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Adam Koan walks slowly through public space wearing a modified Japanese kimono made of scriptures in three languages—English, Russian, and Georgian—while walking, dancing, and interacting with the public as a form of prayer.
Credits
Performed and edited by Adam Koan https://instagram.com/shadowbodybutoh
Concept, costume, and filming by Tayna Var https://instagram.com/vardoesart
The performance is rooted in butoh and site-specific resonance and is part of the Theokinesis butoh project. https://theokinesis.com
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