Chisato Minamimura: Mark of A Woman
Projection, animation and performance trace the relationship between women’s bodies and tattooing practices.
Mark of A Woman is a performance project by Chisato Minamimura, celebrating and exploring personal histories and authentic accounts of the undertold relationships between women and tattooing cultures.
Using Visual Vernacular (the choreographed and poetic form of sign language), digital animation, kinetic projection and Woojer™ technology, it offers an accessible new exploration into women’s social, cultural and historical relationships to body marking.
Minamimura is a Deaf performance artist, choreographer and BSL art guide. Born in Japan, and now based in London, she has created, performed and taught internationally and is currently a Work Place artist at The Place.
Minamimura approaches choreography and performance making from her unique perspective as a Deaf artist, experimenting with and exploring the visualisation of sound and music. By using dance and technology, Minamimura aims to share her experiences of sensory perception and human encounters.
Commissioned by The Place and BAC, supported using public funds from Arts Council England. Supported by Pavilion Dance South West, Wellcome Collection and Auckland Arts Festival. Mark of a Woman is an Unlimited UK Partner Award 2023 commission with the Southbank Centre.
Need to know
Woojer Straps are available to book with tickets for this performance. Woojer Straps are vibrating belts designed to offer an additional sensory experience for audiences by enabling the user to feel sound vibrations.
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
05 Sep 2024, 7.30pm
Run time
55 minutes (approx)
Run times may vary by up to 20 minutes as they can be affected by last-minute programme changes, intervals and encores.
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from £15.00*
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