Notes on Frequency at Space Theater in Busan, South Korea

 

A brilliant show which started in the mid-afternoon on a Saturday inside a busy metro station.
Frequency in Busan was truly underground. Another first for me.

Like past shows, we introduced quite a few new elements during the set. I opened the performance with an electric piano with Hiroko’s sounds. During the quieter moments, you could hear some rumbling from the metro trains, which a few audience members noted during the q and a session after the show.

The pace changed at times, there was a moment of just percussive sounds: shells, water, pages turning, that was really magical.
This event really had us contemplating the performing space in a different way. Art in the center of commerce/travel/ with aspects of the urban environment  incorporated into the live show.

I will expand on this for the Slow Viewing Room soon.

A transformative, enchanting performance by the dancers  Atsushi Takenouchi, Hwang Miae, Heo Gyeongmi.

Beautiful digital projection and sound

After Frequency, we had some really thought provoking questions about Butoh, the environment, space, the cinematic image and its relation to thought,  and improvisation. A very enthusiastic  and thoughtful audience.

The event could not have happened without the incredible vision of Artistic Director Jun Sangbae.

Deep thanks Space Theater and everyone involved.

I will share live sounds/rehearsals in the upcoming weeks and possibly more pics.

Photos: Jun Sangbae

A landscape I’ve heard before for Memory of the Skin

 

Wonderful to hear that A Landscape I have heard before, a track with Hiroko Komiya for Frequency, will be used for Memory of the Skin ,a Butoh Dance performance in Germany by Anna Orkolainen

Details below from Anna:

Judge Me” is a visceral Butoh performance that dives into the act of judgment, beauty, and transformation. Surrounded by the audience on all sides, the performer moves between the audience as a living sculpture of skin and latex, peeling, stretching, and re-forming. The body becomes a question: Who decides what is beautiful? What is worth watching? Who is the spectator? Who is the performer?
Soundscapes created by sound artists Hiroko Komiya and Chris H. Lynn, “Frequency in Motion live in Barcelona” https://hirokokomiyachrishlynn.bandcamp.com/music merge with raw physicality, guiding the performer through states of alienation, sensuality, and rebirth. 

If you are traveling from far and need a place to stay, it is possible to spend the night at Kultur Bahnhof for 10 € per person per night. Air mattresses will be available, but please bring your sleeping bags.

KuBa can be reached by bus from Lüneburg main station (mehr Infos hier)..

Beyond Encounters #29 tracklist and archive

 

Below is archive and tracklist. Enjoy

  1. Winter Solstice (excerpt) w. Hiroko Komiya
  2. January on the Bay (excerpt) New
  3. Piano Improv (New)
  4. Frequency in Glasgow, Scotland (excerpt) New
  5. Foxriver (different mix)
  6. Northern Pacific Railroad Yards for the British Library inspired by Flickr series-(Archive and link coming soon)
  7. Warsaw Tram (New)
  8. Antibes (23)
  9. Glasgow coffee shop (new)
  10. Snow and Ice near bridge (new)
  11. North Carolina trail (new)

13 Views and a new Journal of Drifting Hours series at the Space Theater in Busan, South Korea

Deeply humbled and moved to take part in Frequency w. Hiroko Komiya and a film event in Busan, South Korea. The event is a two-day screening for the Urban Silence project with a new 60-minute landscape film called 13 Views for the Slow Viewing room w.performers. I will also be screening Journal of Drifting Hours 2023-2026. I have posted the materials below. Massive thanks to SangBae who organized and wrote the text. More soon.

 

28MAR2026 Frequency In Motion in Busan South Korea 韓国釜山公演 <Frequency In Motion >

INTER ASIAN PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL

AUDIO VISUAL BUTOH PERFORMANCE “Frequency in Motion”

Date & Time: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 4:00 PM 

Running time: 60 minutes

Venue: Space Theater (B1, 242, Suyeong-ro, Nam-gu, Busan / Daeyeon Station)

Organization: Space Theater / Onion King Performing Arts Collective (Busan, Korea)

Sponsor: Art Council Korea

Admission: 30,000 won       Contact: +82-051-611-8518

Contact Information:  komasanjun@hanmail.net

ARTISTS

Super 8 and Digital Film: Chris H. Lynn (US)

Live Sounds, Field Recordings, Objects: Hiroko Komiya (JP), Chris H. Lynn (US)

Butoh Dancer, Performer: Atsushi Takenouchi (JP), Guest dancers Hwang Miae, Heo Gyeongmi

STAFF

Artistic Director: Chung Chiao, Jun Sangbae 

Producer: Hwang MiAe Lighting 

Director: Choi-ChilHwan 

Impresario: Hwang MiRan

This event is supported by the Arts Council Korea as part of the Korean Arts and Culture Promotion Project.

This promotional material was first posted on Jinen Butoh website

I am really excited to be part of this. I will share more soon