Frequency in Motion // Vernix

Ankoku Butoh, the ‘dance of darkness’, emerged in Japan following the second world war and is known for its unique intensity and ability to transform dancers through the hidden forces flowing through an empty body. Frequency in Motion is an experimental group performance for live musicians and video (Hiroko Komiya, Chris H. Lynn), with three Butoh dancers (Atsushi Takenouchi, Paul Michael Henry, and Suzi Cunningham). The performance will be supported by the debut performance by Vernix. This is Atsushi and Hiroko’s first visit to Scotland, and this evening of performances coincides with an open three-day workshop of JINEN Butoh, Atsushi’s personal dance evolution, at Tramway Glasgow.

Frequency in Motion

Two images side by side. The left one shows a musician crouched before an autoharp surrounded by bells and microphones. The right shows a dancer in black and white, standing before projections of an ocean scene.

Frequency in Motion is an audiovisual performance featuring Butoh dancers Atsushi Takenouchi, Paul Michael Henry and Suzi Cunningham. Live sounds, field recordings and objects: Chris H.Lynn, Hiroko Komiya. Super 8 and digital film: Chris H.Lynn.

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Vernix

Two side by side images; the left one shows a black and white figure in a bridal veil, and the right the same person on stage in a black dress holding a microphone. Image credits: Wendy Bett and Daisy Duende.

Vernix: birthed from the void.
Ritualistic dronecrone; heavy and ethereal. Banshee-tainted sermons—hexed incantations woven in shadow. Featuring members of Speculum Bunny.

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