ButohOUT! 2020 - Primal Colour
24 – 26 April 2020
Friday – Saturday 7.30pm & Sunday 5pm
IN LIGHT OF RECENT UNFORSEEN EVENTS LINKING TO COVID-19, WE REGRET THAT THE 2020 BUTOHOUT! SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY AND SANITY. WE HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT US AS NEXT SEASON.
Photo: Vikk Shayen
This is a three day performance season of ButohOUT! with five short works by local and international artists. The performers include internationally acclaimed Butoh practitioner Yuko Kaseki from Germany and established local practitioners Tony Yap, Helen Smith and Yumi Umiumare, and experimental Butoh Trio: Takashi Takiguchi, Kiki Ando and Tomoko Yamasaki.
ButohOUT! Primal Colour explores diverse interpretations of Butoh, originally called Dance of Darkness, and conceived in the late 1950s during the social turmoil of post-war Japan. Embracing the power of the unknown, the local and international independent artists are creating their authentic expression through the theme of primal colour. Each short work will explore the essence and source of emotion through metaphorical colour, utilising individual unique styles.
The five short works will be shown each night, including Yuko Kaseki's Australian premier work 9 Steps to Dust. ButohOUT! is an annual festival celebrating creative communities and the profound performance art of Butoh, which goes beyond the confines of specific culture, gender, status and religion, aspiring to a universal expression that describes the true nature of humanity.
“Color is a power which
directly influences the soul.”
- Wassily Kandinsky
Artistic Direction/Choreography
Yumi Umiumare
Producer
Takashi Takiguchi
Lighting design
Rachel Lee & Teo Vlad
Photography
Vikk Shayen
Graphic Design
Monika Benova
SUPPORT
ButohOUT! Primal Colour has received support from Dancehouse through Artist's Cut, in partnership with Abbotsford Convent, and ImPermanence Productions.
The Artist's Cut is a program that supports artists, across disciplines, to make things happen. It gives access to fully, or heavily subsidised space, and limited production, marketing and administrative support, to assist artists in organising income-generating opportunities for themselves and exciting new events, platforms, classes etc. for others READ MORE.