Wanna Be A Rabbit

Wanna Be A Rabbit is a fusion of physical theatre, story-telling, visual installation and Japanese Butoh, in collaboration between Weave Movement Theatre and international Butoh performance artist, Yumi Umiumare.

The work moves between the surreal and absurd; humorously reversing perceptions of difference and exploring themes, such as the tendency to categorise, distance and suspect ‘outsiders’. It asks the hard questions : Will I ever be perfect? Am I invisible? How do I get out of here? It’s dark. What am I: black/white, man/woman/other, less/more, an Aussie oy, oy?

In Wanna Be A Rabbit characteristic absurd humour strikes a chord with disabled people, whose experience as a marginalised and stereotyped group often develops a sharp sense of the absurd and an ingenious, lateral take on life and art. Common features of Butoh include playful and grotesque imagery, taboo topics, extreme or absurd environments.

Following a successful season of White Day Dream and two enthusiastically received appearances at the ButohOUT! festivals in 2018 and 2019, this dynamic collaboration between Yumi and Weave brings you a new show full of light and dark, whimsy, absurdity and unexpected insight.