buddhism, the piece conflates the iterative nature of binge drinking and the mind-altering aspects of drunken euphoria with esoteric Buddhist practices like mantra recitation and mandala envisionment as a form of unfulfilled diasporic meaning-making. Bodhisattva Beer Run is loosely based on Glenn and evan’s experiences growing up in Asian-American enclaves on the West Coast, and uses home video reenactments, audio and projection feedback loops, and beer-fueled butoh as a form of almost autobiography. Through a sometimes irresponsible use of source material, Bodhisattva Beer Run underscores the parallels between Asian-American identity and the strangeness of the American absorption of Buddhism into the greater cultural conversation.