Dance piece by Dan Pelleg and Marko E. Weigert

Wabi-Sabi has its roots in ancient Japan, but its reverberations can still be felt everywhere today. Wabi-Sabi is recognizing the beauty of imperfection, impermanence and simplicity, appreciating the impermanent and imperfect in life, and appreciating the natural cycles of growth, decay and renewal. This leads to mindfulness, humility and a feeling of connection with nature.

Wabi-Sabi encourages us to recognize the beauty in asymmetry, rough textures and muted colors, in things like old pottery, worn textiles or weathered wood, for example. But its practice can be even more profound: Instead of relentlessly striving for perfection and accumulating unnecessary new possessions, it charts a path of appreciation for the things we already have in our lives.

It therefore offers a viable basis for an alternative to the Western culture of consumption and waste through a sustainable balance between the needs of human society and nature. But it may also lead to a more joyful way of life.

We want to capture a touch of this unique beauty and the special kind of longing it can awaken on our stage and share it with you. Let our dancers take you into the far reaches of Japanese life philosophy.