Beyond the colonial gaze, Paiwan culture lives, moves and transforms in a visually striking dialogue between ancestral knowledge and contemporary form.
Takao Kawaguchi traces the “soul” of Butoh legend Kazuo Ohno through “form”, meticulously copying his movements, expressions and voice from archival recordings. The piece has been extensively reworked for this world premiere, incorporating Ohno’s later Butoh performances when standing to dance had become difficult for him.