at Automata Gallery in Chinatown LA, Ca
8 pm Friday, May 30
7 pm Saturday, May 31
2 pm on Sunday, June 1, 2025 (matinee)
To renew is to shed, fracture, and bloom in the absence of certainty.
Ekstasis—a state of being outside oneself—emerges in the space between transformation and surrender. In this evening of solo Butoh performances, artists traverse the landscapes of body and memory, unearthing the unseen forces that shape our becoming. Each piece is a dialogue between stillness and eruption, exploring what it means to reach beyond the self in search of something ancient and fleeting.Join us as we move through the liminal, where renewal is not an endpoint but a perpetual unfolding.
Neoma is a collective of interdisciplinary artists. We are a diverse group of artists practicing in the fields of dance, photography, sound, sculpture, visual arts, and healing arts. Most came together in the search for practicum and community-based mindfulness. Neoma was formed from butoh workshops facilitated by josie j at The Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, CA.
Neoma Collective
josie j, Dancer
Chris SooHoo (he/him), Light and Projection Artist
Echo (they/them), Dancer
Monica Moreno (she/her), Dancer
Mica, Dancer
Arden, Dancer
Adrian Kim Estrada, Dancer
Hermonie Byrd, Dancer
Casey Anderson, Electronics
Ufoofu
Raquel Bell, Vocals
Kane Abolafia, Bass and Drums
Jared Marshall, Drum