BODY AND THE WORLD – THE FILM

Feature film, duration 86 min
SU-EN Butoh Company – 30 years of dancing bodies
Created by SU-EN and Agustín Ortiz Herrera
Release online 2024

Watch full film on Vimeo here

The film Body and the World presents the aesthetics and work method of SU-EN Butoh Company and depicts the activities over 30 years with Butoh, choreography and art projects. The film enters deeply into the world of the international dance company SU-EN Butoh Company’s artistic activities and performances on stage. It presents the Japanese roots of Butoh dance and further how the Butoh Body of SU-EN was developed. The film shows the essence of SU-EN Butoh Method in relation to nature and the struggle of being alive, as well as glimpses from the daily life, work and dance training at the SU-EN Butoh Company center, Haglund Skola in Almunge, Sweden. It also presents excerpts from stage performances around the world and the aspects of the performance that the audience usually never gets to see; weeks and months of creating the choreography and the costumes, stage art and hairstyles. The film follows projects with creative collaborators in Tokyo, New York and Nagano as well as a visit to the Hijikata archive.

Many thanks to collaborators around the world who contributed to the SU-EN Butoh Company productions presented in this film as well as the videographers and photographers.

Supported by

Swedish Arts Council, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, The Regional Film Commission of Uppland, Sweden
© 2023 Mon no Kai/SU-EN Butoh Company

If you are interested in screening this film, please contact film@suenbutohcompany.net

Screening and tech info
Master file
ProRes 422HQ R709, 1920x1080p, 16.9
Audio: ch 1-6 5.1, ch 7-8 2.0
Viewers (for presentation at festivals)
DCP FLAT 1998×1080 1.85 IAR 16.9, audiomix 5.1
H-264 (mp4) R709 1920x1080p, audiomix 2.0