*As part of New Performance Festival
By Josh Rutter (Auckland)

A belligerent confused rite of passage, deep in the heart of homo-social neurosis. A group of men lost in the fever dreams of a restlessly mutating society. Luckily, one of them knows the way... or at least he used to. Whether it takes esoteric gymnastics or group hypnosis, they are determined to fight their way to... well, somewhere. Performance artist Josh Rutter gleefully steals from prepubescent blogs, protein supplement package design, and Hungarian backyard wrestling to create Dance like a Butterfly Dream Boy.

Josh Rutter is a freelance dancer and choreographer based in Auckland. Since graduating from Unitec’s Dance Program, Josh has danced for Michael Parmenter, Hans Van Den Broeck, Malia Johnston, Maria Dabrowska, The Playground, Alyx Duncan, Alexa Wilson, completed projects with Stephen Bain and Winning Productions and performed in festivals both locally and internationally.

He has created collaborative works with Cat Ruka New Treaty Militia (Berlin, NY, Dunedin), Tokyo-based artist Yuki Maruyama (Auckland) and Dave Hall Release Candidate (Christchurch, Auckland). Josh also writes and performs music, most currently as one half of ‘Sweat City Heat Wave’.

“Male identity explored through game, ritual and pedagogy leads to excellent entertainment and a strong dance work.“ - Theatreview

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