From a strangled chicken to floating ostrich feathers – Frauke continues the Legacy of Butoh
The ‘dance of darkness’ (Ankoku Butoh) developed in Japan 1959 from the ashes that the second world war littered the earth with. Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno were the founders and caused huge outrage with their first performance piece called Kinjiki (Forbidden Colours). Not only did the performers explore homosexuality in the work, but a...