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RURI MITO (JAPAN): MATOU & WHERE WE WERE BORN

  • January 4 - 5, 2025
  • PS21 Black Box Theater

    2980 New York 66
    Chatham, New York 12037
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Description

CONTEMPORARY DANCE 

Co. Ruri Moto (Japan): Matou and Where We Were Born

Saturday, Jan 4th, 3 pm  

Sunday, Jan 5th, 3 pm 

Black Box Theater

Matou — Ruri Mito

The Japanese word “matou” denotes wearing, putting on, or being dressed in clothing. Figuratively, it also refers to the process by which the outer layer of our skin is continually renewing and replacing itself, much as snakes shed their skin. Matou, a solo performance by dancer-choreographer Ruri Mito, explores the body as a mysterious, haunted vessel, impossible to comprehend or observe in its entirety because it is in constant flux, its cells endlessly dying and regenerating. Kim Dunphy, in the Sydney Morning Herald, called Matou a “mesmerizing spectacle, ghastly and grueling, but also gorgeous.” 

Where We Were Born — Co. Ruri Mito

In Where We Were Born, Mito continues to scrutinize and explore the body as the defining element of human existence. Choreographed by Mito and performed by the seven dancers of her Co. Ruri Mito, the piece weaves and unravels the delicately and intricately connected dancers, creating one kaleidoscopic body.

Read a review of Matou here.

Each matinee performance of Matou and Where We Were Born runs one hour. 

Date & Time

Jan 4 - 5, 2025

Venue Details

PS21 Black Box Theater

2980 New York 66
Chatham, New York 12037 PS21 Black Box Theater
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