We then see this creature encased again in diaphanous material, like an embryo. As in the first section, she finally slides out of the drapery to reveal her true figure. But this revelation does nothing to dilute the mysteriousness of her identity in the shroud. The preceding sections are set to music by Japanese composers. The last part is to Louis Armstrong.
Rain falls on the pool of water.
Fleming, in a sort of tramp costume, splashes and sloshes through the water while her mouth is in a signature silent scream. She's not singin' in the rain. This dance of poetic wizardry repeats tonight at 8. Beginning May 29. Fleming will teach a five-day workshop at the Community Education Center based on Butoh techniques.