ButohOUT! Festival: Forbidden Laughter Showcase
Thursday 02 May 2019 - Sunday 12 May 2019
Experience the performance art of Butoh at Abbotsford Convent in this showcase of short works which celebrate the unique nature and cultural dialogue of this Japanese art form.
ButohOut! Festival features a cast of established Butoh performers as well as talent from ButohOUT! Festival’s 2019 workshop series.
This performance showcase explores the theme 'Forbidden Laughter'. The word for laughter in Japanese, warau笑う, comes from the verb wareru 割れる – to break, crack or split. Multiple images, body movements and narratives are created through the focal point of ‘laughing’.
Originally called Dance of Darkness, the Japanese art form of Butoh was conceived in the late 1950s during the social turmoil after the Second World War. It transcends the confines of specific culture, gender, status and religion, aspiring to be a universal expression that touches on the true nature of humanity.
‘ButohOUT!’ Festival brings Butoh into the context of Australia’s landscape, culture and history, through a series of workshops, performances and a public forum.
This performance season is being held at the Convent as part of the ButohOUT! Festival, presented by Yumi Umiumare and Takashi Takiguchi in partnership with the Abbotsford Convent Foundation.
Creative team
Choreographer – Yumi Umiumare
Dramaturg – Maude Davey
Visual Installation – Pimpisa Tinpalit
Sound Design – Dan West
Lighting Design – Bronwyn Pringle
Producer – Takashi Takiguchi
Performers
Weave Movement Theatre, Willow J Conway, Zya Kane, Kiki And, Tomoko Yamasaki, Yumi Umiumare, Maude Davey, Butohout Ensemble (Workshop Participants).
More information and booking tickets
Find out more about this event and book your tickets online on the Abbotsford Convent website.Location & time
Date and time:
7.30pm Thursday to Saturday and 5pm Sundays
Thursday 02 May 2019 -
Sunday 12 May 2019
Address:
Industrial School Sacred Heart Building, Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford