Origami Ballet – Stray notes, loose threads

Origami Ballet is just that: a dance piece inspired by the art of folding paper.

The project, created by Agnes Obel who wrote the music, and choreographed by Makiko Aoyama, Robert Howat, and Takeshi Matsumoto, was premiered in Scotland in 2024. The video below is, according to the source of it, generated by AI from the movements of the dancers. A beautiful and hypnotic work.

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Origami Ballet “The Curse” is a hypnotic fusion of movement and paper art, choreographed by Makiko Aoyama, Robert Howat, and Takeshi Matsumoto. Premiering at Dance North Scotland’s RISE Festival (May 2024) and later at Think Big Munich, this 40-minute performance features two dancers interacting with enormous, intricate origami forms. Set to Agnes Obel’s haunting track “The Curse,” it weaves delicate paper sculptures and live piano into a surreal world where dance and visual art dissolve boundaries, inviting audiences into a dreamlike, tactile spectacle. . #OrigamiBallet #TheCurse #AgnesObel #MakikoAoyama #paperperformance #danceinstallation #kineticart #contemporaryart #installationart #exhibition #artgallery #gallery #artmuseum #museum #museumsnews
♬ Piano Lullaby – Ella Joy Meir