February 17, 2010
Vacuum Zone
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2010 How might Japanese dance company Baby Q “extend or interrupt the critiques of capitalist values advanced by butoh’s politics of movement?” Find out at professor Reginald Jackson’s lecture on the subject at Yale University on March 24—or, better yet, watch Baby Q founder Yoko Higashino herself dance solo […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2010
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How might Japanese dance company Baby Q “extend or interrupt the critiques of capitalist values advanced by butoh’s politics of movement?” Find out at professor Reginald Jackson’s lecture on the subject at Yale University on March 24—or, better yet, watch Baby Q founder Yoko Higashino herself dance solo in Tokyo. Vacuum Zone sees the winner of the prestigious Toyota Choreography Award collaborating with, among others, “dark ambient” electronic music producer Natiho Toyota, videographers Rokapenis, and found object artist Oleo.
Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2010: Vacuum Zone
Solo performance by Baby Q founder Yoko Higashino. Mar 5-7, various times, ¥3,000 (adv)/¥3,500 (door). Theatre Tram, Sangenjaya. Tel: 03-5432-1515.
