Ken Mai`s New solo ”Flesh to Ashes”肉体から灰へ Upcoming soon on the 20th May 2025 in Helsinki, Organized by Kulttuuritila Merirasti in Rastila, Helsinki.
It`s already Premiered and Organized by HAMU/Academy of Performing Arts in Prague this Feb 2025! Hope to see you there!! Thank you. Much love, Ken Mai
Flesh to Ashes/肉体から灰へ。
Duration: 45 min.
Butoh Performer: Ken Mai
Direction, lighting, costumes and music selection: Ken Mai
Costume by Anna Kushnerova
Poster design by Dobra Iloinen
Photography by Zuzana Lazarova
This work focuses on the body and soul. It is based on the themes of life, death, love, embodying the dignity and profoundness of human beings.
Thoroughly questioning, experimenting and struggling with the body and spirit, the performer senses life and the concept of death, until the body eventually decays and is transformed into ashes by the flames, returning to the earth and water. Embodying this ritualistic act, the performer burns away the ego and desires, becoming ashes, and the remaining soul departs for the sacred beyond.
I believe that at the root of this process lies the energy, embrace and guidance of love, which is said to be the universal consciousness, and I am convinced that the momentary performance contains the secret of eternity.
Payment : The Cash is accepting on the door!!
KULTTUURITILA MERIRASTI 