“The rage against the machine. The dance of utter darkness. Paradox and contradiction are the constants. Erotic, yet grotesque. Beauty tainted with abject horror. Obsession driven by alienation and loss. The ambiguity of dreams. The Way of Mud gave real form to these concepts.”

SCORCH MAGAZINE, 1993.

An extension of the Never the Elephant production, this first full-length Butoh work by Zen Zen Zo introduced the house style and themes that would become hallmarks of the company’s later Butoh-based productions.

Title:
Butoh: The Way of Mud

Dates:
20-28 May, 1993 (Brisbane Biennial Fringe Festival)

Venue:
The Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane

Director:
Lynne Bradley

Choreographers:
Lynne Bradley & Frances Barbe

Designer:
Rachel Konyi

LX Designer:
Simon Woods

Composers:
Michael Burke & Lorne Gerlach

Performers:
Frances Barbe, Chris Beckey, Lynne Bradley, Andrew Cory, Sonya Davies, Wendy Freedman, Lorne Gerlach, Darren Jorgensen, Rebecca Murray, Adam Smart, Simon Woods