Butoh in Contemporary Performance: Composition
Place: Praha 8 – Libeň, Studio AltaTeam
Performers: Daniel Somerville, Yuka Negoro
Performance description
In an evening of new works from the professional development project Butoh in Contemporary Performance: Composition*, you are invited on a butoh-infused journey from Studio ALTA to Venuše ve Švehlovce. Visiting international artists Yuka Negoro (JP/UK) and Daniel Somerville (UK) and nine local artists will share the results of a 10-day intensive process of professional development dedicated to exploring butoh as a strategy for performance-making and composition. Expect formal innovation, aesthetic variety and plenty of time for reflection and exchange on an evening devoted to collaboration and exploration.
**This performance begins at Studio ALTA and the audience will travel to Venuše ve Švehlovce as part of the event. The performance will continue from 22:00. A valid public transport ticket will be needed and is not included in the ticket price.**
**Curators:* Becka McFadden (Venuše ve Švehlovce), Petr Dlouhý (Studio ALTA)
The project Butoh in Contemporary Performance: Composition is financed by the programme NPO no. 0315/2023, Development of Competencies: Projects of International Artistic and Professional Cooperation in the Czech Republic II.
