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White faces, open mouths: Avant-garde Japanese dance butoh finds foothold in Singapore
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Butoh dancer Norihito Ishii (right) performing with local dancers at a Singapore Butoh Collective workshop showcase at the Stamford Arts Centre on Oct 10.
ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
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SINGAPORE – A Japanese dance form best known for its bald, white painted dancers has taken off in the Singapore underground, appearing at a rave, a fashion boutique in New Bahru and one sound festival in the space of three weeks since late September.
Away from the confines of the concert hall, these misfit stages are introducing a new generation to butoh, the post-war medium that has since 1959 smashed up the niceties of modern dance.
