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Review Excerpts
"Wild extremes in fearless performance shock, fascinate" THE AGE
"It is a bizarre mixture of butoh, grotesquerie and highly physical acting.." Herald Sun
".. Frenzied and stimulating, DasSHOKU Hora!! is at times both comic and confronting, but always compelling." Melbourne Stage on line
"Watching Umiumare dance butoh is like watching a stainless steel mannequin ram a knife into a toaster." Vibewire on line
Online Reviews/Previews
"Butoh's difficult, non-naturalistic exploration of extremely physical emotionality is put into relief through the inventive and playful ironies of the cabaret tradition, and in the instance of DasSHOKU Hora!, the result is both frightening and energising."
"Umiumare is a thrilling and compelling performer"
"Cultural anthropology with sound production you can feel in your belly and visuals that will never leave you."
"Which way reality from here?"
"a sight for the wicked"
"Crazy crazy nights"
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