Amai
"A glimpse into an act of heroic transformation." - Allan Ullrich, The Voice of Dance
Durfee Foundation ARC Award
Performed at:
San Francisco International Butoh Festival
JACCC Fresh Tracks Performance Festival - Los Angeles, CA
Conduit Dance, Inc., Portland, OR
All-Stars of LA Performance Art, Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
25 minutes
solo or three performer version
Amai is a visceral, colorful slice in the mental life of an everyday salaryman and the sweet female persona that he adores, Combining butoh dance, language and a flair for kitsch, this dance theater experience revels in both pop cultural stereotypes and the dark, human impulses that subvert them.