On scorched canvas littered with raven feathers, Eiko & Koma present their latest piece Raven (2010) followed by Night Tide (1984) and an excerpt of White Dance (1976, revived 2010). This triptych contemplates nature, time and human desire and is suggestive of moving paintings.
Collaborative partners for 40 years, Eiko & Koma are known for groundbreaking dance works that stretch boundaries. Eiko & Koma have long experimented with modes of presentation, performing in museums, a trailer – even a river and a graveyard – placing their bodies in landscapes evoking epic expanses of time.
Born and raised in Japan, Eiko & Koma have been resident in the USA since 1976. They have been honoured with two Bessie (New York Dance and Performance) Awards, a joint MacArthur Fellowship, the Dance Magazine Award and the Samuel Scripps/American Dance Festival Award.
“You connect to their world not by watching, but by imagining that you are living inside their bodies.” (Gia Kourlas, The New York Times)
Please note: performance contains nudity.
