[Wings] Conan Amok’s “R/evolution(s)” Performance in Edinburgh
Conan Amok, “R/evolution(s)”
Edinburgh Performance (Scotland)
“Wings”: International Dance Project by Dance Base Yokohama for Emerging Creators
In 2024, Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY) launched the “Wings”: International Dance Project by Dance Base Yokohama for Emerging Creators, utilizing funding from the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ “Fund for Strengthening the Infrastructure for Cultural and Artistic Activities.”Together with the six groups of creators selected for the “Wings” project , we have been creating and staging works with a view toward international performances.
It has been announced that the international premiere of *R/evolution(s)*, directed and choreographed by Conan Amok, will take place in August 2026 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts festival.
This production is being realized as part of an exchange program between the two dance houses, based on an international partnership with Dance Base, Scotland’s national dance center. During the Fringe, a total of 12 performances will be held at Dance Base (*).
Following its premiere at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in October 2025 and a performance at YPAM Exchange in December of the same year, the production will now be presented at one of the world’s leading arts festivals. We hope this performance will serve as a stepping stone to further opportunities for international expansion.Please look forward to the Edinburgh performances and the future developments of the various “Wings” works.
*As part of this partnership, we plan to host a residency at DaBY for an artist from Scotland in October 2026.
◆Outline of work
This production brings together Ame, who honed her craft at Daikamelkan—one of Japan’s leading butoh companies—and four contemporary dancers with diverse backgrounds, as they take on the challenge of carrying forward the legacy of butoh while reinventing its form for the modern era.Conan Amok, who studied sculpture at an art university and gained many years of experience with the Butoh company Da Rakudakan, engages in the preservation and reinterpretation of Butoh using her unique dance method, “Multi Layered Body,” which is based on phenomenology and a sculptural perspective.In this work, she began the creative process by taking the dual meanings of “Revolution”—“orbital motion” and “transformation”—as her starting point. Focusing on the materiality of the body, she projects“permanence and discontinuity,” “substitution,” “movement,” and “transformation” onto the body, creating refined, solid movements. Collaborating with dancers from diverse backgrounds outside of Butoh, she presents new possibilities for the art form.
Direction, Choreography, and Set Design: Conan Amok
Cast: Moeka Nagata, Kaya Tsurumi, Mano Hatanaka, Yuki Matsukura
Music: Hurleyzone Amida, Kohsetsu Narukami
Artistic Director / Producer: Eri Karatsu (Dance Base Yokohama / Aichi Prefectural Art Theater)
Technical Coordinator: Chikage Yuyama
Lighting Design: Nami Nakayama
Sound Support: Akumi Sakurauchi
Production: Yuka Kamimura, Saki Kato (Dance Base Yokohama)
Public Relations: Nozomi Tanaka (Dance Base Yokohama)
Managing Director: Hiromitsu Katsumi (Dance Base Yokohama)
▶︎Production Details
▶︎Edinburgh Performance Information Page
▶︎Press Release
◆Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A performing arts festival held in August in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It boasts one of the world’s largest scales, attracting more than 1,800 promoters, producers, agents, and others.Since its inaugural event in 1947, the festival has continued to expand, and in 2019, more than 4,000 performances were held at over 300 venues. The lineup ranges from theater to dance, music, comedy, and circus acts.
The 79th edition, scheduled for 2026, is set to take place from Monday, August 3, to Monday, August 31.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Website
◆Date and Time
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – Sunday, August 30, 2026, 4:05 PM – 5:05 PM
*No performance on Monday, August 24
*The performance is scheduled to last 45 minutes
◆Venue
Dance Base 1 ( https://www.dancebase.co.uk/about-us/plan-your-visit/ )
A dance center located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Founded in 1993, it opened a new studio in 2001 as Scotland’s first national Dance Base.
It works to promote dance to a wide range of people—both in the local community and across professional and amateur levels—with the goal of transforming people’s lives through dance.
Dance Base Edinburgh Website
◆Tickets
Assembly Festival Ticket Site
https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/revolutions
◆Profile
◆Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project “Wings” for Next-Generation Creators Taking Flight Around the World
Dance Base Yokohama (DaBY) has launched a new project titled “Dance Base Yokohama International Dance Project ‘Wings’ for the Next Generation of Creators Taking Flight into the World.”This project aims to enhance the international presence of Japanese creators by fostering leading Japanese artists, producers, dramaturgs, and critics, staging their works overseas, and creating opportunities for further restagings.
“Wings” Website
◆Inquiries
Please send inquiries to the following email addresses:
contact[at]dancebase.yokohama
*Please replace [at] with @ when sending your email.
*Members of the press and others planning to cover the event on-site should also contact us at the addresses listed above.
◆Credit
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
Dance Base Festival 2026 in partnership with Assembly Festival
Organized and Produced by: Dance Base Yokohama [SEGA SAMMY Foundation for Arts and Culture], Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance
Co-produced by: Dance Base Yokohama, Aichi Prefectural Art Theater[Aichi Prefectural Foundation for the Promotion of Culture]
Funding: Creator Support Fund
