Kentaro Kujirai, U-BU-SU-NA, Coronet Theatre
The Coronet Theatre hosts the world premiere of U-BU-SU-NA, by the Japanese master of butoh dance Kantaro Kujirai
Kentaro Kujirai, UBUSUNA. Photo: Bozzo
Japan's butoh is a unique dance form. The word means 'dance of utter darkness' and represents a rebellion against conventional dance practices, focusing on taboo topics and incorporating vivid movement and grotesque imagery.
One of its leading exponents is Kentaro Kujirai; and following an appearance in the 2022 Electric Japan Festival, he returns to The Coronet with his latest work, U-BU-SU-NA, which will have its world premiere at the Notting Hill theatre.
U-BU-SU-NA is an ancient Japanese word meaning 'the mystical divine power that protects the land and those who live there' and the piece is billed as 'interrogating the tension between contemporary urbanism and Japan’s ancient spiritual heritage'. It asks what history can teach us.
Kujirai developed U-BU-SU-NA in collaboration with the dramaturg Shuri Kido, an award-winning poet known for his translations of Ezra Pound into Japanese, and Japanese sound artist and composer Fujita, who is known for using natural phenomena to explore his interest in hearing the unheard.
Dancers Makoto Sadakata, Izumi Noguchi, and Hirohisa Kanamori join Kujirai on stage.
One of its leading exponents is Kentaro Kujirai; and following an appearance in the 2022 Electric Japan Festival, he returns to The Coronet with his latest work, U-BU-SU-NA, which will have its world premiere at the Notting Hill theatre.
U-BU-SU-NA is an ancient Japanese word meaning 'the mystical divine power that protects the land and those who live there' and the piece is billed as 'interrogating the tension between contemporary urbanism and Japan’s ancient spiritual heritage'. It asks what history can teach us.
Kujirai developed U-BU-SU-NA in collaboration with the dramaturg Shuri Kido, an award-winning poet known for his translations of Ezra Pound into Japanese, and Japanese sound artist and composer Fujita, who is known for using natural phenomena to explore his interest in hearing the unheard.
Dancers Makoto Sadakata, Izumi Noguchi, and Hirohisa Kanamori join Kujirai on stage.
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| What | Kentaro Kujirai, U-BU-SU-NA, Coronet Theatre |
| Where | The Coronet Theatre, Print Room, 103 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Notting Hill Gate (underground) |
| When |
14 Nov 24 – 16 Nov 24, 19:30 Dur.; 1 hour no interval |
| Price | £25-£35 |
| Website | click here to book |