Monthly Archives: April 2025

Frequency in Motion in Kumano, Japan

Frequency in Motion at the Tanami theater was really a dream show for me. The atmosphere, the setting, the remote location really added to the mystery of this frequency. We rehearsed for a few days, but the final version was still relatively new. All improvised, this set was less dramatic than others, but the intensity remained. All the past frequencies were in major cities, but Kumano is remote, near the sea and mountains. I am certain this contributed to the mood and tempo of the dancers and the sounds. I was lucky to have a real piano during the set and I incorporated some new tracks as well. I really enjoyed improvising with Awaya and Hiroko and look forward to sharing some of the material. After the show, we had a very illuminating Q and A session. The questions varied from the nature of improvisation, Butoh culture, the structure of the film, and pacing. We had a great audience!

Massive thanks to the dancers: Atsushi Takenouchi (JP), Ioku Ero Nikaido (Hong Kong), Himeko Narumi (JP), Arisa Hiura (JP) for adding to the Japanese dream.

I have lots of additional work I will be sharing about this show and will report on my screening and filming in future posts.

Deep thanks to everyone involved in participating and putting this show on.  A fantastic event!

Photos above provided by: Stephen Black

Beyond Encounters #19 tracklist and archive.

  1. Hiram- Solstice Song
  2. Polylith- Return to the empty workshop
  3. Awaya– Zero Gravity remix
  4. Spring shower in late March (New)
  5. Excerpt from live Frequency in Motion in Athens, Greece w. Hiroko Komiya and Aleksandros Mitros, 2/25
  6. A return to Wenona (longer version)
  7. A bridge near the sea (Unreleased field recording in Nice, France)
  8. Pond in Silver Spring (shorter version) New.
  9. Hiroko Komiya Chris H. Lynn Ukigumo ending 

Massive thanks to Hiram, Polylith, Awaya,  and Hiroko.

The shore, the trees, the light: The films of Chris H. Lynn at Tanami Theater on 4/16/25

I am really excited to have a screening in Kumano, Japan. This program focuses more on the Chesapeake Bay area films. There will be a discussion and dinner after the event.

1. From Chance to Deal is a journey through Chance and Deal Islands located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Primarily a landscape work, each passage highlights the audiovisual rhythms of land, light and seascapes during the months of June to October.

2. The Light of Early Spring is a color super 8 film from the Journal of Drifting Hours series. The last three images were filmed at Rachel Carson’s home in Silver Spring, Md.

Rachel Carson was an author whose writings contributed to the global environmentalist movement.

The Journal series: Drifting moments, lyrical passages, memory impulses, landscape studies and visual notations explored on super 8 film

3. Avenue of Olive Trees is a b/w super 8 film recorded in Antibes, France during the summer of 2024.

These olive trees go back centuries and I wanted to highlight their timelessness, their serenity, but also their fragility, especially now.

I will provide the Japanese version soon and link to the place.