Butoh Curious Chi

Orchidelirium: Mitsu Salmon & La Spacer

By

Sara D Zalek

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1–2 minutes

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Orchidelirium is an outdoor interdisciplinary dance and performance connected to the history and symbolism of orchids by Mitsu Salmon with a soundscape by La Spacer.

Friday, July 29 
7 – 8:30 pm
Kilbourn Park (Avondale)
3501 N Kilbourn Ave Chicago, IL 60641

Friday, August 05
7 – 9:30 pm  
McKinley Park (Bridgeport)
2210 W. Pershing Rd. Chicago, IL 60609

Meet at the Field house, you will be led from there.

Free. Bring a chair or blanket. No registration is required.

Dance party to follow August 5th performance with DJ set by La Spacer.

McKinley event will be co-prenseted by CAAEJ

Created through the support of the Chicago Dancemaker’s Forum 

Presented through Night out in the Parks

Email orchideliriumperformance@gmail.com with any questions

Press and Podcast for more about the process and work

Hiroko Tamano

This 1 minute excerpt gives a taste of Butoh legend Hiroko Tamano’s teaching, philosophies, and movement. In the “Dance of Life: a Prayer in 4 Directions”, Hiroko has built upon this Indigenous practice learned from Txi Wizz (Canadian Buffoon) over 40 years ago.

She has imbued it with her own movements and philosophy as a gift of healing and empowerment to an anxious world. In her words, “this dance form gives ‘presentness’,” and awareness of the directions “gives ‘no confusion’ to the prayer.”

Dance of Life