Photo: Fia Wiedersheim-Paul and SU-EN Butoh Company
© SU-EN Butoh Company
CHARILA
In ancient Greece, dolls – Charila – were buried in the earth where they were transformed into godesses …
What do we bury in our soil?
A ritual anticipating the outbreak of spring … resurrection …
Human- divine nature …
bones clothed in blossom
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Choreography and solo Butoh dance: SU-EN
Additional dancers on some versions
Costume and space: SU-EN
Music: Rob Angus, nature and others
Premiered in Uppsala 1995
Performed in Stockholm – Malmö – Århus – Copenhagen 1995-1996
Performed in Stockholm – Malmö – Århus – Copenhagen 1995-1996