A Butoh Dance double-bill, featuring internationally acclaimed & award-winning physical theatre artists Jordan Rosin & Yokko, whose work has been hailed “commanding” (Village Voice) and “beautiful” (nytheatre.com) and “incandescent” (Mad River Union).
CABBAGE DANCE SUITE
Created & Performed by Jordan Rosin
Consulting Director, Kaitlyn Samuel Rosin
The Baby-Powder-Naked-Man can’t seem to do anything right, but “life must go on” says the Cabbage God. Bugs. Drag. Classical Music. Mania.
In this improvisational fusion of clown and Butoh, physical theatre artist Jordan Rosin musters all his skill in a performance that’s sure to delight audiences of all ages.
SHIRA HIME RYU: A STORY OF A WHITE LADY DRAGON
Performed, Choreographed & Concept by Yokko (Butoh Medea)
Music Composed by César Dávila-Irizarry (American Horror Story)
Shira Hime Ryu: a story of a white lady dragon explores Time & Space, and Dream & Memory. This is a collaboration between Yokko and César Dávila-Irizarry (American Horror Story). The story is inspired by a dream Yokko had and Japanese Dragon Legend. The white dragon is associated with water and honored and revered for both its destructive and life-giving force. Unmarried older women are believed to be cursed because of sins they made in their previous lives, and sometimes called “dragon women” who are possessed by dragon deities. She serves the water deity now; yet, carries memories in her.
REVIEW of Shira Hime Ryu
“Yokko’s nightmarish transformation from meek and vulnerable to fiendish and foul and painted a ghoulishly satisfying portrait displaying twisted terror and darkness in ways rarely encountered on stage.” – Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World
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★★★★★ Reviews for Jordan & Yokko ★★★★★
“Jordan Rosin is incandescent…” – Mad River Union, Arcata, California
“…commanding, physically impressive performances" – The Village Voice, New York City
“…wonderful, shocking, expressive…” – The List, Edinburgh, Scotland
“…minimalist theater at its expressive best…” – North Coast Journal, Eureka, California
★★★★★ Awards ★★★★★
Winner: International Award (HIDE YOUR FIRES: BUTOH LADY MACBETH, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Honorable Mention: Best Movement Composition (CITIZENS OF NOWHERE, Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario 2019)
Winner: The Hollywood ENCORE Producers’ Award (HIDE YOUR FIRES: BUTOH LADY MACBETH, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Nominee: Best International Play (BUTOH MEDEA, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
Nominee: Best Dance / Physical Theatre (BUTOH MEDEA, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
Winner: Best Physical Theatre (BUTOH MEDEA, United Solo 2015)
Winner: Best Choreography (BUTOH MEDEA, United Solo 2014)
