New York Butoh Institute
presents
A Free Virtual Butoh Festival Series
Yuko Kaseki–Photo by Sigel Eschkol
October 14 to October 21, 2021:
Yuko Kaseki
Shoot Jeez My Gosh
Available at www.vimeo.com/vangeline
FREE
This butoh dance performance is inspired by Henry Darger’s fantasy world that juxtaposes innocence with violence. Sounds from real battles found on the Internet are contrasted with iconic corporeal movements that represent innocence. The work attempts to pose a question to the feeling of ambivalence towards systematic violence of belief that imposes powerlessness and simultaneously reminds of brutal terror that characterizes our epoch.
Photo by Dadaware.
CREDITS
Concept/ Choreography/ Sound collage/ Dance: Yuko Kaseki
Music: Sounds from YouTube and Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Light design: Asier Solana
Costume: Kahori Furukawa
Yuko Kaseki is Butoh dancer, performer, improviser, choreographer and teacher, based in Berlin. She studied by Anzu Furukawa at Performing Arts, Art University Braunschweig and performed her company Dance Butter Tokio and Verwandlungsamt.
She moved to Berlin in 1995, and founded the company cokaseki. Her solo and ensemble performances, improvisations are performed internationally. These works incorporate the spirit of butoh and performing art, including social aspects, using objects, texts, and soundscapes.
Her strong interest in breaking the borders of physical existence leads to projects with mixed ability artists and performers. Numerous international collaborations such as Theater Thikwa (Berlin), inkBoat (San Francisco), Tableau Stations (San Francisco), CAVE (New York), and others.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.