The Folds

Direction/choreography/cast: Conan Amok
Composer: Hurleyzone Amida
60 minutes

They are twisted, distorted, collapsed sometimes. Over the slight convulsions, the corpse is standing and staring at herself. Sacredness and vulgarity run rampant on each front and back. This is a reference to the essence of physical expression, that expresses the transformation of the human.
Conan Amok is a Tokyo-based butoh dancer / choreographer / director. His career started in 2008, under Akaji Maro, as a member of "Dairakudakan". He is a principal of artist collective "Sanzen CAMP" founded in 2021. Conan Amok directs and choreographs all works of Sanzen CAMP. Creates and presents works that objectify the body based on well-trained bodies and sophisticated techniques. In recent years, they have adopted Amok's unique Butoh technique, Multi layered Body, based on phenomenological and sculptural perspectives, and have been active across disciplines.