"Lady Bird" butoh dance-theatre

To fall upward after having crossed this dense earth a thousand and one times… to fly into the open and be reborn… to feel new wings growing silently within me… and still not know toward what other time and space they propel me… to fall upward and be reborn… (Text by Carlos A. Segovia)

A woman, as free as a bird, can soar to enjoy life and freedom. The sky is open to her. But she is tied to her nest — to her responsibilities, both big and small, to her emotions, habits, and passions. She feels free, and it seems like she might take flight and fly away. But she is held back by her own pit. Freedom is the open sky in her life, but it’s become so familiar that it’s no longer a joy or a precious gift — just something forgotten and pushed aside by the channel in the pit, which gives direction. And that direction is not toward the sky. (Text by Evgeny Gevorkyan)

[This video is a clip for a longer performance that will be presented at Pink You Fest in Berlin in November 2025 at Acker Stadt Palast]

Butoh dance-theatre: Sofya Shaikut
Filming: Alexandra Kononchenko
Editing: Sofya Shaikut
Sound: Sheonator Pseak