R/evolution(s)
R/evolution(s) is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly @ Dance Base. It has 12 performances listed, running from Tue 18 Aug, 16:05 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A contemporary butoh work, R/evolution(s) reimagines butoh for today while carrying its inheritance forward. It brings together Conan Amok – heir to the lineage of Dairakudakan, one of Japan's leading butoh companies – and contemporary dancers renewing the form from within. Grounded in Amok's 'multi layered body' method, developed through a fusion of butoh and sculptural practice, the work explores revolution as both orbit and radical transformation. Deep bass and wadaiko drums create a club-like ritual atmosphere, inviting audiences to encounter butoh anew. This work is part of Wings: International Dance Project by Dance Base Yokohama for Emerging Creators.
Details
- Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
- Space: DB1
- Genre: CIRCUS, Dance, Contemporary
- Country: JAPAN
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 72 seats (DB1) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Lift from street entrance to first floor Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 5 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Edinburgh-based Dance Base Yokohama and Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, directed and choreographed by Conan Amok, bring R/evolution(s) to Edinburgh Fringe at Assembly @ Dance Base (DB1), and you simply cannot look…
If you’ve never encountered Butoh before, imagine a performance where the body dictates what happens rather than following choreographed steps.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:05 — Already performed — £15.50