Forbidden Laughter
ButohOUT!
“WE ARE LAUGHING, BUT ALWAYS IN A MINOR KEY”
★★★★ JANA PERKOVIC - THE AGE
Forbidden Laughter celebrates the powerful performance medium of Butoh, inviting audiences to experience surreal narratives within a bizarre and mysterious installation at the rustic Industrial School, Abbotsford Convent.
Conceived by leading Butoh artist Yumi Umiumare in collaboration with Takashi Takiguchi, Forbidden laughter is freshly unearthed! Award-winning performer, Maude Davey, the unstoppable force of Weave Movement Theatre, devious duo Willow J Conway & Zya Kane and the ButohOUT! Ensemble create strange and absurd stories woven between worlds that are mythically sacred and divinely carnal. The sensibilities of East and West collide in a contemporary setting designed by the internationally acclaimed Thai sculptor, Pimpisa Tinpalit.
ButohOUT! Festival: Forbidden Laughter ★★★★ Sydney Morning Herald
“The standout performers are Willow J. Conway and Zya Kane as a pair of white rabbits, who at one point deliver an exquisite explanation of the anatomy of a warren. What do rabbits have to do with Dante? I am not quite sure. “
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dance/forbidden-laughter-a-grotesque-blend-of-butoh-and-burlesque-20190506-p51kgl.html
Artistic Direction/Choreography - 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
YUMI UMIUMARE
MAUDE DAVEY
&
BUTOHOUT Ensemble
Andrea Reichert, Alex Rouse, David Blom, James Curtin, Justas Pipinis, Kiki Ando, Lukas Penney, Monika Benova, Mireille Stahle, Pauline Sherlock, Tomoko Yamasaki, Takashi Takiguchi and Zi Largiader