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It is my mission to use dance
to explore and create with all of our human qualities. The intention is to use everything, both within and without to
express without filtration or bias the “Such as it is of the Whole All.” My work is unique in the sense
that my choreography asks questions of my audiences. Often these are questions that confront the witness with questions
about themselves. I am not interested in answers that lead to conclusions. I am interested in questions that lead
to movement, change and growth. Syzygy Butoh is a dance in which the body is encouraged to speak for itself. In
the same way that a flower cannot help but express its flower-ness, our bodies are blooming with an innate, powerful and authentic
nature. Like light projected through film, it is this nature that gives rise to the forms I create. Like all structures
in nature the body has an innate desire to be beautiful, to fulfill it's destiny with artistry and grace. Ultimately
what makes my work unique is the focus I put on this universal humanity we share. By offering what is personal so that
it may be transfigured into that which is universal my mission is to share the sacred through art. -Nathan
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