Structured/Shattered
Erica Premiered her butoh solo, Structure/Shattered at Groping Towards Dance: Butoh and the Origins of Movement
September 14 – 16, 2005 at Chicago Cultural Center Sydney R. Yates Gallery, 4th floor
Groping Towards Dance: Butoh and the Origins of Movement, curated by Nicole LeGette, showcased emerging butoh artists from across the country. This event was presented by blushing poppy productions in partnership with The Chicago Cultural Center and… Read more
What To Forget
Nicole LeGette and Erica Mott create a performance piece in conjunction with the sculptures of Petah Coyne.
July 15 -16, 2005, Chicago Cultural Center, Sydney R. Yates Gallery, 4th floor
Nicole LeGette and Erica Mott created a performance piece involving dancers encased in hundreds of plastic bags. They weaved three different elements together: the body, the synthetic, and the natural using Butoh, an avant-garde Japanese dance style. The event… Read more
DIS*CARD*
A solo buffoon and butoh inspired site-specific performance by Erica Mott.
Duration 25 minutes
Versions of this solo piece were performed at the PAC/Edge Performance Festival in Chicago April 1st-10th, 2005 and Lurie Gardens Celebration in Chicago July 10th, 2005
What do we throw away and what do we collect? And what do we have when we collect what’s thrown away? Told through movement and buffoonery, Dis*Card* was inspired… Read more