Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

“Butoh,” literally “dance of darkness,” is an avant-garde form of dance from Japan that few know about, and even fewer practice. As its only practitioner in Singapore, Xue tells us how she fell in love with this obscure, yet liberating, art form.

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The Role of Chance

The Role of Chance

1984

The Smortlybacks

The Smortlybacks

2013

Libre

Libre

2019

Goldie

Goldie

2019

First Date

First Date

2006

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Zapata's Gang

Zapata's Gang

1914

Thousand Year Sleep

Thousand Year Sleep

2007

Greenhouse

Greenhouse

2023

Harmonious

Harmonious

2023

To be Near You

To be Near You

2019

What We Do When We're Alone (or a Little Story About Reconditioning)

What We Do When We're Alone (or a Little Story About Reconditioning)

2016

The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

2012

RUN to ME RUN from ME

RUN to ME RUN from ME

2009

Requited

Requited

2011

Boys Like You

Boys Like You

2011

Revolution

Revolution

2012

The In-Between

The In-Between

2010

Frozen Roads

Frozen Roads

2012

Two Memories

Two Memories

1909