ShiraHimeRyu -a tale of a white lady dragon-
"Yokko's nightmarish transformation from meek and vulnerable to fiendish and foul and painted a ghoulishly satisfying portrait displaying twisted terror and darkness in ways rarely encountered on stage."
-Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World (READ FULL REVIEW)
-Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World (READ FULL REVIEW)
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ShiraHimeRyu
at Butoh Festival Amsterdam (Oct. 4, 2024) photography by Cécile Desailly
photography by Maciej Rusinek
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Choreographed & Performed by Yokko
Music by César Dávila-Irizarry (American Horror Story) Costume by Deepsikha Chatterjee Teatro Munganga
Schinkelhavenstraat, 27-HS, 1075 VP Amsterdam October 4-5, 2024 8:00pm General ticket: € 25 Students & Unemployed discount ticket € 20 (single day) € 35 (both days) |
THIS is a collaboration between Yokko and César Dávila-Irizarry (American Horror Story) This is an exploration of longing and power relations in the realm of remembrance and dreams. The story is inspired by Japanese Dragon Legend and a dream Yokko had. The white dragon is associated with water. Honored and revered for both its destructive and life-giving force. It is believed that unmarried older women are possessed by the dragon deities and its struggles with memories and desires. Women who are cursed because of sins from previous lives.
BIOS
Yokko is an actor and interdisciplinary artist from Japan specialized in Butoh, Theatre and Movement. That have acted in, devised, and choreographed a variety of local and international shows and films, winning various awards, including “Best One-Woman Show,” “Best Choreography,” “Best Physical Theatre,” and "Best Actress" for Butoh Medea, in festivals such as United Solo NYC at Theatre Row (2014 & 2015) and the Hollywood Fringe (2018). Butoh Medea appeared in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning a nomination for the “Asian Arts Awards.” It has toured the US and Europe (Poland, UK, Italy, Turkey, Germany and Czech Republic) since 2015. Another of Yokko’s original productions, Hide Your Fires: Butoh Lady Macbeth, premiered at Pan Asian Rep’s NuWorks (2017), was the winner of the “Best Physical Theatre” at United Solo NYC (2017), and “Best International Show” at the Hollywood Fringe (2019). Their choreographed & directed ensemble work SHINKA won “Outstanding Premier Production of a Play,” and “Outstanding Choreography and Movement” at The New York Innovative Theatre Awards (2019). Yokko’s Butoh work has been seen in several music & Arts videos, including Ready To Let Go (Cage The Elephant, 2019), and The 8 dissolutions at Morris Museum, Times sq billboard (Erik Bergrin, 2022) and more.
Yokko is a recipient of the G. William Hume Fellowship in Performing Arts (2023). They are the founder and Artistic Director of a NY Based Butoh Theatre Group, RenGyoSoh, the producing artistic director of Unfix NYC Festival: creating an awareness of ecology through Arts. Yokko's work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture, and they are passionate to collaborate with local artists to synthesis different cultures and disciplines to create a new work to share them with the world communities. B.A in Theatre (UAlbany), MFA in Acting (Actors Studio). www.yokko-online.com
César Dávila-Irizarry is an award-winning Puerto Rican composer and sound artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for creating sonic experiences that explore the emotional complexity of self, social interactions in the United States, and storytelling, whether abstract or narrative. Using electronic and acoustic sounds, César enhances the storytelling in film, TV, dance, and art projects. César is known best as the main composer of the theme song of Ryan Murphy's TV show "American Horror Story" (2011 - present) and the sole composer of the theme song of the Netflix docu-series "Crime Scene" (2021 - present). He also created soundscapes for the award-winning indie director Joel Benjamin, and the worldwide architecture firm ARUP, among many others. After studying sociology and music at the University of Puerto Rico, César obtained an associate degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University and a BFA in Sound from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. César is the proud recipient of 9 BMI Film & TV Music Awards.
Yokko is a recipient of the G. William Hume Fellowship in Performing Arts (2023). They are the founder and Artistic Director of a NY Based Butoh Theatre Group, RenGyoSoh, the producing artistic director of Unfix NYC Festival: creating an awareness of ecology through Arts. Yokko's work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture, and they are passionate to collaborate with local artists to synthesis different cultures and disciplines to create a new work to share them with the world communities. B.A in Theatre (UAlbany), MFA in Acting (Actors Studio). www.yokko-online.com
César Dávila-Irizarry is an award-winning Puerto Rican composer and sound artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for creating sonic experiences that explore the emotional complexity of self, social interactions in the United States, and storytelling, whether abstract or narrative. Using electronic and acoustic sounds, César enhances the storytelling in film, TV, dance, and art projects. César is known best as the main composer of the theme song of Ryan Murphy's TV show "American Horror Story" (2011 - present) and the sole composer of the theme song of the Netflix docu-series "Crime Scene" (2021 - present). He also created soundscapes for the award-winning indie director Joel Benjamin, and the worldwide architecture firm ARUP, among many others. After studying sociology and music at the University of Puerto Rico, César obtained an associate degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University and a BFA in Sound from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. César is the proud recipient of 9 BMI Film & TV Music Awards.
NY Butoh Institute Fest 18 (Oct. 12-22, 2018)
At Theatre For New City
At Theatre For New City
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Photograph by Warren Archer
Video by Geoff Shelton |
