Wanna Be a Rabbit? with Weave Movement Theatre

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Mar 27

The Performance season in June 2020 were both Cancelled Due to the COVID-19.

new dates is going to be announced soon.

Will I ever be perfect? Am I invisible? How do I get out of here? My sheets need a wash. It’s dark. Is that a rabbit?

Wannabe a Rabbit? is directed and Choreographed by Yumi Umiumare in collaboration with Weave Movement Theatre. A fusion of Butoh and Physical Theatre, the work moved between the surreal and absurd; humorously reversing the perceptions of difference.

Wannabe A Rabbit? invites audiences on an investigation between the surreal ad the absurd; exploring universal human themes like:

Surfacing in reaction to the atrocities caused post World War II and initially referred to as the ‘Dance of Darkness’, Butoh converges themes of naturism and humanism. ButohOUT! intends to activate the spirit of Butoh through the local and national, contemporary dance community.

“Their strength lies in the performers’ ability to make the banal magical” – The Age
(review for Weave’s previous work)

Credit

Director: Yumi Umiumare
in collaboration with Weave Movement Theatre
Producer: Janice Florence
Sound designer: Dan West
Costume designer: Matilda Woodroofe
Lighting designer: Jennifer Hector
Installation artist: Pimpisa Tinpalit