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Location
Brooklyn, NY
Project Title
Umusuna: Memories Before History
Fiscal Year Awarded
2015
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$4,375
In fall 2015, the critically acclaimed dance company Sankai Juku, under the direction of Ushio Amagatsu, will perform their new work :Umusuna: Memories Before History," in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House as part of the 2015 Next Wave Festival. Performed in the Japanese dance style of butoh, "Umusuna: Memories Before History" explores the cycle of life. Amagatsu combines the talc-covered bodies and rigid physicality of his butoh predecessors with modern dance influences and striking scenic elements to create a deeply moving visual and theatrical experience.