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Koan

Three performers are running around the dark empty room. They have their hands on each side of their face.

6th - 7th April 2018

Koan is a contemporary dance work created by BFT’s choreographer and senior ensemble member, Mariya Sazonova, inspired by Samuel Beckett’s great masterwork, Waiting for Godot, as well as its namesake – Koan – a construct of Zen Buddhism referring to a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices.

Breathtaking choreography repeats and repeats in a frenzied – yet never resolved – loop, as Koan speaks to the agony of being in a vigorously physical and hypnotic performance.

“I was at Koan and loved it. The actors kept going till the very end, the live music accompaniment was completely unimaginably cool. I didn’t immediately get the meaning and I was just watching it for its aesthetics, and then I thought – I’ve got it – and my feelings soared. In short, thank you – very strong stuff!” 

Audience member, 2018

GALLERY

Three performers are shirtless in a dark yellow lighted empty room. One stands in the middle with his right hand in a vase. The two others are standing on each side and blocking the ear of the performer in the middle with one finger.
In a dark empty room with a dim yellow lighting, one shirtless performer with his right hand in a vase is standing with his torso bent forward. Another shirtless performer is in the left corner, sweating a lot.
Close up to a performer in a dark empty room with dim yellow lighting. He is shirtless and is sweating. He is also biting the side of his hand.
A shirtless performer is pulling a ring attached to the ceiling, standing upside down on a ceiling.
A shirtless performer is in the middle of a dark empty room. He is frowning in agony in the middle of a bright yellow light
Three performers are in a dark empty room with agony and frustration. Two of them have their hands on the face. The other one has his hand stuck in a vase
Three performers in a dark empty room. One in the middle is trying to take the vase that is stuck on his right hand. The two others are standing next to him and helping him.
Two shirtless performers are in a dark empty room. They are about to kiss each other.
Three performers are running around the dark empty room. They have their hands on each side of their face.
Three performers are in a dark empty room. They are on top of each other, doing handstand against the wall
Three performers in a dark empty room. One with a vase stuck on his right hand stands in the middle while the others are standing next to him, hugging.
Mid shot of one performer standing in the middle of a dark empty room. He is biting the side of his hand.
Mid shot of three performers in a middle of a dark empty room. Two performers are holding a performer arm in arm. They seem to be taking him somewhere.
A performer standing in the middle of a dark empty room. He takes his hand stuck in a vase to the front.
Mid shot of the three performers in a dark empty room. The one in the middle has a contorted face while the two others are looking at something in front
A shirtless performer is lying in a dark empty room. He is sweating and looks tired
A shirtless performer is sitting on the floor in a dark empty room. He is drinking something from a vase that was stuck on his hand
Two shirtless performers in a dark empty room. One is sitting by the wall showing his back and holding a vase over his head. The other is crawling in the middle of the room on his hand, dragging his legs
Three performers in a dark empty room. A yellow hinted spotlight shines on them. The one is the middle is looking sideways. The one to his right has his right arm with a vase wrapped around the one in the middle, shouting.
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