Dance performance „Senseless“ by company „Okarukas“ (LT / FR)

Idea, director and choreographer: Sakurako
Music: Amine Boucekkine
Regard extérieur: Phil Von
Performers: Tadas Almantas, Thibaut Cora, Miglė Čeplinskytė, Valerija Gneuševa, Eglė Grigaliūnaitė, Kenj’y Keass, Aina Norgilaitė, Eglė Nešukaitytė, Greta Petrovskytė, Ieva Tarejeva, Adrien “Vexus” Larrazet, Živilė Virkutytė
Premiere: March of 2017 in Paris

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Duration: 50 min. 
Place:Culture Factory (Bangų str. 5A)

 

“Senseless” creates a dystopian vision of the future, where scientific experiments are carried out in order to create a “superhuman” and sharpen the senses to gain more pleasure in the society ruled by the rich where the poor become subjects of human experimentation. Human condition is under investigation while telling the story of a group of individuals awoken at the human disposal site guarded by defected bioadroids. Without a trace of memory and unable to rely on the senses they are trying to regain their humanity. “Senseless” is based on the research into phenomenology of perception by French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the Buddhist discourse about the realm of senses (Āyatana) using sci-fi genre to talk about current issues in our contemporary society.  In this piece butoh is combined with contemporary dance, ballet & hip-hop elements and electronic music. How do you know what you know and how do you distinguish between reality and dream once you can’t rely on your senses?

 

 

The cast consists of 12 performers: 8 butoh dancers, 2 electro hip hop dancers (from Paris) and 2 contemporary & ballet dancers (from Čiurlionis Art School in Vilnius).

 

Sakurako is a Lithuanian born multidisciplinary artist, choreographer and performer, residing abroad for over 18 years. 2015-2017 Sakurako was artist in residence at Château Éphémère in Paris leading dance theatre company Re-United Now-Here, who moved to Vilnius in 2017 to launch the only butoh dance company Okarukas. After graduating from Gr. Rietveld Academy (Fine Arts) in Amsterdam, Sakurako has studied martial arts, butoh dance and Noh theatre with various masters in Japan. Sakurako creates multidisciplinary works investigating human condition usually combining visual arts and conceptual thinking, physical theatre, performance art and dance theatre. Sakurako developed a unique style enriching contemporary dance and theatre with butoh technique and being recognizable for her interdisciplinary & usually site-specific approach with very distinct aesthetics. Presentation of Sakurako works stretches from Amsterdam to Tokyo, as she is invited to present works at various festivals and perform at the acclaimed venues.

 

 

Photo: Fabrice Pairault