Tsujikaze Butoh Performance

Tsujikaze translated as dust-devil or whirlwind is the latest Butoh offering by Butoh dancer Xue. The bucolic performance will be accompanied by live instrumentals and sonic improvisations by Derrick Tay, Co-Founder of SAINOUSPACE, conjuring a forested world of soft breezes and dancing leaves.

Using the dust-devil as personification of the ‘empty-body’ state in butoh, Tsujikaze is given form through the corralling of dust and loose matter from the forest floor, stirred by the vibrations of singing bowls and deep vocalizations. Derrick’s music breathes life into Xue’s Butoh and maps the edges of a secret world shared by the two performers as they engage in a soft duality of sound and movement. The music element in Tsujikaze is an integral part of the performance, enhancing the sensory experience of the audience and supporting the narrative of the Butoh dance. The live instrumentals and sonic improvisations by Derrick Tay create a unique…