http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB34e44Yorg

Hey guys, watch this video.....absolutely amazing!! x

Morgue Images

Hi Guys these are a few images i found when researching images of bodies in morgues !!
I thought some of these images may inspire us weather it be, costume ideas body paint, make up ect

Here are the links below....

http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/anna-nicole-dead.jpg

http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/tony_brancato_1951_0807_morgue_bo_2.jpghttp://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-2/mexican-morgue-with-bodies.jpg


http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-2/mexican-morgue-with-bodies.jpg

http://awarebrain.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/bodybags.jpg




Al

"Twitchy"

hey guys i was just looking for some inspiration and found these videos...
http://www.dance-tech.net/video/twitchie-robotics-movement

http://www.dance-tech.net/video/1462368:Video:26769

think this will help in a few sections to get our body moving in the right way...especially coming out the body bags. let me no what you think...x

Show publicity blurb/copy

Short and sweet, hope you think it fits:

Le Danse Macabre
For every beginning, an end; for every being, a curtain.
Six performers dance the final dance.

Grotesque and femaleness

Just thought I'd start a discussion about the grotesque and femaleness. Mary Russo has an essay called 'The Female Grotesque' that is actually one of the texts for the CI lectures but might be interesting to look at now for this project. And as discussed on Friday Mikhail Bakhtin writes on the grotesque through medieval carnival.

It might be interesting to explore/discuss notions of female and feminine and the grotesque and share ideas for potential influence to the practical aspects of this work.

Performances - London

So, as discussed these are the performance dates coming up in London:

November 11th
Atsushi Takenouchi and Hiroko Komiya solo dance and after show lecture/discussion
Goldsmiths University of London, 6pm

December 13th and 14th
Yuko Kaseki and Marie-Gabrielle Rotie solos
Cockpit Theatre, London 7.30pm

Follow the link: http://www.rotiebutoh.com/butoh_uk_calendar_09-2009.htm
for the full information about the 3 different dates/shows


Discuss what dates/shows you are most interested in and I will try to book accordingly.

Butoh Links

some larger ensemble contemporary shows/companies:

Sankai Juku - Kinan Shonen

Sankai Juku - Promo

Huesos Rotos

Close up/distinctive movement qualities:

Yuko Ota - Solo

Ten Pen Chii

Maya Dunsky & Menifa Ensemble